April 20, 2024
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Reviving the fallen: Former MAKRI agent shares memories

Recovering remains for their proper recognition is grueling, taxing and ultimately rewarding

This is the second in a two-part series on MAKRI's work recovering remains, particularly from the Korean War. For part one click here.

Kim Seong-hun, former agent of the Department of Recovery, Ministry of National Defense Agency for KIA Recovery & Identification (MAKRI), compares his work to bringing back the dead.

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