More American servicemen's remains repatriated
Ha Noi, Oct. 4 (VNA) -- Remains of five American servicemen listed as missing in action were handed over to the U.S. Full Accounting Joint Task Force by representatives of the Viet Nam Office Seeking Missing Persons in Ha Noi on Oct. 4.
The remains were found by joint Vietnamese-U.S. teams during the 66th joint search for MIAs from July 9-August 8, 2001 and by local people. Those remains have gone through primary tests for identification in Ha Noi by forensic doctors from both countries.
Viet Nam has since 1973 on 83 separate occasions returned the remains of 789 American servicemen who were killed during the American war to the U.S. Government.
The U.S. Government representative once again thanked Viet Nam and praised its humanitarian policy and effective cooperation in the search for American MIAs.--VNA
