U.S. military takes possession of remains that North Korea says belong to Americans who died in the Korean War
2018-07-27 10:02:24 source：The Washington Post
July 26, 2018
SEOUL — North Korea is expected to hand over the remains of a number of U.S. service members who were killed during the Korean War on Friday, the 65th anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting, according to reports in South Korean media.
If the exchange happens, it would mean that one part of the agreement reached between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12 has been partially fulfilled — albeit more slowly than many had anticipated.
Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday that North Korea has accepted 100 wooden transit caskets that it plans to use to return the remains Friday. The U.S. military command in South Korea moved the caskets into the demilitarized zone that splits the Korean Peninsula in late June.
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