{"id":12194,"date":"2018-08-01T16:19:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/01\/why-identifying-the-korean-war-remains-just-brought-home-could-take-years\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:13:15","slug":"why-identifying-the-korean-war-remains-just-brought-home-could-take-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2018\/08\/01\/why-identifying-the-korean-war-remains-just-brought-home-could-take-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Why identifying the Korean War remains just brought home could take years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Tonight\u2019s repatriation ceremony in Hawaii for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/07\/27\/remains-of-fallen-american-troops-headed-back-from-north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\">remains of fallen Korean War service members<\/a> marks the culmination of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/07\/24\/are-us-remains-from-north-korea-ever-coming-back\/\" target=\"_blank\">years-long diplomatic effort<\/a> to fulfill a national promise to bring them home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it also starts what is expected to be another arduous, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/07\/31\/as-war-remains-return-home-advocates-ask-military-families-for-help-with-identification-process\/\" target=\"_blank\">years-long process to identify<\/a> those missing-in-action troops and reunite them with their family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe return of these remains is a very exciting breakthrough and a wonderful step that we\u2019ve been working towards for a long time,\u201d said P. Willey, a forensic anthropologist who has worked closely with the Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency. \u201cBut there is still a lot of work ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/02\/pence-welcomes-return-of-presumed-korean-war-dead\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18213854961278.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pence welcomes return of presumed Korean War dead<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war dead returned Wednesday to Hawaii for analysis and identification. The U.S. military believes the bones are those of U.S. servicemen and potentially servicemen from other United Nations member countries who fought alongside the U.S. on behalf of South Korea during the war.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following tonight\u2019s \u201chonorable carry\u201d ceremony \u2014 an event that will feature numerous Defense Department dignitaries and Vice President Mike Pence \u2014 military officials will transport the 55 cases believed to hold the remains of fallen Korean War service members about a mile across Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to DPAA\u2019s state-of-the-art forensics lab, to formally begin processing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willey said under the best-case scenario, that work could yield identifications in early 2019. If technicians run into problems, the work could stretch well into the 2020s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"624\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg 934w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Debra P. Zinni, laboratory manager at Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency, briefs officials on the process of identifying remains of servicemembers during a tour of DPAA facilities at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on April 23, 2018. (Sgt. Kelly L. Street\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>\u2018Quick\u2019 IDs will take months<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willey, a professor emeritus at California State University in Chico, described the DPAA facility as among the best in the world for the forensics work. He acted as a consultant to the military in the mid-1990s when 200-plus sets of remains were handed over by North Korean officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince then, the extent of what we have learned about DNA and DNA extraction has improved tremendously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/07\/31\/as-war-remains-return-home-advocates-ask-military-families-for-help-with-identification-process\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4591917.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As war remains return home, advocates ask families for help with identification process<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense officials don&#039;t have family DNA samples for hundreds of troops missing from the Korean War.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military officials said an initial forensic analysis suggests that the remains likely belong to American service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for now it remains unclear whether the remains in each box come from a single person or several individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If forensic experts find single sets of well-preserved bones, they could begin DNA matching work within a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1195\" height=\"633\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16179\" data-id=\"16179\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Osan-ceremony.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Osan-ceremony.jpg.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Osan-ceremony.jpg.jpg?resize=300,159 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Osan-ceremony.jpg.jpg?resize=768,407 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Osan-ceremony.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,542 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Attendees pay respects during a repatriation ceremony for the presumed remains of U.S. troops 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. North Korea handed over 55 boxes of the remains last week as part of agreements reached during a historic June summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Jung Yeon-je\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1177\" height=\"631\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16193\" data-id=\"16193\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport.jpg.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport.jpg.jpg?resize=300,161 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport.jpg.jpg?resize=768,412 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,549 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">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. North Korea handed over 55 boxes of the remains last week as part of agreements reached during a historic June summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Chung Sung-Jun\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16200\" data-id=\"16200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport-2.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport-2.jpg.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport-2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,160 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport-2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,408 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/War-remains-transport-2.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,545 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">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. North Korea handed over 55 boxes of the remains last week as part of agreements reached during a historic June summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Chung Sung-Jun\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"633\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16204\" data-id=\"16204\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Repatriation-8.1.18.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Repatriation-8.1.18.jpg.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Repatriation-8.1.18.jpg.jpg?resize=300,160 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Repatriation-8.1.18.jpg.jpg?resize=768,409 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Repatriation-8.1.18.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,545 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. troops salute during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of U.S. service members killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. North Korea handed over 55 boxes of the remains last week as part of agreements reached during a historic June summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Jung Yeon-je\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"624\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16210\" data-id=\"16210\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg 934w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4335504.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Dr. Debra P. Zinni, laboratory manager at Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency, briefs officials on the process of identifying remains of service members during a tour of DPAA facilities at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on April 23, 2018. (Sgt. Kelly L. Street\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"512\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16223\" data-id=\"16223\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artifacts-DPAA-2.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artifacts-DPAA-2.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artifacts-DPAA-2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,128 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artifacts-DPAA-2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,328 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artifacts-DPAA-2.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,437 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Artifacts from the Korean War are displayed at the U.S. Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency Laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. War remains handed over to the U.S. government from North Korea are expected to arrive at the lab Wednesday where scientists will begin the process of trying to match the bones to American soldiers who didn&#8217;t return from the Korean War. (AP Photo\/Caleb Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16230\" data-id=\"16230\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artifacts-DPAA.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artifacts-DPAA.jpg.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artifacts-DPAA.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artifacts-DPAA.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artifacts-DPAA.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artifacts-DPAA.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/artifacts-DPAA.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Artifacts from the Korean War are displayed at the U.S. Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency Laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. War remains handed over to the U.S. government from North Korea are expected to arrive at the lab Wednesday where scientists will begin the process of trying to match the bones to American soldiers who didn&#8217;t return from the Korean War. (AP Photo\/Caleb Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. defense officials have said of the approximately 5,300 Korean War casualties believed to be missing in North Korea, about 91 percent of them have family reference samples on file already. In recent days, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other advocacy groups have made a public push to gather even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willey said that database already presents a formidable resource in identifying the remains. DPAA officials will work closely with staff at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory in Delaware to verify their findings and, hopefully, produce quick results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But even if that work moves quickly, researchers still face months of additional verification work, explanatory reports and approval from their chain of command before any results are announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we saw right after the Vietnam War was some work that was done outside the bounds of science, and as a result we had misidentifications,\u201d Willey said. \u201cSo I hope people understand that this takes time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t accept carelessness. We owe more to these soldiers and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Other IDs could take years<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials confirmed Tuesday that the sets of remains turned over by North Korean officials (fulfilling a promise made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his summit with President Donald Trump last month) included \u201ca single dog tag\u201d but no other information on where they were found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willey said that isn\u2019t a surprise. North Korean standards for remains handling lag behind American requirements, and past recovery efforts have run into similar gaps in information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it does mean more work for researchers. Without knowing if the bodies recovered came from a battlefield or prison camp, DPAA officials will have to carefully search for other clues on who the remains belong to and how they were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome battle casualties, they could show gunshot wounds or shrapnel or other injuries on the bones,\u201d he said. \u201cThe skeletons can tell you a lot, but they can\u2019t tell you the whole story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When U.S. researchers received the 200-plus cases of remains from North Koreans in the 1990s, they found many of those contained multiple bodies. That could be the case this time too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor a forensic anthropologist, that\u2019s a nightmare,\u201d Willey said. \u201cEven with all our cutting-edge technology, that\u2019s a time- consuming process of separating everything out, matching up the bones and then figuring out how many individuals are there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DNA research can help with some of that sorting, but officials don\u2019t even know if the remains are all Americans, further complicating identifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If DNA matches can\u2019t be found, researchers have access to chest x-rays of troops from that era as well as other medical records. But even with those resources, some of the work will likely take years for any type of resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>More to come?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While that work begins, defense officials are pushing their North Korean counterparts to expand recovery efforts. Last week, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said details of those operations still need to be sorted out, but \u201cit certainly is something we\u2019re interested in exploring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost 7,700 U.S. troops from the Korean War are still listed as missing in action, with about 2,400 lost at sea or outside North Korea\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials have also noted that United Nations representatives have been involved in the recovery efforts because a number of American allies also have missing service members they hope to bring home. They\u2019ve been in contact with those foreign militaries in recent days to brief them on the work, promising regular updates on the progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know who is in those boxes,\u201d Mattis told reporters last week. \u201cAs we discover it, they will be returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey could go to Australia, they have missing. France has missing. The Americans, there\u2019s a whole lot of us. So this is an international effort to bring closure for those families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DPAA Director Kelly McKeague visits the Ministry of National Defense Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification (MAKRI) Thursday, July 12, in Seoul, Republic of Korea.  During the visit, Mr. McKeague received a briefing&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQKA9VVgPM\">https:\/\/t.co\/nQKA9VVgPM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) (@dodpaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dodpaa\/status\/1018168258707501057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Landed in Honolulu late last night. 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