DPAA and ROK Host Repatriation Ceremony
South Korean service members salute the box containing a set of remains from the Korean War during the Korean War Remains Repatriation Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 25, 2023. The purpose of the ceremony was to transfer the remains and commemorate the service of seven fallen South Korean soldiers who fought alongside U.S. and United Nations forces during the Korean War. The President of South Korea will receive the remains in South Korea on the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice between U.S. and ROK. There are seven sets of remains of South Korean origin and one of those remains have been individually identified and are pending final testing once they are returned to South Korea.