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Vietnam 500-day war-dead identification campaign (Oct 2026)

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The nationwide “500-day-night” campaign to identify war dead continues to expand across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. As of October 9, 15, 2026, the campaign has recovered ~~3,354~~ 3,686 sets of remains, ~~representing 47.91% of the total plan. This includes 2,181 remains found~~ comprising 2,416 within Vietnam, ~~217~~ 224 in Laos, and ~~956~~ 1,046 in Cambodia. ~~Notably, the campaign has reached 99.89% progress in~~ The initiative serves as a major effort toward the ~~sampling~~ 80th anniversary of ~~remains for DNA identification,~~ War Invalids and Martyrs Day in 2027, with ~~33 of 34 provinces~~ long-term goals to sample approximately 230,000 unidentified graves and ~~cities having completed their sampling tasks. Regional recovery efforts remain intensive.~~ perform DNA testing on 18,000 samples. Significant repatriation ceremonies have taken place recently. In Ho Chi Minh City, ~~search operations at~~ authorities held a solemn ceremony on October 14 to honor and inter 731 martyrs (698 individual sets and one collective set of 33) recovered from the Le Thi Rieng Cultural Park ~~have recovered 832 sets of remains since June 23, with ongoing excavations in Area B.~~ area. The event included a 26-kilometer procession attended by high-ranking officials and citizens. In Tuyen Quang ~~Tri, teams recovered 13 sets of remains in Dan Hoa commune, often accompanied by military artifacts.~~ province, 93 martyrs found at the Vi Xuyen battlefield were interred at the Vi Xuyen National Martyrs Cemetery. In ~~Khanh Hoa, nine~~ Can Tho, 120 sets of remains were ~~recovered, with four already identified.~~ also laid to rest. Regional recovery efforts remain intensive. In Cambodia, teams have ~~recovered 431 sets of remains across several provinces, while~~ reported finds in Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, and Kratie provinces. In Laos, ~~finds have been reported~~ remains were recovered in Savannakhet and ~~Sekong.~~ Sekong, including five Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Bolikhamsai Province. Within Vietnam, 24 sets of remains were recovered in Gia Lai province. To support identification, ~~Military Region 9 recently coordinated the transport of 15,401 biological samples from Can Tho to Hanoi for forensic analysis. Additionally, Can Tho police have~~ Hai Phong has launched a ~~second phase of~~ DNA ~~collection from 1,177 maternal~~ sampling campaign targeting 7,518 relatives of ~~martyrs. To enhance technical capabilities, Vietnam is strengthening cooperation with the United States, seeking~~ unidentified martyrs, utilizing mobile teams to ~~combine field records and oral histories with US wartime archives and advanced DNA technology, including partnerships with specialists~~ collect samples from ~~Texas Tech University.~~ those unable to travel.

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