What's Next? Remains Recovery of U.S. Servicemembers from North Korea

Описание: Following the unprecedented June 2018 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, the two leaders released a joint statement outlining areas of common interest. Among this shortlist was a commitment to “recovering POW/MIA remains, including immediate repatriation of those already identified.” Just a few months later, on August 1, 2018, fifty-five boxes containing the remains of American soldiers who lost their lives fighting in the Korean War returned to the United States. Yet since these hopeful developments, there has been no progress in the recovery of additional remains. More than 7,000 U.S. personnel from that war remain "unaccounted for," and 5,300 of those service members are believed to have been lost in North Korea.

The National Committee on North Korea (NCNK) hosted a public webinar on February 17, 2021 featuring Mr. Kelly McKeague, Dr. Jennie Jin, and Mr. Richard Downes for a wide ranging discussion on the current status of the situation, an update on the identification process of the remains received from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and perspective from ongoing public advocacy efforts by POW/MIA family members. A moderated Q&A session led by Mr. Keith Luse follows.

Speakers:
Mr. Kelly McKeague, Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Dr. Jennie Jin, Korean War Identification Project Manager, DPAA
Mr. Richard Downes, President and Executive Director, Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs
Mr. Keith Luse (moderator), Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea

For additional reading, check out NCNK's Issue Brief on Korean War POW/MIA Accounting Efforts: https://www.ncnk.org/resources/briefi...

Websites:
National Committee on North Korea: https://www.ncnk.org
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: https://www.dpaa.mil/
Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs: https://www.coalitionoffamilies.org/