A ceremony was held in the central city of Da Nang on December 5 to hand over to the US side remains believed to be of US servicemen missing in action (MIAs) during the war in Vietnam.

A ceremony to repatriate two sets of remains believed to be of US soldier listed as missing in action (MIA) from the war in Vietnam was held at the Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang on April 16.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien on June 7 received Director of the US Defence Prisoners of War/Missing In Action ((POW/MIA) Accounting Agency Kelly K. Mc Keague.

The Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) on September 16 handed over a set of remains possibly belonging to a US serviceman who went missing during the war in Vietnam.

Ambassador Nguyen Tam Chien, President of the Vietnam-US Society hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 18 for a delegation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US (VFW), who are on a Vietnam visit from March 15-23.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang on August 29 visited the US Centre in the city to pay tribute to US Senator John Sidney McCain III and write in the funeral book in memory of the deceased.

A ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang on June 18 to repatriate remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam.