Apparently getting the remains of our troops killed in the Korea War – at long last – wasn’t a very newsworthy event for the mainstreams. This remarkable story should have received major coverage – but clearly did not.

 
You actually have to visit WhiteHouse.gov to learn much about Vice President Pence’s trip to Honolulu last week ~

Yesterday (August 1st) in Hawaii, the remains of 55 U.S. Service Members were returned to American soil. Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Honolulu for a moving tribute to their sacrifice: the Honorable Carry Ceremony.

 
 
At the end of the Korean War, after the armistice was signed 65 years ago ~

(M)ore than 8,000 American troops were simply listed as “missing” and did not come back at all. Ever since, our Nation has worked tirelessly to bring these soldiers home and keep our promise to leave no man behind.
 
Until recently, recovery efforts had been suspended for more than a decade because of North Korea’s escalating nuclear threats. This week marked a new season of hope for the surviving families of these fallen soldiers.

This final return comes after President Trump’s historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Singapore on June 12. As the President worked to secure a commitment for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, he also insisted on a promise from Chairman Kim to return the remains of fallen U.S. Service Members lost in North Korea.
 
The President thanked Chairman Kim this week for honoring his word.
 
“Incredibly beautiful ceremony as U.S. Korean War remains are returned to American soil,” President Trump tweeted. “Thank you to Honolulu and all of our great Military participants on a job well done.”
 
To the families of the rest of our fallen soldiers, Vice President Pence offered a solemn pledge: “We will never stop striving until every hero lost in the Korean War is home.”

 
Forensics analysts face a daunting task in identifying the individual remains ~

There was only one dog tag amid the 55 sets of remains, and when North Korea has returned remains in decades past, the bones of different people have reportedly been combined together or mixed with animal remains. Initial reports say the new remains appear to be in a similar state of disarray, meaning the identifying process could take years.

 
Still, it’s a beginning. And, for dozens of loved ones, will finally bring some closure after decades of waiting. May these fallen soldiers rest in peace, and their final homecoming be of some solace and comfort to their surviving families.

 
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Pence welcomes returned remains of Korean war veterans ~ One of the very few mainstream articles I ran across is from a Fox News affiliate in Hawaii ~

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a ceremony before the flag-draped containers carrying the remains were brought off airplanes in sets of four as solemn music played.
 
“Whosoever emerges from these aircraft today begins a new season of hope for the families of our missing fallen,” Pence said. “Hope that those who are lost will yet be found. Hope that after so many years of questions, they will have closure.”
 
Each container was accompanied by one Marine, one sailor, one soldier and one airman. They set the caskets gently on risers lined up inside the hangar as Pence stood watching with his hand over his heart. Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, saluted.