It’s part of the "500-day campaign to intensify the search, collection, and identification of martyrs' remains" running from March 15, 2026 to July 27, 2027, the 80th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day.
At the launching ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said the 500-day campaign is entering a crucial phase to achieve its goals. There are now over 175,000 martyrs whose remains have not been found nationwide, and over 300,000 martyrs' graves remain without information.
“Many immediate relatives of fallen soldiers are now elderly and frail, and many have carried the aspiration of finding their loved ones throughout their lives. Each passing day means a lost opportunity, another historical gap that needs to be filled. Identifying the remains of fallen soldiers requires a systematic, scientific, comprehensive, long-term approach, with determination, perseverance, and decisiveness," Ms. Tra said.
She proposed that ministries, departments, and localities consider this a crucial political task, and not allow any delays that would lead to the loss of the most precious remaining opportunities.
The Deputy Prime Minister called for active response to successfully carry out this extremely sacred task. She said she hopes that the relatives of martyrs nationwide would actively cooperate, provide information, and participate in collecting DNA samples so that the journey to recover the names of martyrs would have more data, more evidence, and more opportunities for success.
Shortly after the launching ceremony, DNA samples were taken from the relatives of martyrs in Hanoi, who were also given advice, medicine, and healthcare products.
