A number of US Defense Department personnel are expected to travel to South Korea in coming days to assist with the expected return from North Korea on Friday of the remains of US service members killed during the Korean War. However, there is uncertainty over whether the transfer will actually
The US plan is for either an American or South Korean transport plane to fly into North Korea to pick up whatever remains the North Koreans are willing to transfer, according to the official. They would not disclose the exact location inside North Korea, saying the US is worried that too much publicity could endanger the North Korean agreement.
The US transfer plan calls for the US officials who fly into North Korea to conduct a «cursory review» of what the North Koreans turn over as it happens, the official said. Each case of remains will be opened and photographed for initial documentation of what it contains.
Then the aircraft will fly to Osan Air Base in South Korea, where US forensic specialists will conduct a more in-depth assessment of the remains as well as an examination of any military uniform, identification tags or documentation.
