The repatriation ceremony of remains of US servicemen in Hanoi on July 16 (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) -A repatriation ceremony of remains of US servicemen who died during the war inVietnam was held at the US MIA Office in Hanoi on July 16.
Attending the ceremony, for the Vietnameseside, were representatives from the Board of Directors of Vietnam Office forSeeking Missing Personnel (VNOSMP), the Ministry of National Defence and theMinistry of Foreign Affairs, and, for the US side, were US Ambassador toVietnam Daniel Kritenbrink andrepresentatives from the US MIA Office in Hanoi.
The Vietnamese side’s representatives handed over to the USside a set of remains which was recovered during the 139st Joint FieldActivities from May 5 to June 23, 2020.
The set of remains had been unilaterally reviewed andconcluded by Vietnamese forensic specialists that it might be associated withthe US servicemen missing during the war in Vietnam and was recommended tobring to Hawaii, the US, for further review.
Addressing at the repatriation ceremony, USAmbassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink expresseddeep gratitude and high appreciation for the full and effective cooperation ofthe Vietnamese Government and people.
He vowed to continue supporting Vietnam in searching and gathering the remainsof Vietnamese soldiers missing during the war as well as in addressing warconsequences.
The seeking of the remains of US servicemen missing duringthe war in Vietnam is humanitarian cooperation between the Vietnamese and USGovernments. This is the 153rd hand-over of American missing servicemen’sremains since 1973./.
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The repatriation ceremony of remains of US servicemen in Hanoi on July 16 (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
