South Korea - Remains of US soldier handed over

(29 Jul 1996) T/I: 10:49:54


The United Nations Command sent a North Korean soldier home across the
demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Monday (19/7) as North Korea handed over the
remains of what is thought to be an American soldier killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.

SHOWS:

SOUTH KOREA, 29/7
CU US military commander;
commanders under pagoda;
Panmunjom border and officials walking;
North Korean cameraman;
North Korean commander;
military representatives meeting;
border post;
Pullin ceremony of handover of remains;
N.Korean speaking to American officers;
WS ceremony;
CU US Commander Ormes ;
N.Korean soldiers marching with remains;
American unit collecting body;
body in hands of American pallbearers;
coffin put on stand;
CA US commanding officers;
Australian (Commonwealth representative) Commander Colonel McCormack;
coffin on stand;
American chaplain reading psalm;
commanding officers watching service;
pall-bearers walking off with body to ambulance;

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