North Korea hands over British pilot's remains

AP

British Ambassador to North Korea Peter Hughes holds a case containing the remains thought to be of a British pilot shot down during the Korean War, at a brief ceremony with North Korean military officers and U.N. Military Armistice Commission representatives at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea on May 4. North Korea handed back the remains to British representatives at Panmunjom.

North Korea said Wednesday it has handed over the remains of a British pilot shot down during the Korean War. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the remains of Desmond Fredrick William Hinton were given to British officials at the village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. Continue reading.

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Comment author avatararabiata

So weird to imagine a body or the bones in that suitcase, placing the remains in a coffin would be more respectful. Anyway this is a beautiful gesture.

    Reply#1 - Sat Jan 5, 2013 5:06 PM EST
    Comment author avatarRon2321

    God speed pilot. May you fly God's skies in peace forever.

      Reply#2 - Sat Jan 5, 2013 6:02 PM EST
      Comment author avatarDon-2110008

      What's really a crime here is it has taken 60 years for them to do the decent thing and return the remains. Like they didn't know where he was buried all along? Why be spiteful to the families of the deceased after the war ends? Yes, I know we never signed a treaty officially ending the Korean War but the dead can't harm anyone any longer. This should have been done a long time ago.

        Reply#3 - Sat Jan 5, 2013 7:09 PM EST
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