Vietnam repatriates US soldier's remains
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam handed over the remains of an American soldier killed during the Vietnam war to US representatives at a ceremony in Da Nang city on Tuesday.
 The remains of a US soldier are repatriated at Da Nang airport on June 27, 2023. (Source: US Embassy in Vietnam) |
The remains were found during a joint search mission in central Vietnam.
The joint humanitarian effort to locate and identify US servicemen who went missing during the war in Vietnam has been implemented since 1988 between the two countries.
To date, the remains of 733 US servicemen mission in action members have been identified.