Remains of US troops handed over to the US

PANO - Vietnam on December 6^th handed over to the US representatives the remains of two American servicemen missing in action during the war in Vietnam, which were found in the 117^th Vietnam-US joint operation of search and collection (October to December 2014).

The remains have undergone joint forensic examinations in Hanoi and will be further tested for verification in Hawaii, the United States.

US troops remains repatriated. Photo: VNA

Speaking at the handover ceremony, representatives of the US Government thanked and appreciated the policies, the goodwill, and the increasingly effective support of the government and people of Vietnam.

Search for remains of US soldiers missing in action during the war in Vietnam is among the humanitarian activities jointly conducted by the governments of Vietnam and the United States. And this is the 133^rd handover of US remains since 1973.