Politics & Government
Remains Of Korean War Soldier From IN Identified
The remains of a soldier from Vernon, Indiana, as well as a serviceman from North Carolina, are the latest to be identified.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has identified the remains of two American servicemen who were killed during the Korean War and whose remains were returned by North Korea two months ago following Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un (kim jawng oon).
Trump tweets that the remains include those of Charles H. McDaniel, a 32-year-old Army master sergeant from Vernon, Indiana, and William H. Jones, a 19-year-old Army private from Nash County, North Carolina.
The president says: "These HEROES are home, they may Rest In Peace, and hopefully their families can have closure."
The Pentagon has also confirmed the identities.
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Dad's Dog Tag, Human Remains Returned By N. Korea: Brothers
McDaniel's name had been made public last month because his military identification tag was among the 55 boxes of remains that North Korea turned over on July 27.
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Thousands of additional remains are believed to lie on North Korean battlefields and at former POW camps.
Photo: Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence greet members of the South Korean military after a ceremony presenting a American flag that was used during the return of remains from the Korean War during a ceremony in Hawaii in August 2018, to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)