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Cambodia repatriates 3 possible US MIA remains

By Sopheng Cheang
Published April 2, 2014 1:26pm ET
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Cambodia repatriates 3 possible US MIA remains
Four U.S. servicemen carry a coffin draped with the U.S. flag containing possible remains of a U.S. serviceman to a C-17 cargo plane during a repatriation ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The possible remains of U.S. soldiers found in eastern Kampong Cham province were repatriated to Hawaii for testing. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) | Heng Sinith

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A ceremony was held in Cambodia on Wednesday to repatriate what are believed to be the remains of three American servicemen who went missing in action more than 40 years ago during the Vietnam War.

The remains, in three white coffins draped with U.S. flags, were hoisted Wednesday into a C-17 military cargo plane for transport to Hawaii, where they will undergo DNA testing to try to confirm their identities. An honor guard of four currently serving U.S. servicemen carried the coffins.

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