Vietnam's 500-Day Campaign to Find War Dead Has Unearthed Hundreds of Bodies
A 500-day campaign in Vietnam to find and identify fallen soldiers has so far unearthed hundreds of bodies. Not every family, however, gets the closure it hopes for.
Vietnam is running a 500-day campaign to find and identify soldiers killed in war, The New York Times reports. Digging up burial sites has so far uncovered hundreds of bodies.
A mixed outcome
The effort raises a question that remains live in Vietnam: does exhuming the war dead help heal old wounds, or does it reopen them? The report says not everyone gets a chance at closure, meaning not every set of remains can be identified or tied to a specific family.
What the source does not say
The available excerpt of the article gives no exact figures for the remains found or identified. It does not name the authorities running the campaign, and it includes no accounts from the people involved. Those details are unconfirmed, so they are not included here.
