The newly recovered remains were found together with several personal artifacts by a military search and recovery team under the Ho Chi Minh City Command.
Authorities are now working with Military Hospital 175 to collect DNA samples from the remains while gathering biological samples from relatives for comparison and identification. Search operations will continue as teams expand the excavation area.
In recent days, many local residents have visited Le Thi Rieng Park to offer incense, flowers and other tributes in memory of the fallen soldiers.
Based on eyewitness accounts and historical records, the Ho Chi Minh City Command believes that hundreds of soldiers who died during the 1968 Tet Offensive and General Uprising may have been buried in what is now Le Thi Rieng Park. The search began on July 6, when the first seven sets of remains were uncovered, including one believed to belong to martyr Huynh Van Quen.
The excavation at Le Thi Rieng Park is part of the nationwide "500-Day Campaign" launched to mark the 80th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day. Running from March 15, 2026, to July 27, 2027, the campaign aims to recover around 7,000 sets of martyrs' remains and identify them through analysis of 18,000 DNA samples.
