fulfilling this commitment has undoubtedly provided a sea of hope. last week, over 700 of these family members gathered in arlington, virginia to receive government updates and they were resoundedly appreciative of the successful advocacy of the president and his administration. two of those family members who attended, charles and larry mcdaniel were the recipients of their father of indiana. it was a sole personal fit returned by the north koreans. the remains of those 55 cases are well into the painstaking multi faceted al analyses by dr. john byrd and his forensic science team in half. in the coming weeks, dr. tim mcmann and dedicated team specialists in delaware will begin their testing the metal testing and capabilities of our labs will be challenged. but in the months and weeks