Lieutenant General Hoang Khanh Hung, Chairman of the Association, chaired the meeting, which saw the presence of Professor Stephen Mihm, Associate Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia; professors and doctors from the University of Georgia and their associates.
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Lt. Gen. Hoang Khanh Hung speaks at the event. |
In recent years, the Vietnam Martyr Families Support Association has expanded its cooperation in the search for mass graves of Vietnamese soldiers with the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and various U.S. universities, including the University of Georgia. U.S. veterans have supported by providing records, documents, and coordinates of mass graves from the war, and handed over personal belongings recovered from the war to the families of Vietnamese martyrs.
In 2024, U.S. war veterans conducted field surveys and presented 21 sets of documents detailing the burial sites of Vietnamese soldiers’ remains.
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Delegates from the University of Georgia (the U.S.) discuss the search for martyrs’ remains. |
After learning about ongoing efforts to locate martyrs’ remains, representatives from the University of Georgia introduced a ground-penetrating radar device that integrates magnetic and imaging sensors. The radar works on the principle of a sensor scanning surveyed areas and emitting impulses that, when reflected by underground objects, are received by the system to generate image signals. This technology has been applied in the search for human remains in several countries.
In Vietnam, most martyrs’ remains from past wars now lie in mountainous areas. Over the years, geological changes have caused the remains to decompose, making searches increasingly difficult. Therefore, the use of ground-penetrating radar could provide valuable support for these efforts.
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Delegates attend the working session. |
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The Vietnam Martyr Families Support Association presents an insignia and gifts to the U.S. delegation. |
At the event, the university expressed its willingness to organize short training sessions for local teams on operating the radar system.
The Vietnam Martyr Families Support Association hoped that the introduction of this technology will be welcomed by relevant organizations and units and that plans will soon be developed to support the search for martyrs’ remains in the near future.
Translated by Huyen Trang - Thu Ha