Repatriation of remains of U.S. soldiers held in Da Nang

VGP – The 151st repatriation ceremony of the remains of U.S. soldiers was jointly organized by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) on September 17 in the central city of Da Nang.

September 18, 2019 10:08 AM GMT+7

The 151st repatriation ceremony of the remains of U.S. soldiers is organized on September 17 in the central city of Da Nang - Photo: VGP

At the ceremony, the Vietnamese Government handed over the remains of two U.S. soldiers missing in action (MIA) in Viet Nam.

Nearly 80 U.S. professionals and 200 Vietnamese partners met at scenes in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Thua Thien Hue at the 136th joint activity in Viet Nam.

This year, the two nations celebrated the 30^th anniversary of cooperation in searching for soldiers MIA.

By Thuy Dung