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US identifies 100th soldier from Korean War remains returned by North Korea

Pentagon chief Hegseth lauds identification as direct result of Donald Trump’s summits with Kim Jong Un

The U.S. has identified the 100th American service member from remains handed over by North Korea, the Pentagon has announced, promoting it as the direct result of a landmark 2018 agreement between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.

In a video message delivered on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) had identified the fallen soldier as Army 1st Lt. William H. Hott.

Holding a black and white photo of Hott, Hegseth stated that the Cuyahoga County, Ohio native served with the 7th Infantry Division’s 32nd Infantry Regiment and was killed in