Remains of suspected WWII US airmen repatriated from Myanmar


US military guard of honour carry a coffin covered with US national flag during a repatriation ceremony at Mandalay International Airport on March 12, 2020, in Mandalay, central Myanmar. - AP

MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP): The remains of suspected US airmen killed in Myanmar during World War II were repatriated Thursday (March 12), as American officials continue searching for 500 unaccounted servicemen in the country.

Myanmar was a key battleground between the Allies and Japan during the war.

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