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Donald Trump thanks Kim Jong-un for 'keeping his words'
Updated On: 03 August, 2018 08:33 AM IST | Washington | ANI
Those who died in South Korea, in aircraft crashes or shipwrecks at sea and have not been recovered, account for the remaining servicemen. Also, some are believed to have been taken to China
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United States President Donald Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for beginning the process of repatriation of remains of US soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. "Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong-un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you took this kind action. Also, thank you for your nice letter - l look forward to seeing you soon!" he tweeted.
This comes after the return of as many as 55 US servicemen's remains from the Korean War. US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday (local time) welcomed the arrival of the remains and attended a ceremony in Hawaii's Hickam Air Force Base along with his wife, Karen and two individuals who had lost their fathers during the Korean War, as reported by Fox News.
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