MOFA - On June 22nd 2014, the Repatriation Ceremony of remains of U.S. servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at Da Nang International Airport, Vietnam. Attending the Ceremony, for the Vietnamese side were Representatives from the Board of Directors of Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Personnel (VNOSMP) and, for the U.S. side, were representatives of the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and the U.S MIA Office in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese side’s Representative handed over to the U.S. side 03 (three) box of remains which was turned in by a Vietnamese people and recovered during the 115th Joint Field Activities from May to June, 2014.

The remains had been jointly reviewed and concluded by Vietnam and U.S. forensic specialists that they might be associated with the U.S. servicemen missing during the war in Vietnam and were recommended to bring to Hawaii, United States, for further review.

Addressing at the Repatriation Ceremony, the U.S. Government representative expressed deep gratitude and high appreciation for the steadfast humanitarian policy, good-will and the increasingly efficient cooperation of the Vietnam Government and people.

The seeking of the remains of U.S. servicemen missing during the war in Vietnamese is humanitarian cooperation between the Vietnam Government and the U.S Government. This is the 131th hand-over of American missing servicemen’s remains since 1973./.