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| ▲ This photo, provided by the defense ministry on Sept. 21, 2023, shows late Ssg. Lee Seong-kyun. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ Lee Keun-won (2nd from L, back), head of the defense ministry's Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification, speaks with family members of the late Ssg. Lee Seong-kyun, killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, in a ceremony marking his return at Goseong, 154 kilometers northeast of Seoul, in this photo provided by the ministry. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
war remains-identification
Remains of another Korean War soldier identified
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The remains of a soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War have been identified, nearly two decades after their discovery at a former battle site, the defense ministry said Thursday.
The ministry's Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification recovered the remains of Ssg. Lee Seong-kyun at a mountainous area in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in 2005. KIA stands for killed in action.
The agency identified the remains as his through a DNA analysis using a sample from his nephew last year, following a long search for Lee's surviving family based on military records.
During the war, Lee took part in a battle to defend the coastal city in August 1950 but was killed that month at the age of 21, according to the ministry.
A ceremony marking Lee's return took place at the house he was born in his hometown of Goseong, 154 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Wednesday.
South Korea has so far identified the remains of 217 service members killed in the conflict since it launched the excavation project in 2000.
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