NBC Ignores the Remains of Two Korean War Soldiers Being Identified

Nicholas Fondacaro | September 21, 2018
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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.

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