A repatriation ceremony for the remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport Tuesday.
Attending the ceremony were representatives from the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Personnel, the US Ambassador to Viet Nam Michael Michalak and representatives from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.
At the ceremony, a representative of the Vietnamese government handed over to the US government three boxes of remains which were recovered during the 101st Joint Field Activities from September to November 2010.
The remains were jointly reviewed and verified by Vietnamese and US forensic specialists that they could be the remains of US servicemen who went missing during the war in Vietnam and recommended they be brought to Hawaii for further review.
The US side expressed high appreciation for the steadfast humanitarian policy and goodwill, and the increasingly efficient co-operation of the Vietnamese government and people.
It was the 117th hand over of missing American servicemen's remains since 1973.
