Speaking outside the White House on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for keeping his promise to return the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War. 

[Sound bite: US President Donald Trump]
"And I want to thank Chairman Kim for keeping his word. We have many others coming. But I want to thank Chairman Kim in front of the media for fulfilling a promise that he made to me and I'm sure that he will continue to fulfill that promise as they search and search and search. These incredible American heroes will soon lay at rest on sacred American soil." 
"Mike Pence our wonderful Vice President will be there to greet the families and the remains... "  

After an official ceremony next week at a U.S. airbase in South Korea, the remains will be transferred to Hawaii. Upon arrival they will go through a verification processes handled by the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. 
 
In an implementation of an agreement reached at the Trump-Kim summit last month, Pyongyang on Friday repatriated 55 sets of remains in flag-draped boxes. The remains of more than five-thousand U.S. servicemen are believed to still be in North Korea.