Remains of 6 American MIAs repatriated
An US soldier carries a wooden box containing the remains of an American serviceman killed in Vietnam, during a repatriation ceremony in January 2006 at Hanoi airport
Vietnam Wednesday returned remains of six American servicemen missing in action during the Vietnam War to the US authorities.
The remains were recovered from five sites in central Vietnam by the joint Vietnamese-US teams during the 86th Joint Field Activity, which concluded recently.
They were transferred to the US Detachment Two of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) by the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) at a ceremony in Da Nang airport.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Marine attended the ceremony.
The remains will be sent to the JPAC Central Identification Laboratory for analysis.
This is the 101st post-war repatriation from Vietnam.
Since 1975, Vietnamese-US teams have found and identified remains of 849 American soldiers in Southeast Asia, including 608 in Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency says.
The US has appreciated the Vietnamese government's cooperation and assistance in operations to seek remains of MIAs.
New mission
JPAC has launched this week a new mission to search for missing soldiers and aircrews lost during the Vietnam War.
Two recovery teams, one investigation team, and one research /investigation team deployed Monday to Vietnam for the 45 day mission.
Two of the recovery teams are excavating sites associated with air losses.
The third team plans to excavate two sites associated with a ground loss.
The investigation team will seek information on over 28 cases in over 12 different provinces.
The combined research and investigation team will investigate 10 cases across Vietnam, to include the examination of several potential burial sites of missing Americans.
The role of the investigation teams is to pinpoint likely locations of missing.
Source: VNA, JPAC
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Remains of six Americans repatriated
Remains of six American soldiers missing in action during the Vietnam war were transferred to the Detachment Two of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) by the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) at a ceremony in Da Nang airport on October 18.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Marine attended the ceremony.
This is the 101st post-war repatriation from Vietnam.
The remains were recovered from five sites in central Vietnam by the joint Vietnamese-US teams during the recently-concluded 86th Joint Field Activity.
Since 1975, Vietnamese-US teams have found and identified remains of 849 Americans in Southeast Asia, including 608 in Vietnam.
The US has welcomed and appreciated the Vietnamese government's cooperation and assistance in both past and future operations to seek remains of MIAs. (VNA)
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Remains of American soldiers handed over to US authorities
DA NANG Ñ Remains of six American soldiers missing in action during the Viet Nam war were handed over to Detachment Two of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) by the Viet Nam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) at a ceremony in Da Nang airport yesterday.
The US Ambassador to Viet Nam Michael Marine attended the ceremony.
This is the 101st post-war repatriation from Viet Nam.
The remains were recovered from five sites in central Viet Nam by the joint Vietnamese-US teams during the recently-concluded 86th Joint Field Activity.
Since 1975, Vietnamese-US teams have found and identified remains of 849 Americans in Southeast Asia, including 608 in Viet Nam.
The US has hailed the Vietnamese GovernmentÕs cooperation and assistance in the past and called for further help in future operations. Ñ VNS
© Viet Nam News, Vietnam News Agency
Hanoi, Vietnam