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North Korea To Help Identify, Return Remains Of U.S. Troops From Korean War

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Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Let's zoom in now on that last commitment that President Trump and Chairman Kim made in their joint statement, to recover and repatriate the remains of war dead. About 7,700 Americans who fought in the Korean War are still not accounted for. Their families have lobbied the White House intensely to get North Korea's help, as NPR's Quil Lawrence reports. QUIL LAWRENCE, BYLINE: For all the Korea news, the Korean War Memorial on the National Mall in Washington was sparsely attended today. A Girl Scout Troop stood among the long shadows of 19 larger-than-life statues of American GIs. A park volunteer told them about the war over the din of sirens and airplanes taking off from Reagan National Airport. Korea has been called the forgotten war but not by the families of those who fought in it. BRYANT LONG: My stepfather, he fought in the Korean War. My wife here, Daniella, her father was actually in the Korean War, too LAWRENCE: Bryant

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