Vietnam handed over two sets of remains of US soldiers missing in action, discovered during the 154th joint search in Vinh Phuc province.
The Vietnam Office for Searching for Missing Persons (VNOSMP) held a handover ceremony for the remains at Da Nang airport on April 16, with the participation of leaders and representatives of Vietnamese agencies, the US embassy and representatives of the families of missing soldiers, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The remains of US soldiers were repatriated at Da Nang International Airport on April 16. Photo: QĐND
The two sets of remains handed over this time were found during the 154th joint search, which took place in February-April in Vinh Phuc province. The remains were examined by Vietnamese forensic experts in Da Nang and concluded that they may be related to American soldiers missing in action during the war.
This is the 164th repatriation of remains between the two countries.
The search for the remains of American soldiers missing in action in Vietnam is a humanitarian effort between the two governments that has been underway since the late 1980s. To date, this effort has helped identify more than 720 American soldiers missing in action.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper said that cooperation in searching for US soldiers missing in action during the war is an activity that contributes to healing, building trust, and promoting Vietnam-US relations to the current level. The US appreciates Vietnam's unilateral search efforts in recent times in difficult and inaccessible areas, and pledges to support Vietnam in overcoming the consequences of war, especially in completely handling dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa airport and transferring technology for DNA identification of Vietnamese martyrs' remains.
Nguyen Tien
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