October 18, 2021 | 19:26 (GMT+7)
Remains of U.S. servicemen repatriated
PANO - Four sets of remains of U.S. servicemen missing in action during the war in Vietnam were handed over to the U.S. at a ceremony in Da Nang city on October 16.
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At a handover ceremony of remains of U.S. servicemen missing in action during the war in Vietnam |
The handover ceremony saw the presence of the Directorate of the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and representatives of the U.S. MIA Office in Hanoi (DET2).
The sets of remains were found by joint search teams during the 138th and 143th Joint Field Activities from April 2020 to July 2021. After jointly examining the remains in Hanoi, Vietnamese and U.S. forensic specialists concluded that they might be associated with U.S. servicemen missing during the war in Vietnam. They suggested bringing the remains to Hawaii, the U.S. for further verification.
According to the Vietnam News Agency, the search for remains of U.S. servicemen missing during the war in Vietnam is a humanitarian activity between the Vietnamese and U.S. Governments. Since 1973, this is the 156th handover of remains of U.S. servicemen missing in action.
Translated by Chung Anh