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Coffins at DMZ to collect US service members' remains from North Korea
Fox ^ | Just in... | Bradford Betz

Posted on 06/23/2018 3:38:35 AM PDT by GonzoII

The U.S. military said Saturday it was moving 100 caskets to the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas, to receive the remains of U.S. soldiers killed during the Korean War.

The cases will remain in the border village of Panmunjom for a few days until being sent into North Korea so the North can begin the process of returning the remains of Americans who were killed or died during the 1950s conflict, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.

According to the agency tasked with overseeing issues POW/MIA issues, North Korea has as many as 200 sets of remains ready to be returned.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mias; northkorea; singaporesummit; trump; trumpasia; trumpdod; trumpkimsummit
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To: GreyFriar

I doubt they would start playing “games” at this point in time. But - we will see


21 posted on 06/23/2018 9:42:41 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (US out of the UN, UN out of the US)
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To: GreyFriar

Thanks for the ping and your comment with link at post #19.


22 posted on 06/23/2018 2:00:46 PM PDT by zot
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To: Tucker39

He was my father’s first cousin so yes he would be a cousin to me. My wonderful aunt passed away back in 1997 never knowing what happened to her son. This always broke my heart.


23 posted on 06/23/2018 2:57:33 PM PDT by MissEdie (I am South Carolina Strong.)
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To: GonzoII

My wife’s uncle. My wife is the DNA sample because she is a double-dipper.


24 posted on 06/23/2018 2:58:18 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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