The Good Book says, “if you owe debts, pay debts, if honor then honor, if respect then respect,” and we are gathered here, at this Honorable Carry Ceremony to receive 55 flag-draped cases, which we trust include the remains of American heroes who fell in the Korean War.
Some have called the Korean War the “forgotten war.” But today, we prove these heroes were never forgotten. Today, our boys are coming home. @POTUS Trump asked me to be here on this day on his behalf, and honestly, I’ve never been more humbled to be asked to represent him.
My dad, LT Ed Pence, fought in combat in the Korean War. He came back with a medal on his chest. But my dad – gone now 30 years – always told us that the real heroes of the Korean War were the ones who didn’t get to come home.
As @POTUS entered into negotiations with N Korea, he had our fallen on his heart. As he secured a commitment for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, he also secured a promise from Chairman Kim to return the remains of fallen US service members lost in N Korea.
To families of our fallen—here & looking on—know that our hearts are with you. We share your hope that someday soon your loved one’s precious remains will be restored to your tender care. We pledge to you: we’ll never stop striving until every hero lost in the Korean War is home.
