# White House Asks US Military Agency to Prepare for North Korean Remains Repatriation Ahead of Potential Summit

The White House queried the US Defense Department about feasible plans to repatriate North Korean-held US military remains ahead of a potential summit.

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The White House requested reports from the US Defense Department regarding feasible plans for the repatriation of US military remains held by North Korea in preparation for a potential summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. [^1]

Kelly McGee, head of the Defense Department's Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel Recovery Agency (DPAA), stated that President Trump was asked what the agency could realistically do if an agreement were reached. [^2]

McGee explained that the agency was asked to present options for returning remains and resuming joint excavation efforts that were suspended in 2005. [^3]

Approximately 7,400 US military personnel who participated in the Korean War are still missing, with an estimated 5,300 of those remains believed to be in North Korea. [^4]

Kelly McGee told the National Committee for a Free Korea (NCNK) that the DPAA is prepared to cooperate with North Korea to recover and repatriate remains of US soldiers who died or were captured during the Korean War. [^5]

## What this stands on

1. The White House requested reports from the US Defense Department regarding feasible plans for the repatriation of US military remains held by North Korea in preparation for a potential summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. (동아일보, News)
2. Kelly McGee, head of the Defense Department's Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel Recovery Agency (DPAA), stated that President Trump was asked what the agency could realistically do if an agreement were reached. (동아일보, News)
3. McGee explained that the agency was asked to present options for returning remains and resuming joint excavation efforts that were suspended in 2005. (동아일보, News)
4. Approximately 7,400 US military personnel who participated in the Korean War are still missing, with an estimated 5,300 of those remains believed to be in North Korea. (KyungHyangSinmun, News)
5. Kelly McGee told the National Committee for a Free Korea (NCNK) that the DPAA is prepared to cooperate with North Korea to recover and repatriate remains of US soldiers who died or were captured during the Korean War. (KyungHyangSinmun, News)

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