PANO – On April 12th the Vietnamese side handed over a box of the remains of US servicemen who died during the Vietnam War to the US side. The remains were collected by excavation teams of the 122nd Joint Field Activities between February and April of this year.

Photo for illustration. Source: dantri.com.vn

The repatriation ceremony took place at Da Nang International Airport.

The remains were examined by the two countries’ forensic specialists in Da Nang city so that they might be associated with US servicemen missing during the war in Vietnam and referred for transport to Hawaii, US, for further examination.

Speaking at the ceremony, the US Government representative thanked the Vietnamese Government and people, expressing appreciation for Vietnam's humanitarian policy, good will and cooperation.

The search for the remains of US servicemen from the Vietnam War is a humanitarian activity of both countries. This was the 137th handover of remains of missing US servicemen since 1973.

Translated by Hong Thanh