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Photos show the emotional repatriation ceremony marking the return of US troops who died in the Korean War

Photos show the emotional repatriation ceremony marking the return of US troops who died in the Korean War
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United Nations Command honor guards inspect caskets containing the remains of what are believed to be US troops who were killed in the Korean War, Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, August 1, 2018.    Jung Yeon-je/AP

A formal repatriation ceremony was held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for the 55 crates of what are believed to be the remains of US service members from the Korean War.

US military aircraft flew the remains, which were held in North Korea for around 65 years, to South Korea last week before transporting them to Hawaii where a forensic lab will perform identification tests. Around 5,300 US remains are still believed to be in North Korea, and the US has long sought them to bring closure to the families of the war dead and missing.

"Today, we prove these heroes were never forgotten," Vice President Mike Pence said at the ceremony. "Today, our boys are coming home."

Here's what the repatriation of the US remains from North Korea looked like:

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