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‘It just unlocked this whole family tree’: BYU students help find the living relatives of soldiers missing in action

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune l-r Brigham Young University graduate Melanie Torres researches genealogy files at BYUÕs BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Torres has been bringing closure for families and loved ones of missing soldiers from conflicts as far back as WWII with the help of the Army and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to return the remains of missing soldiers to their family members. Students start with a soldier's DNA and then search for the closest living relative.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune l-r Brigham Young University graduate Melanie Torres researches genealogy files at BYUÕs BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Torres has been bringing closure for families and loved ones of missing soldiers from conflicts as far back as WWII with the help of the Army and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to return the remains of missing soldiers to their family members. Students start with a soldier's DNA and then search for the closest living relative.

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