There was a bit of good news Thursday after President Trump announced that two of the 55 sets of Korean War remains returned by the North were identified. The remains were those of Army Master Sergeant Charles McDaniel and Army Private First Class Williams Jones. The identification of the remains would surely bring closure to their families, but NBC Nightly News didn’t think it was worth mentioning.
Instead, NBC whined about increases in airline baggage fees and boosted California’s war on plastic straws. In contrast, both ABC’s World News Tonight and CBS Evening News each dedicated airtime to their memory.
“The White House today released the names of two American soldiers whose remains were among those handed over by North Korea in July,” reported CBS anchor Jeff Glor. “Private First Class William Jones of North Carolina was 19 years old when he was killed in 1950. Master Sergeant Charles McDaniel was 32. McDaniel’s dog tag was presented to his sons in August.”
ABC anchor David Muir offered a little more information on where each of brave men were from:
And President Trump tweeting the names of two American soldiers, the first Korean War troops to be identified from the 55 cases of remains turned over by North Korea. Army Master Sergeant Charles McDaniel a medic from Vernon, Indiana, reported missing in action in November 1950. And Army Private First Class Williams Jones from Nash County, North Carolina.
“The remains were identified at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Hawaii,” Muir added.
Meanwhile, on Fox News Channel’s Special Report, correspondent Greg Palkot reported that the United States and North Korea were making plans to search parts of the country for more remains. “We will never relent in our effort to bring our missing fallen home,” Vice President Mike Pence declared at the Korean War Memorial in D.C.
The transcripts are below:
ABC
World News Tonight
September 20, 2018
6:52:40 p.m. EasternDAVID MUIR: And President Trump tweeting the names of two American soldiers, the first Korean War troops to be identified from the 55 cases of remains turned over by North Korea. Army Master Sergeant Charles McDaniel a medic from Vernon, Indiana, reported missing in action in November 1950. And Army Private First Class Williams Jones from Nash County, North Carolina. The remains were identified at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Hawaii.
CBS Evening News
September 20, 2018
6:37:36 p.m. EasternJEFF GLOR: The White House today released the names of two American soldiers whose remains were among those handed over by North Korea in July. Private First Class William Jones of North Carolina was 19 years old when he was killed in 1950. Master Sergeant Charles McDaniel was 32. McDaniel’s dog tag was presented to his sons in August.
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