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In the flow of time, there are milestones that are not measured in months or years, but by the beating of grateful hearts and tears of anticipation. The 500-day campaign to search for, collect, and identify the remains of fallen soldiers is one such sacred journey.

The war is long over, and the green of peace, of renewed rural areas, and of modern infrastructure has covered the battlefields of yesteryear. However, deep underground, in the ancient forests or remote border regions, there still remain the heroic sons and daughters of the nation whose names have yet to be fully inscribed on their gravestones.

The "500 Days and Nights" campaign was launched as a command from the heart, a nationwide concerted effort. These heroes fell at the young age of eighteen or twenty – the most beautiful years of their lives. Through countless seasons of rain and sunshine, their identities have been buried under the dust of time.

Re-identifying the names and hometowns of these heroes today is about restoring their lives to their original state, so that future generations will know that the land beneath their feet was bought with the blood of a specific hero, someone with a name, an age, and a homeland to remember.

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High-tech applications used in the search for mass graves in Hue: Many areas of stratigraphic disturbance have been discovered around the Imperial City.This afternoon, June 26th, the Steering Committee for the Search, Collection, and Identification of the Remains of Martyrs in Hue City, in coordination with the Institute of Design (General Department of Logistics and Technology, Ministry of National Defense), organized a conference to conduct a preliminary assessment of the results of using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology to survey suspected mass grave sites in the area.

Tay Ninh to organize training to improve skills in grassroots information and external information in 2026.On the morning of July 3rd, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tay Ninh province organized a training conference on grassroots information work and external information dissemination for 2026, with the participation of over 300 officials in charge of culture and information fields throughout the province.

500-Day Campaign: Handing over 388 samples of martyrs' remains for DNA testing.On July 1st, the Steering Committee for the 500-Day Campaign to Search, Collect, and Identify the Remains of Fallen Soldiers in Dien Bien Province organized the handover of the first batch of 388 remains of unidentified fallen soldiers to the Military Forensic Institute for DNA testing. This is the province's first handover within the framework of the campaign, contributing to accelerating the process of identifying fallen soldiers whose identities are still unknown.

Beyond the arduous journeys through the deep forests, the campaign was also a silent battlefront of science . The application of DNA testing technology, the establishment of gene databases, and the digitization of martyr records have unleashed "miracles" in real life.

Each successful matching of biological samples, each name displayed on the digitized system, shortens the journey back to their motherland for these men. Today's technology has become a sacred "bridge," transforming what seemed impossible after decades into a tearful and joyful reunion for mothers and sisters with graying hair.

The "500 Days and Nights" campaign will eventually end when its goal is achieved, but the Vietnamese people's journey of gratitude never ends. Rediscovering the names and bringing the remains of our heroes back to their comrades and homeland is how today's generation soothes the suppressed pain of those left behind, continuing to weave the protective cloak of fraternal love and solidarity.

Each grave of a fallen soldier, inscribed with a name, each remains gathered and brought back to their hometown cemetery, is a milestone affirming the enduring principle of "Drinking water, remembering the source."

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a copy of the Letter of Credence for the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam.On the afternoon of July 2nd, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, Mr. Le Cong Dung, Director of the State Protocol and Foreign Interpretation Department, received a copy of the Letter of Credence from Ms. Jennifer Wicks, Ambassador of the United States of America to Vietnam.

Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung visits and works in Minnesota, USA.From June 28-30, the Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States, Nguyen Quoc Dung, paid a visit and worked in Minnesota.

Vietnam encourages US businesses to expand investment in high technology.On the morning of June 26th, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung received Mr. Jeff Place, Supply Chain Director of Coherent Group (USA). During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam encourages US businesses to expand investment, especially in high-tech, innovation, and semiconductor industries.

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