Suzie
08-19-2002, 09:04 PM
Probable remains of GIs coming home
WASHINGTON (CNN) --Remains believed to be those of seven American soldiers missing in action from the Korean War will be repatriated Tuesday from North Korea.
The remains will be flown on a U.S. Air Force aircraft from Pyongyang under escort of a uniformed U.S. honor guard to Yokota Air Base, Japan, where a U.N. Command repatriation ceremony will be held, the Defense Department said Monday.
A joint team operating near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea recovered six sets of remains believed to be those of soldiers from the 7th Infantry Division, which faced Chinese forces the last two months of 1950.
A second team recovered one set of remains along the Chong Chon River near the junction of Unsan and Kujang counties, about 60 miles north of Pyongyang.
The area was the site of battles between Communist forces and
MORE HERE (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/19/nkorea.remains/index.html)
Rest in peace guys, welcome home. images/icons/frown.gif
WASHINGTON (CNN) --Remains believed to be those of seven American soldiers missing in action from the Korean War will be repatriated Tuesday from North Korea.
The remains will be flown on a U.S. Air Force aircraft from Pyongyang under escort of a uniformed U.S. honor guard to Yokota Air Base, Japan, where a U.N. Command repatriation ceremony will be held, the Defense Department said Monday.
A joint team operating near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea recovered six sets of remains believed to be those of soldiers from the 7th Infantry Division, which faced Chinese forces the last two months of 1950.
A second team recovered one set of remains along the Chong Chon River near the junction of Unsan and Kujang counties, about 60 miles north of Pyongyang.
The area was the site of battles between Communist forces and
MORE HERE (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/19/nkorea.remains/index.html)
Rest in peace guys, welcome home. images/icons/frown.gif