Re: Remains Returned from Vietnam
Date: April 17, 2004
"Human
remains sent to U.S. from Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Five sets of remains believed to be those of American
soldiers who went missing during the Vietnam War were sent home Sunday nearly
30 years after the war ended.
The remains were loaded onto a C-17 transport plane in central Danang, from
where they were to be flown to an Army laboratory in Honolulu for identification.
The remains were located in central and southern Vietnam by a joint recovery
team that searches for soldiers missing in action, said Lt. Col. Ty Smith, commander
of the U.S. MIA office in Hanoi.
"I'm honored to give those missing a final salute as they go into the aircraft,"
Smith said, adding that repatriation ceremonies are especially rewarding for
the young military personnel who spend weeks and sometimes months scouring the
jungle to locate remains.
"It's their dedication that actually makes this happen," he said.
Some 1,800 American soldiers remain unaccounted for in the Vietnam War, which
ended in 1975.
©AP"
and
"Five
Sets of Remains Believed to Be American MIAs Go Home
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Five sets of remains believed to be those of American
soldiers who went missing during the Vietnam War were sent home Sunday nearly
30 years after the war ended.
The remains were loaded onto a C-17 transport plane in central Danang, from
where they were to be flown to an Air Force laboratory in Honolulu for identification.
The remains were located in central and southern Vietnam by a joint recovery
team that searches for soldiers missing in action, said Lt. Col. Ty Smith, commander
of the U.S. MIA office in Hanoi.
"I'm honored to give those missing a final salute as they go into the aircraft,"
Smith said, adding that repatriation ceremonies are especially rewarding for
the young military personnel who spend weeks and sometimes months scouring the
jungle to locate remains.
"It's their dedication that actually makes this happen," he said.
Some 1,800 American soldiers remain unaccounted for in the Vietnam War, which
ended in 1975."
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