Repatriation ceremony held for US servicemen’s remains

Hanoi (VNA) - A ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang on June 18 to repatriate remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam.

Attending the ceremony were representatives from the Board of Directors of Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Personnel (VNOSMP), the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, the Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and the US MIA Office in Hanoi. 
            
The Vietnamese side’s representative handed over to the US side two boxes of remains that were handed over by Vietnamese people and recovered during the 127th Joint Field Activities from April to June 2017.

The remains had been jointly reviewed and concluded by Vietnam and US forensic specialists that they might be associated with the US servicemen missing during the war in Vietnam and were recommended to bring to Hawaii, the US, for further review. 


Addressing the ceremony, the US Government representative expressed deep gratitude and appreciation for the steadfast humanitarian policy, good-will and the efficient cooperation of the Government and people of Vietnam.


The search for remains of US servicemen missing during the war in Vietnam is humanitarian cooperation between the Governments of Vietnam and the US.

This is the 141st hand-over of American missing servicemen’s remains since 1973.-VNA