thedrifter
07-30-02, 05:26 AM
Subject: Remains Of Republic Of Korea Soldier Identified
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 390-02
(703)697-5131(media)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2002
(703)428-0711(public/industry)
REMAINS OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA SOLDIER IDENTIFIED
The remains of a Republic of Korea soldier, killed in
the Vietnam War, have been identified and are being returned to
his family today in ceremonies at Hawaii's National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific.
Maj. Woo Sik Park was recently identified by the U.S.
Army Central Identification Laboratory (CILHI). Portions of his
remains were recovered in Vietnam in March 1993. The remains
were recovered by a search and recovery team of personnel from
CILHI and the Joint Task Force-Full Accounting, as well as
counterparts from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Park was a passenger in an American UH-1 helicopter when
it crashed on Dec. 2, 1967, in Phu Khanh Province, Vietnam. At
the time, Park, commander of the 3rd Company, 29th Regiment,
9th Division, Republic of Korea Army, was serving as an allied
military advisor to the U.S. Army. The American crew of four
departed Phu Hiep Airfield to return Park to his unit location
about 25 miles south. At the time of the crash, no evidence of
the aircraft or crash could be located.
Through the laboratory's forensic analysis, including
mitochondrial DNA testing, the remains were determined to be
those of the four crewmen and Park.
The ceremony will include the transfer of Park's remains
from the United States to the Republic of Korea, a joint color
guard, and the playing of both countries' national anthems by
the U.S. Marine Corps Pacific Command band. Remarks will be
given by U.S. and Republic of Korea general officers. Park's
wife, son, and granddaughter will be at the repatriation
ceremony.
While CILHI's mission is to search for, recover and identify
unaccounted for Americans from previous wars, in unique
circumstances it recovers and identifies citizens of allied
countries from past conflicts.
Sempers,
Roger
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 390-02
(703)697-5131(media)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2002
(703)428-0711(public/industry)
REMAINS OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA SOLDIER IDENTIFIED
The remains of a Republic of Korea soldier, killed in
the Vietnam War, have been identified and are being returned to
his family today in ceremonies at Hawaii's National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific.
Maj. Woo Sik Park was recently identified by the U.S.
Army Central Identification Laboratory (CILHI). Portions of his
remains were recovered in Vietnam in March 1993. The remains
were recovered by a search and recovery team of personnel from
CILHI and the Joint Task Force-Full Accounting, as well as
counterparts from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Park was a passenger in an American UH-1 helicopter when
it crashed on Dec. 2, 1967, in Phu Khanh Province, Vietnam. At
the time, Park, commander of the 3rd Company, 29th Regiment,
9th Division, Republic of Korea Army, was serving as an allied
military advisor to the U.S. Army. The American crew of four
departed Phu Hiep Airfield to return Park to his unit location
about 25 miles south. At the time of the crash, no evidence of
the aircraft or crash could be located.
Through the laboratory's forensic analysis, including
mitochondrial DNA testing, the remains were determined to be
those of the four crewmen and Park.
The ceremony will include the transfer of Park's remains
from the United States to the Republic of Korea, a joint color
guard, and the playing of both countries' national anthems by
the U.S. Marine Corps Pacific Command band. Remarks will be
given by U.S. and Republic of Korea general officers. Park's
wife, son, and granddaughter will be at the repatriation
ceremony.
While CILHI's mission is to search for, recover and identify
unaccounted for Americans from previous wars, in unique
circumstances it recovers and identifies citizens of allied
countries from past conflicts.
Sempers,
Roger