The Remains of the Korean War Soldier Identified 10 Years Ago Are Those of Private An Seung-won

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The remains of a Korean War casualty excavated from a hillside in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, 10 years ago have been identified as the late Private An Seung-won.

According to the Ministry of National Defense on the 11th, the Ministry's Remains Excavation and Identification Team and the Army's 52nd Division received a tip in 2012 from a citizen who said, "I saw the burial of Korean War casualties in a hillside during my childhood." Following this, on November 16 of that year, after excavation work in Dongwon-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam City, three sets of remains were recovered. Among the three remains recovered in 2012, one was confirmed last December to be the late Staff Sergeant Park Dong-ji.

After a long period of investigation, the Ministry of National Defense collected a DNA sample from the late Private An's younger sister, An Chang-soon, last December, and through DNA analysis, finally confirmed that one of the remains belonged to Private An.

Private An Seung-won, who enlisted in 1949, served in the 12th Regiment of the 1st Division and is presumed to have died in battle north of Suwon between July 3 and 4, 1950, while serving in Kaesong.

The 'Heroic Return Ceremony' for the late Private An Seung-won will be held today, the 11th, at the home of his bereaved family in Jeongeup City, Jeollabuk-do. With this identification, the Ministry of National Defense announced that the identities of a total of 184 Korean War casualties have been confirmed since the excavation of remains began in April 2000.

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