Remains of Korean War service members return to South Korea
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Video by Dennis Oda with courtesy footage by U.S. Department of Defense
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency conducted a repatriation ceremony on June 23. DPAA identified and returned 140 remains of South Korean service members killed in the Korean War.
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Rear Admiral Darius Banaji, U.S. Navy Deputy Director for Operations, DPAA, signed the Acknowledgement of Remains Repatriation.3/17
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United Nations Command Chief of Staff, Major Gen. Mark W. Gillette, signed the Acknowledgement of Remains Repatriation.4/17
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His Excellency Jae Min Park, Vice Minister of Defense, Republic of Korea, signed the Acknowledgement of Remains Repatriation.5/17
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A set of human remains were transferred to the possession of the United Nations, before it will be transferred to South Korea.6/17
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Remains of a South Korean soldier will be taken to the plane that will return to South Korea.7/17
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The U.S. flag was taken off a set of remains at Tuesday's repatriation ceremony.8/17
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remains of South Korean soldiers in boxes covered with the Republic of Korea flag.9/17
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The United Nations flag was draped over a box of remains.10/17
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The Republic of Korea flag was draped over a box of remains.11/17
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A box of remains was taken to a plane.12/17
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A plane waited to take the remains of South Korean soldiers back to South Korea.13/17
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Standing at attention during the start of the repatriation ceremony are (left to right) Admiral Philip S. Davidson, U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Jae Min Park, Vice Minister of Defense, Republic of Korea, United Nations Command Chief of Staff, Major Gen. Mark W. Gillette, Rear Admiral Darius Banaji, U.S. Navy Deputy Director for Operations, DPAA and the Director of Ministry of National Defense Agency for Killed-In-Action-Recovery and Identification (MAKRI), Wook Gu Heo.14/17
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A set of remains were taken to the plane to be sent back to South Korea.15/17
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Taps were played at the end of the repatriation ceremony.16/17
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Admiral Philip S. Davidson, U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command saluted after remains of South Korean soldiers were taken aboard a plane to be returned to South Korea.17/17
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A wreath at the repatriation ceremony.
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