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A US airwoman salutes during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of US soldiers who were killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on August 1, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jung Yeon-je)
It’s a ceremony to honor the long lost and unnamed of the Korean War. The presumed remains of U.S. soldiers killed during the warfare were formally repatriated to the United States.
Before they could make their journey to Hawaii for possible identification, U.S. and South Korean troops came together to pay their respects.
CGTN’s Jack Barton filed this report from Osan Airbase in South Korea.
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
United Nations Command honor guards check caskets containing the remains of US soldiers who were killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, before a repatriation ceremony at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on August 1, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jung Yeon-je)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
Attendees salute during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of U.S. soldiers who were killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
A US airwoman salutes during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of US soldiers who were killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on August 1, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jung Yeon-je)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
US soldiers salute during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of US soldiers who were killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on August 1, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jung Yeon-je)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
Honor guards carry the remains of U.S. servicemen killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, during a ceremony at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
U.N. honor guards carry the remains of U.S. servicemen killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, onto an aircraft at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
U.N. honor guards carry caskets containing remains transferred by North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea August 1, 2018. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
U.N. honor guards carry the remains of U.S. servicemen killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, onto an aircraft at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
Honor guards carry the remains of U.S. servicemen killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, during a ceremony at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
Korean War Remains: Repatriation Ceremony
U.N. honor guards stand as they wait for caskets containing remains transferred by North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea August 1, 2018. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS)
