Viet Nam hands over more remains of American soldiers missing in action
VGP - The Viet Nam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) handed over remains of American soldiers missing in action during the war in Viet Nam to the U.S. in a ceremony held at Da Nang International Airport on June 30.
Present at the ceremony include representatives from the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Missing in Action (MIA) Office in Ha Noi.
The two sets of remains returned to the U.S. side this time were the results of the two countries’ 146th and 147th joint searches from February to June. Examined by both Vietnamese and American forensic specialists in Da Nang, they were found to potentially link to missing U.S. servicemen in Viet Nam. They will be sent to Hawaii for further examination.
MIA humanitarian cooperation has helped to build mutual trust and respect, and served as a premise to promote the Viet Nam-U.S. ties in various fields like economy, trade and humanitarian issues, including the settlement of war consequences in Viet Nam.
The search for missing U.S. soldiers' remains from the war in Viet Nam has been an ongoing humanitarian activity jointly conducted by the Vietnamese and U.S. Governments since 1973.
An estimated 1,200 Americans are still unaccounted for./.
