After lying in the ground for nearly 60 years at Le Thi Rieng Park in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, the remains of 731 fallen soldiers have been found and brought to their final resting place. Although most have yet to be identified, Ho Chi Minh City has welcomed them with the affection of family members, pledging to continue searching for and identifying those who laid down their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended a memorial and reburial ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14 for the remains of 731 fallen soldiers recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park, paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for national peace, independence and freedom.

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra ordered relevant forces to speed up the collection of remains’ samples from unidentified fallen soldiers in cemeteries nationwide, setting a November 30 deadline.

A solemn ceremony was held to pay respects to, commemorate, and rebury the remains of 47 fallen soldiers from Battalion 920, Regiment 148 (Northwest Military Region), who died during the resistance war against French colonialists. in Binh Lu Commune, Lai Chau Province on the morning of August 10.

The southern province of Tay Ninh has recovered 519 sets of fallen soldiers' remains in Viet Nam and Cambodia, with most of the DNA sampling completed after 60 days of a nationwide 500-day campaign to speed up the search, as well as the 2025–2026 dry-season recovery mission.

On August 3, at Ham Rong Martyrs’ Cemetery, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command coordinated with the Party Committee and authorities of Ham Rong Ward to collect samples from unidentified martyrs’ remains for DNA testing.

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.

On the morning of July 27, three rounds of bells and drums resounded simultaneously across over 18,000 Buddhist temples and monasteries nationwide as a tribute to the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation’s independence and freedom.

Half a century has passed after restored peace, many mothers still wait for their sons, wives continue to long for their husbands, and comrades remain haunted by promises on the battlefield. As the resistance war recedes further into history, the search, recovery, and identification of martyrs become increasingly difficult. There are still those who quietly travel against the tide of time, searching for their comrades in order to bring an end to waits that have stretched across two centuries.

Forces participating in the 500-day-and-night campaign had recovered the remains of 1,488 fallen soldiers as of July 25, according to the national steering committee for the search, recovery and identification of fallen soldiers' remains (Steering Committee 515).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a wreath- and incense-offering ceremony at the Laos–Viet Nam combatant alliance relic site in Keun village of Thoulakhom district, Vientiane province, on July 24 to mark the 79th anniversary of Viet Nam's War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947–2026).

The General Department of Political Affairs of the Viet Nam People's Army organised an artistic programme in Ha Noi on July 23 to mark the 79th anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27, 1947 – 2026).

The ongoing effort to restore the identities of fallen soldiers, carried out with the utmost reverence, gratitude, and sense of responsibility, not only offers renewed hope of reunion and gives families a chance to find their loved ones after decades of waiting, but also stands as a vivid expression of the nation's tradition of gratitude and the responsibility of today's generation towards those who sacrificed their lives for the country's independence and freedom.

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.

In the central province of Quang Tri, teams are working tirelessly to upgrade the final resting places of fallen heroes, while intensifying efforts to locate, recover and collect DNA samples from martyrs’ remains so that they can be returned to their families as soon as possible.

Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen heroes during visits to two national historical sites in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces on July 15, ahead of the 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).

A candlelight vigil and an artistic programme honouring Viet Nam’s fallen soldiers were held at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery in Tuyen Quang Province on July 14, ahead of the 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).

Some mothers carried a lifelong anguish, never knowing where their children lay. More than 50 years after the war, a DNA collection and matching programme implemented by the Ministry of Public Security has helped restore the identities of many fallen soldiers and bring seemingly hopeless searches to an end.