As a United Nations Command honor guard composed of American, South Korean, and Thai soldiers carry a casket believed to contain the remains of one of five U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Korean War, officials, lead by U.S. Army COL Donald Kropp, from the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) salute the casket draped with the U.N. flag. The UNCMAC officials received the remains from North Korean officials during the eighth repatriation ceremony held at the Panmunjom Freedom House since joint search and recovery operations began in Korea in 1996. The five sets of remains brings the total returned to 19. Kim Yong-kyu, a spokesman for the U.N. command said the...

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1998-10-09
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: As a United Nations Command honor guard composed of American, South Korean, and Thai soldiers carry a casket believed to contain the remains of one of five U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Korean War, officials, lead by U.S. Army COL Donald Kropp, from the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) salute the casket draped with the U.N. flag. The UNCMAC officials received the remains from North Korean officials during the eighth repatriation ceremony held at the Panmunjom Freedom House since joint search and recovery operations began in Korea in 1996. The five sets of remains brings the total returned to 19. Kim Yong-kyu, a spokesman for the U.N. command said the remains were recovered from Gaechon City, about 50 miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 2nd Infantry Division suffered nearly 5,000 casualties while retreating through the area after China entered the war in late 1950 heightening the possibility that the remains are of U.S. soldiers. The repatriated remains will be shipped to the Army's Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii for processing. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jim Varhegyi Release Status: Released to Public

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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994

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National Archives and Records Administration
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National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6508592
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. As a United Nations Command honor guard composed of American, South Korean, and Thai soldiers carry a casket believed to contain the remains of one of five U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Korean War, officials, lead by U.S. Army COL Donald Kropp, from the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) salute the casket draped with the U.N. flag. The UNCMAC officials received the remains from North Korean officials during the eighth repatriation ceremony held at the Panmunjom Freedom House since joint search and recovery operations began in Korea in 1996. The five sets of remains brings the total returned to 19. Kim Yong-kyu, a spokesman for the U.N. command said the.... 1998-10-09. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6508592. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1998-10-09) As a United Nations Command honor guard composed of American, South Korean, and Thai soldiers carry a casket believed to contain the remains of one of five U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Korean War, officials, lead by U.S. Army COL Donald Kropp, from the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) salute the casket draped with the U.N. flag. The UNCMAC officials received the remains from North Korean officials during the eighth repatriation ceremony held at the Panmunjom Freedom House since joint search and recovery operations began in Korea in 1996. The five sets of remains brings the total returned to 19. Kim Yong-kyu, a spokesman for the U.N. command said the.... Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6508592
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6508592>.
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