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Shaffer
09-24-02, 04:35 PM
Remains believed to be those of eight American soldiers missing
in action from the Korean War were repatriated in formal
ceremonies today in Korea.

The remains were flown on a U.S. Air Force aircraft from
Pyongyang, North Korea, under escort of a uniformed U.S. honor
guard to Yokota Air Base, Japan, where a U.N. Command
repatriation ceremony was held.

A joint team operating near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea
recovered five sets of remains believed to be those of U.S. Army
soldiers from the 7th Infantry Division who fought against
Chinese forces November-December 1950.

Additionally, a second team recovered three sets of remains in
the area along the Kuryong 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 the U.S.
Army's 1st Cavalry and 25th Infantry Divisions in November 1950.
Approximately 1,000 Americans are estimated to have been lost
in battles of the Chosin campaign.

The 28-person U.S. contingent was composed primarily of
specialists from the Army's Central Identification Laboratory
Hawaii.

The Defense Department's Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel
Office negotiated terms with the North Koreans in June, which
led to the scheduling of three operations this year. This
repatriation marks the end of the second of this year's three
operations. The remaining operation is set for Sept. 28-Oct.
29.

Twenty-four individual joint operations have been conducted
since 1996 in North Korea, during which 167 sets of remains
believed to be those of U.S. soldiers have been recovered.
Thirteen have been positively identified and returned to their
families for burial with military honors.

Of the 88,000 U.S. servicemembers missing in action from all
conflicts, more than 8,100 are from the Korean War.

JAMarine
09-24-02, 05:20 PM
Wow. History still comes back and reminds us of all we have to be Thankful for doesn't it?
God Bless You Brothers.

gunnyg
09-24-02, 05:38 PM
Somebody also posted another article on this at the FR forum w/pic showing the blue-draped coffins; interesting responses...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/756318/posts

NamGrunt68
09-25-02, 04:16 AM
***HAND SALUTE***...GOD BLESS THEM BRO'S !!

thedrifter
09-25-02, 08:40 AM
To those before us...
...under a darkened sky,
...the winds fly,

...though distant light,
...covers the night,

...they await siliently,
...they await honorably,

...the years have passed,
...but not their spirit,

...it beckons for redemtion,
...in a far distant land,

...not forgotten by time,
...not forgotten by effort,

...they await siliently,
...they await honorably,

...the tears are dashed,
...the winds lash at the sands,
...that hide their memories,

...their waiting to come home...

Sempers,

Roger