U.S. Institute of Peace

10/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/01/2024 10:15

How U.S. Veterans Helped Unlock the Search for Vietnam’s Wartime Missing

When Nguyễn Xuân Thắng was young, he developed a passion for researching various documents, military studies, maps and weapons related to the Vietnam War. Eventually, he realized he could use these records to search for the remains of his maternal uncle, one of the many fallen North Vietnamese soldiers - or "martyrs," as they are referred to in Vietnam - that were buried in unknown locations.