(CNN) US President Donald Trump tweeted his thanks to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Thursday, after the possible remains of American war dead killed in the Korean War arrived back on US soil. "Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong Un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! Trump tweeted in the early hours of Thursday morning. The cases were examined by American experts who concluded they were likely to be American, and likely Korean War combatants. On Thursday morning White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed that Trump had received the letter from Kim, "A letter to President Trump from Chairman Kim was received on August 1.

Source: CNN August 02, 2018 08:15 UTC