55 caskets of remains of presumed U.S. war dead arrive in Hawaii
- 6 years ago
The remains of dozens of soldiers, presumed to be Americans who died in the Korean War, arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Wednesday.
Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a ceremony to honor their return, saying it's a sign of tangible progress towards peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The U.S. military believes that most of these remains are Americans, but they could also be those of troops from other countries that fought in the war.
Now U.S. forensic experts will start work to identify the remains before returning them to their families... but the identification process could take anywhere from days to decades.
North Korea returned 55 caskets containing the remains last Friday, as Kim Jong-un promised President Trump he would do at their June 12th summit.
Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a ceremony to honor their return, saying it's a sign of tangible progress towards peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The U.S. military believes that most of these remains are Americans, but they could also be those of troops from other countries that fought in the war.
Now U.S. forensic experts will start work to identify the remains before returning them to their families... but the identification process could take anywhere from days to decades.
North Korea returned 55 caskets containing the remains last Friday, as Kim Jong-un promised President Trump he would do at their June 12th summit.