US soldiers' remains found in central Vietnam
Joint recovery teams have excavated the remains of four people in central Vietnam believed to be American servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam War, the US embassy said.
The remains, which had been found at Hill E1 in Quang Nam province's Phuoc Son district, would be taken to a laboratory in Hawaii in the US for forensic identification, the embassy said.
Ambassador Michael W Marine, who visited the recovery site, hailed the support extended by the Vietnamese people and government for US investigation and excavation operations.
Joint teams have disinterred and repatriated the remains of over 540 Americans servicemen since the operations began in 1992.
There are 1,380 soldiers still unaccounted for from the war.
Reported by NT - Translated by The Vinh
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