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Search for remains of Vietnamese soldiers
Da Nang launches search for remains of 8 fallen soldiers at wartime cave
Vietnam News 11:28 13/07/2026Authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam on Sunday launched a military-led operation to search for the remains of eight war martyrs inside the wartime Da Sap Cave in Ha Nha Commune.
49 individual martyrs' remains, 1 communal burial recovered at Ho Chi Minh City park
Ho Chi Minh City 10:33 12/07/2026Twenty individual sets of remains believed to belong to Vietnamese war martyrs, seven sets of accompanying personal artifacts, and one communal burial containing commingled remains were recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, bringing the total number of recovered remains to 49 individual sets and one communal burial, according to the Ho Chi Minh City High Command's martyrs' remains recovery team.
Dong Nai lays 63 fallen soldiers to rest, including 62 remains repatriated from Cambodia
Vietnam News 15:54 11/07/2026Authorities in Dong Nai City, southern Vietnam, on Saturday held a memorial and burial ceremony for the remains of 63 Vietnamese fallen soldiers who died during wars in Vietnam and Cambodia, reaffirming the city's commitment to continuing the search for those still missing.
Discovery of 29 sets of war martyrs’ remains at Ho Chi Minh City park may be linked to special forces, Long An battalion
Ho Chi Minh City 13:21 11/07/2026Vietnamese authorities believe the remains of 29 fallen soldiers recently uncovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City may belong to members of the legendary Biet Dong Sai Gon (special forces) and the first battalion of former Long An Province.
Ho Chi Minh City receives US university records identifying possible 1968 martyr burial sites
Ho Chi Minh City 14:52 10/07/2026Ho Chi Minh City has received three sets of archival records from Texas Tech University in the United States identifying locations where Vietnamese soldiers killed during the first phase of the 1968 Tet General Offensive and Uprising may have been buried.
5 more sets of war martyrs’ remains found at Ho Chi Minh City park
Ho Chi Minh City 12:16 10/07/2026Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City announced on Thursday that five additional sets of war martyrs’ remains and two sets of personal relics were discovered at Le Thi Rieng Park, bringing the total number of remains found at the site to 16.
Efforts underway to identify 17 sets of remains believed to belong to war martyrs in Da Nang
Vietnam News 19:55 09/07/2026Authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, are reviewing newly submitted historical records, wartime aerial photographs and witness accounts that could help identify 17 sets of human remains believed to be those of Vietnamese war martyrs, which were recovered decades ago from a suspected wartime mass grave in the former Quang Nam Province.
Search area for war martyrs’ remains at Ho Chi Minh City park expanded threefold
Ho Chi Minh City 15:35 09/07/2026Ho Chi Minh City authorities have expanded the search area for the remains of war martyrs at Le Thi Rieng Park to nearly three times its original size.
In southern Vietnam, family hopes newly-found remains could bring home soldier lost since 1968
Vietnam News 16:45 08/07/2026A family in southern Vietnam is waiting for DNA test results after authorities uncovered human remains at a park in Ho Chi Minh City that may belong to a soldier killed during the 1968 Tet General Offensive and Uprising, raising hopes of ending nearly six decades of uncertainty.
Vietnam recovers over 1,300 sets of war martyrs’ remains since launch of 500-day campaign
Vietnam News 16:40 08/07/2026Vietnamese authorities have recovered more than 1,300 sets of war martyrs' remains and three mass graves as part of a 500-day nationwide campaign launched in early April to locate and identify war martyrs' remains.
Search for war martyrs’ remains continues at Ho Chi Minh City park
Ho Chi Minh City 13:27 08/07/2026Search teams continued efforts to recover war martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, while authorities collected DNA samples from the remains already uncovered for forensic analysis.
Vietnam intensifies search for war martyrs' remains as 500-day campaign gains momentum
In-Depth 13:13 08/07/2026More than 50 years after the war ended, Vietnam is intensifying efforts to recover and identify the remains of fallen soldiers through expanded field searches, ground-penetrating radar, and DNA analysis, offering renewed hope to thousands of families still seeking their loved ones.
