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Fallen heroes laid to rest

A joint burial at Daejeon National Cemetery honored two Korean War service members whose remains were recovered through Korea’s long-running excavation and DNA identification program.

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Honor guards carry the remains of the late Pfc. Choi Baek-in and Pfc. Ha Chang-gyu during a joint burial ceremony for Korean War service members whose remains were recovered, held at the Daejeon National Cemetery in Yuseong District, Daejeon, on June 29.

Honor guards carry the remains of the late Pfc. Choi Baek-in and Pfc. Ha Chang-gyu during a joint burial ceremony for Korean War service members whose remains were recovered, held at the Daejeon National Cemetery in Yuseong District, Daejeon, on June 29. Korea has conducted a nationwide recovery program since 2000 to locate and identify soldiers still missing from the 1950–53 Korean War through battlefield excavations and DNA matching with surviving family members. [NEWS1]

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