Soldiers excavate Vinh Long City Park in Long Chau ward to search for the remains of 10 martyrs who died during the Mau Than 1968 offensive, whose bodies were buried here.
Steering Committee 515, Military Region 4, and Quang Tri provincial leaders conducted a survey on the afternoon of 12/8 to prepare for the search and repatriation of 80 martyrs' remains in Con Tien commune.
Based on a comrade's testimony, authorities demarcated, excavated, and found the remains of martyr Nguyen Thi Ut, who died in a raid in 1969 at the age of 19.
Thelma Gaston disappeared in 1981; her lover, 41 years her junior, was convicted of her murder, but her remains were only found 45 years later in a shallow grave through DNA identification.
During the excavation and biological sample collection, authorities discovered a pen engraved with the name "Nguyen Duy Nam" buried alongside a fallen soldier's remains at the Phu Vang commune martyrs' cemetery.
