In the dry season of 2008-2009, the special working group of the provincial military command found the remains of 11 soldiers in the Lao province of Hua Phan. Ten of them are unknown, but one has been identified as Nguyen Tat Nhung, born in Tan Son commune, Do Luong district, Nghe An province. His remains were sent back to his home land.

Over more than 10 years, the group of has found 1,130 remains of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives during international missions in Laos.