War martyrs' remains recovered at Ho Chi Minh City park rise to 9

Seven were recovered during a ceremony launching the search and recovery operation held earlier in the day, while the remaining two were discovered after the ceremony concluded.

Among the nine sets of remains, only one has been tentatively identified. 

Authorities found a fragment of an official decision document bearing the name Huynh Van Quen and his military unit alongside the remains, providing key evidence for the preliminary identification.

Huynh Van Muoi, a resident of Vam Co Commune in Tay Ninh Province, which borders Ho Chi Minh City, has contacted local authorities, claiming to be a relative of martyr Huynh Van Quen.

On Monday afternoon, Major General Nguyen Thanh Trung, political commissar of the Ho Chi Minh City High Command, visited Muoi's home to verify the information provided by the family.

On Tuesday morning, Huynh Van Muoi and Huynh Van Nho, who identified themselves as the younger brothers of martyr Huynh Van Quen, had DNA samples collected for testing. 

At the same time, DNA samples will be taken from the remains believed to be those of Huynh Van Quen for comparison.

Although much of the available information matches, authorities said there are discrepancies between the death notification and the 'Fatherland's Recognition of Merit' certificate provided by the family.

The Ho Chi Minh City High Command and authorities in Vam Co Commune will work to clarify the inconsistencies.

The death notification issued by Military Region 9 and several other documents list the martyr's name as Huynh Van Quyen, stating that he died on March 2, 1968. However, the 'Fatherland's Recognition of Merit' certificate records his name as Huynh Van Quen.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities on Monday held a ceremony to launch the search and recovery of war martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park.

The search area was identified through the analysis of valuable historical records, photographs obtained from overseas, satellite imagery, military maps, archival documents from Vietnam and abroad, field surveys, and information cross-checked from multiple sources.

Authorities also located eyewitnesses who had directly witnessed the mass burial of liberation soldiers and patriotic civilians following the 1968 Tet General Offensive and Uprising.