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Gordon England: We're here above all to reaffirm commitment to keep the pledge President Bush made, to make the fullest accounting of our prisoners of war and those missing in action.

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James Nicholson: I assure you we'll never forget your loved ones and we'll never end our search for them.

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JPACÀÇ Çѱ¹ÀüÀï ºÐ¼®°ú Ã¥ÀÓÀÚ·Î (chief of Korea War Analysis Section) ÀÖ´Â ½ºÆ¼ºê Åè½¼ (Steve Thompson)¾¾´Â 22ÀÏ ÀÚÀ¯¾Æ½Ã¾Æ¹æ¼Û°úÀÇ ÅëÈ­¿¡¼­ ÇÔ°æ³²µµ ÀåÁøÈ£, Æò¾ÈºÏµµ ¿î»ê µîÁö¿¡¼­ ¸ðµÎ 220±¸°¡ ³Ñ´Â ¹Ì±ºÀ¯Çظ¦ ¹ß±¼ÇØ, ÇöÀç±îÁö À¯ÀüÀÚ °¨½Ä°á°ú·Î 25±¸ÀÇ ½Å¿øÀÌ È®ÀÎµÆ´Ù°í ¹àÇû½À´Ï´Ù.

Steve Thompson: From our operations in North Korea, we have identified 25 individuals.

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