Trump identifies the remains of two American soldiers killed in the Korean War

President Donald Trump on Thursday identified the remains of two American soldiers killed during the Korean War and whose remains were returned by North Korea two months ago after Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un.

Trump tweeted that the remains include those of Charles H. McDaniel, a 32-year-old sergeant-in-chief from Vernon, Indiana, and William H. Jones, a 19-year-old soldier from the Army of the United States. Nash County, North Carolina.

The president said: "These Heroes are at home, they can rest in peace and, hopefully, their families will be able to close."

The Pentagon has also confirmed identities.

McDaniel's name was released last month as his military identification badge was among the 55 boxes of remains that North Korea returned on July 27th.

Thousands more remains on North Korean battlefields and former POW camps.

A senior Pentagon official said the United States hoped to begin direct talks with North Korea next month on the conditions for resuming field research in North Korea to find remains of US soldiers.

The official, Kelly McKeague, told reporters that the goal is to begin research next spring if agreement can be found on areas of conflict such as the type of compensation to North Korea.

McKeague is director of the POW-MIA Defense Accountancy Agency, responsible for recovering and identifying the remains of US war dead, including the thousands of missing persons during the Korean War (1950s). -1953).