The results were announced at a review conference for the first half of 2026 held by Gia Lai province's Steering Committee 515, which is overseeing the location, recovery, and identification of fallen soldiers' remains. In Gia Lai province, authorities surveyed 35 sites and recovered the remains of 27 fallen soldiers.
As part of the 500-day campaign, the province reviewed 119 martyrs' cemeteries and updated records for 42,000 graves, including 12,000 unidentified graves, and collected 2,700 DNA samples.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich, Vice Chairwoman of the Gia Lai People's Committee and head of Steering Committee 515, said, "This is a political responsibility. We must do everything we can to bring the remains of our fallen soldiers home for a proper burial as soon as possible. We also need to quickly identify them so they can return to their families."
Tuyen Quang authorities will set up three collection stations and 18 sampling sites from Wednesday to Sunday to collect DNA samples from 3,900 relatives of missing soldiers. The province has 24 martyrs' cemeteries with 4,200 graves, including 162 that require DNA testing for identification. DNA samples have so far been collected at 10 cemeteries.
