A ceremony to repatriate remains of US servicemen at Da Nang International Airport on December 11, 2018 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA)- A ceremony to repatriate remains of USservicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at Da Nang InternationalAirport in the central city of Da Nang on April 2.
The event was attended by representatives from theVietnam Office for Seeking Missing Personnel (VNOSMP), the Defence POW/MIAAccounting Agency (DPAA) of the US, the US Embassy in Vietnam and the US MIAOffice in Hanoi.
The Vietnamese Government’s representatives handedover to the US side two sets of remains, which were found during the 134th Joint Field Activities from February to April this year.
The remains hadbeen jointly reviewed and concluded by Vietnamese and US forensic specialistsin Da Nang that they might be associated with US servicemen missing during thewar in Vietnam.
Addressing the ceremony,the US Government representative expressed thanks for and appreciation of the humanitarianpolicy, good-will and the cooperation of the Vietnamese Government and people.
The search for the remains of US servicemen missing duringthe war in Vietnam is humanitarian cooperation between the VietnameseGovernment and the US Government. This is the 148th hand-over of Americanmissing servicemen’s remains since 1973.-VNA
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