Military Region 9 Continues Airlift of 8,453 Remains Samples of Fallen Soldiers

(DTO) According to the Military Region 9 Steering Committee 515, the Military Region 9 Command will coordinate with the Air Defense-Air Force Service and the People’s Committees of Can Tho City and the provinces of Dong Thap, An Giang and Vinh Long to transport and hand over a second batch of biological samples from fallen soldiers’ remains by military aircraft.

Under the plan, a flower and incense offering ceremony will be held on October 21 before the samples are transported and handed over. A total of 8,453 biological samples from fallen soldiers’ remains will be transferred for DNA testing to identify the fallen soldiers. Of these, the Dong Thap Provincial Steering Committee 515 will hand over 2,050 samples.

Previously, on October 5, the Military Region 9 Command coordinated with the Air Defense-Air Force Service, the Can Tho City People’s Committee and the People’s Committees of Dong Thap, Ca Mau, An Giang and Vinh Long provinces to transport and hand over 15,401 biological samples from fallen soldiers’ remains for DNA testing.

These samples were collected by the provincial and city Steering Committees 515 as part of the “500-Day Campaign to Accelerate the Search for, Recovery and Identification of Fallen Soldiers’ Remains.” The identities of the fallen soldiers have yet to be determined.

To date, Military Region 9 has transported and handed over more than 23,500 biological samples from fallen soldiers’ remains to specialized agencies for DNA testing. In addition, specialized teams and temporary task forces have recovered 1,090 sets of fallen soldiers’ remains, achieving more than 75% of the campaign target and exceeding the target set for 2026.

By HA NAM
Translated by ANH DUC