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A grave marker for an unknown soldier from the Korean War is shown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu on Monday, July 30, 2018. Human remains handed over to the U.S. government from North Korea are expected to arrive Wednesday in Honolulu, where scientists will begin the painstaking process of trying to match DNA from the bones to those of American soldiers who didn't return from the Korean War more than a half century ago. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

How the US military will identify remains from North Korea

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

The Honolulu Memorial Korean War Courts of the Missing memorial wall is shown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu on Monday, July 30, 2018. The names of all U.S. soldiers who did not return from the Korean War are listed on the memorial. Human remains handed over to the U.S. government from North Korea are expected to arrive Wednesday in Honolulu, where scientists will begin the painstaking process of trying to match DNA from the bones to those of American soldiers who didn't return from the Korean War more than a half century ago. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

‘Our boys are coming home;’ Pence welcomes Korean War dead

By AUDREY McAVOY and KIM YONG-HO - Associated Press

Honor guards carry the remains of U.S. servicemen killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, during a ceremony at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. North Korea handed over 55 boxes of the remains last week as part of agreements reached during a historic June summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Remains of Korean War dead are back on US soil

Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence and Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Phil Davidson watch as military members carry transfer cases from a C-17 at a ceremony marking the arrival of the remains believed to be of American service members who fell in the Korean War at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. North Korea handed over the remains last week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Korean War dead remains arrive in Hawaii

Associated Press

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. The State Department says President Donald Trump is "on the same page" with the rest of U.S. government with his fiery threat to North Korea. Nauert said the White House, State Department and Pentagon are all in agreement. She says the world, too, is speaking with one voice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Trump administration: North Korea missile moves don’t undermine peace push

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea's northwest. Recent media reports citing intelligence assessments suggest North Korea is continuing to build and improve the infrastructure for its nuclear and missile programs. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

U.S. intel detects new North Korean missile activity

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the Indo-Pacific Business Forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Monday, July 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

North Korea tops Pompeo agenda at Asia security meeting

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In thisJKuly 27, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks about the economy at the White House in Washington.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s ‘historic’ economic gains, 2016 myths

By HOPE YEN and JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

South Korean Maj. Gen. Kim Do-gyun leaves for the border village of Panmunjom to attend a joint meeting between North and South Korea to discuss how to ease military confrontations, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Rival Koreas’ generals end talks with no agreement

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Reducing North Korea’s nuclear threat

By Mike Turner

A U.N. honor guard carries a casket containing remains believed to be from American servicemen killed during the 1950-53 Korean War after arriving from North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, July 27, 2018. The U.N. Command says the 55 cases of war remains retrieved from North Korea will be honored at a ceremony next Wednesday at a base in South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

Return of possible remains by North Korea boosts diplomacy

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and AHN YOUNG-JOON and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In thisJKuly 27, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks about the economy at the White House in Washington.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s hyped claims on economy, NKorea, vets

By HOPE YEN and JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

A U.N. honor guard carries a casket containing remains believed to be from American servicemen killed during the 1950-53 Korean War after arriving from North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, July 27, 2018. The U.N. Command says the 55 cases of war remains retrieved from North Korea will be honored at a ceremony next Wednesday at a base in South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

Analysis: Return of remains good, but easy move for N. Korea

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 12, 2007, file photo, delegates of countries which participated in the Korean War salute the United Nations flag-covered coffins of six U.S. soldiers from the Korean War, during a tentative repatriation ceremony at a U.S. military base in Seoul. From 1996 to 2005, joint U.S.-North Korea military search teams conducted 33 recovery operations that collected 229 sets of American remains. The last time North Korea turned over remains was in 2007, when Bill Richardson, a former U.N. ambassador and New Mexico governor, secured the return of six sets. (AP Photo/You Sung-ho, File)

The Latest: Mattis hails return of US remains from NKorea

Associated Press

In this July 26, 2018, photo, provided on July 27, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the tombs, on the 65th anniversary of the signing of the ceasefire armistice that ends the fighting in the Korean War, in Pyongyang. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Return of possible remains marks 1st step in Korea diplomacy

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and AHN YOUNG-JOON and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

US warns of North Korea’s global outsourcing of forced labor

By MARTHA MENDOZA - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, during a hearing on diplomacy and national security. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pressed on North Korea, Pompeo dodges timeline specifics

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Australia Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo while posing for photos for the 2018 Australia-U.S. Ministerial (AUSMIN) Consultations in Stanford, Calif., Monday, July 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

US, Australian officials tout cooperation on North Korea

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

This July 22, 2018, satellite image released and annotated by 38 North on Monday, July 23, 2018, shows what the U.S. research group says is the dismantled engine test stand at the Sohae launch site in North Korea. The U.S. research group says North Korea has started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in what appears to be a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong Un at his summit with President Donald Trump in June. (Airbus Defense &amp; Space/38 North via AP)

Trump pleased as NKorea seen dismantling launch site parts

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump says he’s ‘very happy’ with North Korea negotiations

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times