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The 500-Day-and-Night Campaign: Peacetime Mission to Search for and Identify Fallen Soldiers

15:56 | 03/09/2026

The 500-day-and-night campaign is accelerating efforts to recover and identify fallen soldiers’ remains. As time erodes memories, records and physical evidence, every clue, from battlefield sites and artifacts to DNA samples and witness accounts, is becoming increasingly vital in the search to return names to those who sacrificed their lives.

168 Sets of Martyrs’ Remains Recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park

09:47 | 04/08/2026

On August 1, the Ho Chi Minh City High Command announced that competent forces had discovered and recovered eight additional sets of fallen soldiers’ remains in Area B of Le Thi Rieng Park, Hoa Hung ward. The latest discovery brought the total number of sets of remains found in the area since June 23 to 168.

Memories That Lead Vietnam’s Fallen Soldiers Home

15:04 | 29/07/2026

Many searches for the remains of Vietnamese fallen soldiers in Cambodia do not begin with maps or military records, but with the memories of local people. Decades later, those memories continue to quietly guide search teams, helping bring the fallen home while further strengthening the enduring friendship between the peoples of Vietnam and Cambodia.

Nghe An Targets Gathering of 180 Martyrs’ Remains in 2026-2027 Dry Season

09:16 | 28/07/2026

During the 2026-2027 dry season and 2027, Nghe An province aims to gather 180 sets of martyrs’ remains from within Vietnam and abroad, while planning to complete samples from unidentified remains in October 2026, ahead of the 80th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day.

Two US Veterans on Mission to Bring Vietnam’s Fallen Soldiers Home

10:05 | 16/07/2026

For nearly a decade, Richard Magner and Bob Connor have been examining archival wartime footage, battlefield records, and the memories of US veterans to identify locations believed to contain mass graves of fallen Vietnamese soldiers. The information they have provided has contributed to the recovery of 80 sets of remains at Bien Hoa Airport and more than 200 sets of remains at Loc Ninh Airport, while also helping compile 250 case files to support search and recovery efforts.

Dong Thap to Collect DNA Samples from More Than 21,000 Unidentified Martyrs’ Graves

14:38 | 17/06/2026

As part of the “500-day-and-night campaign to accelerate the search, recovery, and identification of fallen soldiers’ remains,” Dong Thap Province is implementing the collection and transfer of samples from fallen soldiers’ remains for DNA analysis. According to the plan, samples will be collected from more than 21,000 martyrs’ graves that remain unidentified or lack sufficient information across the province, with the aim of gradually determining their identities and fulfilling the wishes of their relatives and families.

50 Years After the War, Remains of American Soldiers Come Home

15:29 | 13/06/2023

Vietnam's efforts to support their former enemy has helped dozens of American family find closure.

Vietnam, US Cooperate to Overcome War Consequences

20:51 | 11/04/2023

Through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the two sides have cooperated effectively in such projects as dioxin cleanup at Bien Hoa airport, and support for people with disabilities in provinces severely affected by Agent Orange/Dioxin.

Dien Bien: Reburial service held for 15 soldier remains repatriated from Laos

19:15 | 03/01/2020

Authorities of the northern province of Dien Bien on January 3 held a memorial service and re-buried 15 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.

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