Saturday, June 23, 2018

U.S. Prepares To Receive American War Remains From North Korea

North Korean soldiers carry a coffin believed to contain the remains of a U.S. soldier to the border with South Korea during repatriation ceremonies at the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, in October 1998.YUN SUK BONG / Reuters

The Guardian: US prepares for North Korea's return of American war remains

North Korea agreed to send home US war remains during summit in Singapore between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump

The US military said on Saturday it was moving “assets” to an air base near Seoul and to the border with North Korea, to prepare for the return by Pyongyang of the remains of US soldiers missing since the Korean war ended in an armistice in 1953.

But a US Forces Korea spokesman, Col Chad Carroll, denied a report by the South Korean Yonhap news agency that US military vehicles carrying more than 200 caskets were planning to cross into North Korea.

North Korea agreed to send home US war remains during the 12 June summit in Singapore between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. At a rally in Minnesota this week, Trump claimed North Korea had already returned the remains of 200 troops.

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More News On The U.S. Preparing To Receive American War Remains From North Korea


US moves 100 coffins to inter-Korean border for war remains -- AP
U.S. prepares for North Korea's return of American war remains -- NBC

US preparing in DMZ for return of troop remains from North Korea -- CNN

Pentagon prepares for return of Korean War dead, sends 100 caskets to DMZ -- Washington Times

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