Of the 2,850 sets of martyrs’ remains recovered, 1,815 were found in Viet Nam, 174 in Laos, and 861 in Cambodia, according to the Office of the National Steering Committee for the Search, Collection and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains.
Of these, 634 sets of martyrs’ remains were recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City.
During the search, the competent forces discovered five mass graves in Tuyen Quang Province, containing an estimated 23 sets of remains. The sites were found during five searches conducted between January and July 2026.
Currently, there are 32 search and recovery teams, comprising 1,588 personnel, carrying out their missions. Of these, 13 teams are operating domestically, while 19 are undertaking missions overseas, including eight teams in Laos and 11 in Cambodia.
Alongside search and recovery efforts, localities and competent forces have organised 19 burial ceremonies, interring 938 sets of martyrs’ remains.
The forces have so far collected samples from 200,841 martyrs’ graves, 139,899 of which meet the conditions for sample collection.
Notably, 29 of the 34 provinces and cities have completed the collection of samples from martyrs’ remains.
Another important task of the campaign is collecting samples from martyrs’ relatives, an effort that has also been intensified.
A total of 265,761 samples from martyrs’ relatives have been collected. Of these, 72,019 have been analysed and 71,099 entered into the database.
This constitutes an important source of data for DNA analysis and comparison, helping to identify martyrs who have not yet been named.
