Quang Tri (VNA) – The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) on January 30 handedover records related to remains of Vietnamese soldiers who laid down theirlives in 1971 at Khe Gio bridge in Cam Thanh commune, Cam Lo district, thecentral province of Quang Tri.
The records,which were presented to the provincial war veterans’ association, match withthe soldiers whose remains were discovered in the province’s Cam Thanh communein 2006. The remains were reburied in Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery.
The same day,the VVA delegation visited the 241 Tan Lam Quang Tri military base and theplace where the remains of the soldiers were unearthed. The delegation alsopaid homage to Vietnam’s fallen soldiers in the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery.
Since 1994, theVVA has launched a programme called “Veteran Initiative” to find missing USsoldiers in wartime and provide information about battles related to Vietnam’ssoldiers. The programme has provided information about around 12,000 Vietnamesefallen and missing soldiers, thus helping Vietnam repatriate remains of 1,500 soldiers.
The programmealso raised more than 20,000 USD to build a clinic in central Da Nang city’sHoa Vang district and funded various cultural and educational activities.-VNA