April 20, 2024
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MIA/POW remains headed to the U.S. following ceremony at Osan Air Base

U.S. satisfied that remains are genuine, officials say

55 sets of MIA/POW remains repatriated from North Korea last week were on their way to Hawaii for further forensic examination on Wednesday, following a ceremony at Osan Air Base.

Speaking ahead of the event marking the return of the remains, officials from the U.S. military, including the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and the State Department provided additional details of the examination process so far.

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