Vietnam hands over remains of American servicemen to US
VOV.VN - A ceremony to transfer one set of remains believed to be of American servicemen who died during the Vietnam War was held at Da Nang International Airport on June 27.
Representatives of the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) attended the ceremony.
DPAA and Vietnamese recovery teams located the remains during the 151st Joint Field Activity (JFA), which took place in the central provinces of Nghe An and Quang Binh from mid-May to July, 2023.
Prior to the repatriation ceremony, a team of US and Vietnamese forensic scientists examined the remains and recommended that they be transported to DPAA’s laboratory in Hawaii for further testing.
This is the 161st hand-over of American servicemen’s remains since 1988. The operation has identified 733 remains of US soldiers so far.