Vietnam Veterans of America members honored
(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) on Monday presented certificates of merit and “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and some of its active members in recognition of their contributions to the improvement of Vietnam-US relations.
 A VVA representative hands over dossiers of Vietnamese martyrs to veterans of Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA) |
VUFO Vice President and Secretary General Don Tuan Phong said the VVA has handed over to the Defense Ministry of Vietnam 300 dossiers and other information on 12,000 Vietnamese soldiers who died or went missing during the war, and helped to search for and recover the remains of 1,500 Vietnamese martyrs since 1994.
Phong said the VVA is working with some TV channels in the US to screen documentary films about the search for Vietnamese and American soldiers missing in action, the war aftermath, and Vietnam’s current situation.