Vietnam hands over remains of MIA serviceman to US
VOV.VN - A ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport on July 29 to repatriate the remains thought to be associated with a US service member missing in action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam.
The event was attended by representatives of the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP), the US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, and other relevant agencies.
The ceremony, the 162nd of its kind, saw representatives of the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons hand over the remains to the US side.
The remains were found during the 151st joint field activity from recovery operations, which took place from May to July.
Vietnamese forensic specialists examined the remains and determined that they might belong to a US service member missing in action from the war in Vietnam. The remains are set to be transferred to Hawaii in the US for further verification.
The joint humanitarian effort intent is to locate and identify US service members who went missing during the war in Vietnam. These sustained efforts have been implemented for 35 years by the two governments since the late 1980s. To date, more than 730 US service members missing in action have been identified.
