On October 5, more than 15,000 samples of fallen soldiers’ remains collected from cemeteries in An Giang, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, and Ca Mau were airlifted from Can Tho International Airport to Ha Noi for DNA testing.

As time passes, memories of war gradually fade. Yet, thanks to advances in science and technology, and a determination to restore the identities of those who gave their lives for the motherland, the journey of remembrance continues, offering hope that fallen heroes will finally return home to their families.

The war ended long ago, but around 230,000 martyrs’ graves remain unidentified, while the remains of approximately 175,000 fallen soldiers have yet to be recovered. Restoring their names is therefore not only a responsibility and a duty, but also a mission that comes from the heart of every Vietnamese person.

Nearly 1,400 sets of fallen soldiers’ remains have been recovered nationwide after four months of implementing the 500-day campaign to search for and recover soldiers whose burial locations or identities remain unknown.

Son La Province is accelerating efforts to identify the remains of fallen soldiers through DNA technology as part of the nationwide 500-Day Campaign to search for, recover and identify war martyrs' remains.

The war ended more than half a century ago, but the journey to restore the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice is far from over.

The Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) organised a ceremony in Ha Noi on December 11 to announce DNA identification results of the remains of fallen soldiers, using a newly developed genomic analysis process (NGS–SNP).