The reduction would be done by 2004. There is no alternative. These searches are quests for closure as much as for remains. They could bring peace in the minds of the families.
Hope is priceless.
We need to keep looking. The wounds of these wars are still mending for many Americans. As long as there are leads to resolving the status of our POWs and MIAs, we must continue to search for those left behind. As long as we search, there is hope. In the past four years, the remains of 42 Americans were recovered from North Korea.