Repatriation ceremony held for US servicemen’s remains
A ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport on June 18 to repatriate remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam.
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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.
