The United Nations Command (UNC) on Tuesday at 1145 local time returned the remains of a soldier from the North's Korean People's Army (KPA) across the border at Panmunjom, according to a UNC statement released this afternoon.
The body of the soldier, believed to have died and washed ashore on South Korea’s northwestern islands, were found by Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Forces in May last year, according to a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) spokesperson.
The United Nations Command (UNC) on Tuesday at 1145 local time returned the remains of a soldier from the North's Korean People's Army (KPA) across the border at Panmunjom, according to a UNC statement released this afternoon.
The body of the soldier, believed to have died and washed ashore on South Korea’s northwestern islands, were found by Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Forces in May last year, according to a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) spokesperson.
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