United States and the Republic of Korea Joint Repatriation Ceremony

210922-A-NI330-1030.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Michael ONeal

Sep 30, 2021

HONOLULU, Hawaii - U.S. Navy Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers remarks during a joint repatriation ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2021. The purpose of the ceremony was to transfer the remains and commemorate the service of 68 fallen South Koreans, and believed to be six U.S. service members who fought during the Korean War. The remains were analyzed jointly by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) laboratory and scientists with the Republic of Korea's Ministry of National Defense Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification (MAKRI).

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