May said that in the course of the investigation, the panel will try to contact witnesses of the event, who should now mostly be in their sixties or older.
After the events are investigated, the panel may examine the initial Army report on the incident to determine if any wrongdoing occurred when Nokuen-Ri was first reviewed.
Cohen has requested a report on the investigation in June. Until then, May said he plans to continue teaching, though he said he will need to find time to travel to Korea to see the village first hand.
May said that Cohen is interested in determining the truth, and is not afraid of uncovering information that will reflect poorly on the military.
"They are really opening up boxes [from the Korean War]," he said. "I'm satisfied that pretty soon we will at least know what can be reconstructed."
Kaewoo Lee, an employee of the Korean consulate in New York, said the investigation will help determine the truth, which he said is "most important."
"I welcome a thorough investigation by the U.S. government," he said.
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