The 113th repatriation of remains which are believed to be those of US servicemen killed during the Việt Nam War, took place at the Đà Nẵng International Airport on April 10.

At the ceremony, the Vietnamese Government’s representatives handed over to US representatives remains of US servicemen, which had either been recovered by a US joint searching group conducted in central and southern regions and a group of Vietnamese excavators found in the Central Highlands, or turned in by Vietnamese citizens.

In a recent excavation done by the Vietnamese side, a group of experts recovered a number of remains believed to be those of US servicemen in a place in Central Highlands Đắk Nông Province.

Meanwhile, the US joint searching groups also discovered the remains in the central province of Quảng Trị and the southern provinces of Bình Phước and Bình Dương.

Besides, forensic scientists from both nations examined the remains found by Vietnamese people in Quảng Trị and the southern province of Trà Vinh, determining they were likely to be American MIAs.

The US Government’s representatives spoke highly of the Vietnamese side’s cooperation and support in joint searching of remains of US servicemen in the past and the future as well.

To date, 926 American MIAs have been identified since 1973.

(VGP)