(VOV) – A delegation from the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) led by its Vice President Marsha Lynn Four toured central Quang Nam province as part of the “Veterans Initiative” programme with the purpose of providing information on Vietnamese soldiers killed or reported missing in action (MIA) during the war.
Quang Nam is one of the hardest hit localities during the US war, where more than 14,970 Vietnamese soldiers died in battle and another 445 went missing in action.
Meeting with the provincial veterans’ association, US guests handed over dossiers containing information about 1,200 Vietnamese soldiers killed in the southern province of Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City to support remain search efforts.
Since 1993, the VVA has provided Vietnam with 295 dossiers on nearly 10,000 Vietnamese soldiers to help discover the remains of 1,200 martyrs.
Founded in 1978, the VVA is a non-governmental organisation supporting issues related to US veterans of the war in Vietnam.
Over the past year, the organization has also participated in activities in support of Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Vietnam.
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