Presenting the results of DNA testing of martyrs' remains

Lieutenant General Tran Tan Hung - Vice President of the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs spoke at the program. Photo: Mai Hoa

Speaking at the program, Lieutenant General Tran Tan Hung - Vice President of the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs emphasized: Carrying out the work of honoring martyrs in 2025 and presenting DNA test results to 2 martyrs' families this time has important significance, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

Ms. Hoang Thi Nga, daughter of martyr Hoang Duc Choong, expressed her emotion when receiving the DNA test results, identifying the remains of her martyr father. Video : Mai Hoa

Martyr Hoang Duc Choong was born in 1938, from Chi Thao commune, Quang Hoa district, Cao Bang province, and died in 1971. Martyr Hoang Duc Choong's wife, Mrs. Truong Thi Van, born in 1942 - due to the remote area, being of the Nung ethnic group, and being old, encountered many difficulties in completing the procedures to find the martyr's remains. Fortunately, this family received enthusiastic support from the authorities, especially the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs in their journey to find the martyr's grave.

Martyr Nguyen Xuan Chien was born in 1945, from An My, My Duc, Hanoi , and died in 1972 in Quang Nam. The family of martyr Nguyen. Xuan Chien had difficulty verifying the grave of this martyr, due to the difference in information between the name on the grave and the name in the martyr's record (the name on the grave is Nguyen Anh Chien, the name in the record and birth certificate is Nguyen Xuan Chien). Thanks to the support of the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs in connecting units and supporting procedures for DNA testing at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the family of martyr Nguyen Xuan Chien has found the exact grave of the martyr, and is preparing to carry out the next procedures to bring the martyr's remains to the martyr's cemetery in his hometown.

Lieutenant General Le Van Han - Honorary President of the Association for Supporting Families of Vietnamese Martyrs and Lieutenant General Tran Tan Hung, Vice President of the Association, presented the results of DNA testing of martyrs' remains to the martyrs' relatives. Photo: Mai Hoa

Notably, the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs has decided to support 100% of the costs for DNA testing for these cases, in coordination with the Department of Meritorious People and the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Delegates take souvenir photos with relatives of martyrs' families. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the ceremony to present the DNA test results, the martyrs' families expressed their emotions and thanked the authorities for verifying the identities and finding the remains of their loved ones after more than 50 years of searching.

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