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US veterans pledge more support for AO victims

US veterans have promised to continue their support for Vietnamese Agent Orange /dioxin victims and promote friendly relations between the two countries’ veterans and people.
US veterans have promised to continuetheir support for Vietnamese Agent Orange /dioxin victims and promotefriendly relations between the two countries’ veterans and people.

A delegation from the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), led by itsVice President Jack Gerald Devine, made the commitment during itsmeeting with President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations(VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong in Hanoi on March 12.

Hong updated the VVA delegation on Vietnam ’s socio-economic situation,its foreign policy as well as the Vietnam-US relationship.

He briefed the guests on the activities of the VUFO and the Vietnam-USAssociation in boosting relations between the Vietnamese people andtheir counterparts in other nations, including the US .

The VUFO president urged the VVA to expand its operations inhumanitarian aid, assisting Vietnamese AO/dioxin victims, and clearingbombs and mines left from the war, along with implementing the VeteransInitiative.

Devine said that, as part of the Veterans Initiative, the delegation’scurrent visit aims to compare notes with relevant agencies of Vietnamabout bilateral ties and progress in dealing with the Missing in Action(MIA) issue.

The VVA delegates will provide information that may lead to thelocations where 30-35 Vietnamese combatants laid down their lives orwere reported missing in the central province of Quang Tri and thecities of Da Nang and Hue.

They will also hand over a number of personal belongings of fallen Vietnamese soldiers, Devine added.

VVA officially sent its first delegation to Vietnam in 1994 when itbegan the Veterans Initiative to join hands with the nation inaddressing the MIA issue.

Since then, 22 VVA delegations have visited Vietnam and providedinformation to help the country recover close to 1,000 sets of remainsof fallen combatants./.
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