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Arlington National Cemetery is a really sacred place it serves the purpose of honoring our nation's veterans every
headstone at Arlington has an incredible story and rumens his story is definitely one we shouldn't
forget and the MUNs was my big brother he loved his country and he was proud to serve in the Navy in 1968 1968 was
incredibly tumultuous year for our country to say the least you were headlong into a really
unpopular war in Vietnam and there were massive protests on the street and iman's was a patriot at a time when it
was not popular to be a patriot and he joined the Navy for all the right reasons to serve his country Mons was a
24-year old Navy officer serving aboard the USS CAC upon in the u.s. naval base Suffolk Bay and the Philippines
it's job was to refuel the aircraft carriers and the destroyers and II was the dispersing officer so he had the
payroll and to make sure that everybody got their money it was not a huge crew but they had to work really hard on
January 17 1968 month failed to show up to muster which is the morning roll call
the crew searched for him but he had disappeared and so had $8,600 from the safe that he was in charge of MUNs was
never heard from again this young man just wanted to serve his country and within three weeks of reporting aboard
that ship he disappeared and he was labeled a deserter and a thief he would never have taken that money so something
else happened the Navy investigated Munns disappearance for six months and that was it when somebody is a deserter there
is no honor as recognized by the Navy they're a deserter you don't get much lower than that
when those white gloved hands hand the family member that folded flag you often see them pull it in it's close to their
chest it's that important of a symbol and you're denied all of that the Navy or the military shuts you out knew that
something bad had happened somebody killed my brother my mother never got a flag all service people get when they
lose a son she never had that closure Mary Lou mines his sister made it her mission to find out what happened to her
brother I knew I had to give it my best shot but we had no way of getting the Navy to open a new investigation until
one day I got a phone call I almost didn't answer but it was Pete Hughes from the cold-case squad from the Naval
Criminal Investigative Service Pete said why should we open an investigation why
do you think your brother was murdered and he let me talk she had explained to me certain things she had done on her
own and just hearing that just screamed she needed assistance while there's a statute of limitations on crimes there's
no statute of limitations self imposed on agents to solving a crime so where others may see an end
NCSA just don't accept that and it'll continue to drive forward there's no evidence there's no crime scene there's
no witnesses this case was the unsolvable but one thing about Pete and I we had a good track record for solving
the unsolvable Monza's story was such a fascinating tale it actually inspired one of the early episodes of NCIS the TV
show he was there dispersing officer he was declared a deserter thirty days later and he received a dishonorable
discharge dishonorable something happened on that ship that night we knew there was a
killer that lurked on that ship the worst case he's now somewhere the United States the NCIS mission is global
we're on aircraft carriers we're in foreign ports we watch after each other we take care of each other
NCIS deal with every type of crime cyber fraud murder general crimes counterintelligence
counterterrorism every crime is a tragedy bald sisters brothers husband that's the only way to find the truth
NCIS the cases they can't forget

When a young Navy officer vanished without a trace along with $8,600 from a supply ship during the Vietnam War, he was classified a deserter. His sister believed he was murdered. Can NCIS agents solve a cold case nearly four decades old? Watch Tuesday, May 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Brief Summary

The episode covers the mysterious disappearance of Navy officer Iman Munns and his family's quest for answers.

Key points

The Disappearance of Munns. Munns, a Navy officer, vanished shortly after reporting for duty, leaving behind unanswered questions.
A Sister's Mission. Mary Lou Munns dedicated herself to uncovering the truth about her brother's fate.
The NCIS Investigation. The cold-case squad from NCIS took an interest in Munns' case, seeking justice.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He loved his country and he was proud to serve.

Reflecting on his brother's patriotism.

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Tension

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