Charlie Rangel takes a lot of crap from this blog, but someone in his office sent us a press release on his latest resolution; H. Res 376 – Calling for Repatriation of POW\/MIAs and Abductees in North Korea;<\/p>\n
\u201cThis resolution gives hope to the families of the thousands of American soldiers and Koreans who never made it home from the Korean War. I am elated that Congress came together to pass this resolution, reaffirming our commitment to finding our heroes and loved ones even 60 years later,” said Rangel. “However, this is just the beginning. I will keep working with the State Department to make sure we do everything we can to bring our loved ones homes.”<\/p>\n
Despite a gridlocked House, Rangel\u2019s resolution achieved overwhelming bipartisan support from both sides of the aisle. The resolution calls upon the U.S. government to resume and continue search and recovery operations for remains of 8,000 American soldiers in North Korea. It also calls for repatriation of the 100,000 South Korean civilians abducted during the Korean War.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now, I’m not so naive that I think the North Koreans have been just waiting for 60 years hoping that someday the US Congress will pass a resolution demanding accountability from them. I don’t figure they’ll readily hand over all of the documents they have to help us account for these 8000 warriors and the thousands of South Koreans. But it is nice to see that we haven’t forgotten and that there’s someone in Congress willing to do the light lifting in this heavy issue. <\/p>\n
Now, who is goiing to grow the teeth to put behind this resolution?<\/p>\n
I’d also mention that despite the things he’s done since he’s been in office, Charlie Rangel was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medal for his wartime service in Korea. I think it’s great that he hasn’t forgotten his fallen comrades and hope this resolution helps us turn a corner in this dark chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"