 On April 28 , 1998 , the Seoul government committee made a final ruling against the No Gun Ri survivors , citing the long @-@ ago expiration of a five @-@ year statute of limitations . In June 1998 , South Korea 's National Council of Churches , on behalf of the No Gun Ri survivors , sought help from the U.S. National Council of Churches , which asked the Pentagon to investigate . In March 1999 , the Army told the U.S. council that it had looked into the No Gun Ri allegations , and " found no information to substantiate the claim " in the operational records of the 1st Cavalry Division and other frontline units . 
