Quảng Trị Province collects DNA samples from thousands of war graves
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In Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, authorities completed collecting biological samples from over 22,800 war graves as part of a 500-day campaign to find and identify remains of fallen soldiers.
The province exhumed the graves from 130 cemeteries, gathering 13,221 samples for DNA testing. They also collected samples from 73 recently recovered sets of remains. Alongside this work, teams in Quảng Trị located and gathered the remains of 175 soldiers.
Each sample provides a chance to identify the soldiers and reunite them with their families after decades of separation. Following the exhumation and sample collection, military personnel and local organizations cleaned and restored the cemeteries. Authorities will now use the collected samples to conduct DNA analysis and match the information to identify the soldiers and their home provinces, with a goal to recover 430 remains during the 500-day campaign.
