N. Korea expected to return remains of up to 200 U.S. service members lost in Korean War
- 6 years ago
The Trump administration is expecting North Korea to return the remains of up to 200 people believed to be U.S. service members who died during the Korean War.
According to White House officials,... planning is underway to receive the remains from North Korea in the coming days,... but the exact transfer date and location has not
yet been confirmed.
The remains will be taken to the Defense Department lab at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii for identification.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency estimates that more than seven-thousand Americans are unaccounted for from the Korean War,... of which approximately five-thousand-three-hundred are said to be located inside North Korea.
According to White House officials,... planning is underway to receive the remains from North Korea in the coming days,... but the exact transfer date and location has not
yet been confirmed.
The remains will be taken to the Defense Department lab at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii for identification.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency estimates that more than seven-thousand Americans are unaccounted for from the Korean War,... of which approximately five-thousand-three-hundred are said to be located inside North Korea.