US Ambassador Marc Knapper returns diary to Vietnam veteran

The information was released by the US Embassy in Hanoi on February 7. According to the announcement, US Marines found Mr. Tuc's diary on the battlefield in Thua Thien Hue province in 1967.

US Ambassador Marc Knapper returns diary to Vietnamese veteran. (Photo: US Embassy)

The US Embassy said that Mr. Tuc and his family members received the diary back at their home. Ambassador Knapper also presented him with a letter signed by President Biden, expressing his thanks to Mr. Tuc for participating in a repatriation event at the Vietnamese National Assembly during President Biden's visit to Hanoi in September 2023.

At a ceremony the same month, Mr. Tuc's veteran friend, Mr. Nguyen Van Thien, also received back a diary lost during the war 50 years ago.

The diaries of Mr. Tuc and Mr. Thien were discovered and returned during the implementation of the US Department of Defense program to support the National Steering Committee 515 and the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to search for, collect and identify the remains of martyrs. In the process of cooperating with the US Department of Defense, when conducting archival research to support the Steering Committee 515, the research team at the Ash Center of Harvard University identified the owners of the diaries.

US Ambassador Marc Knapper returns diary to Vietnam veteran.

The activity is part of bilateral war legacy efforts. The US government program aims to respond to the assistance and support that the Vietnamese government has provided to the program to search for US servicemen missing in action, and to help the families of the many who are still missing stop waiting and waiting.

2023 will mark the official establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries. In the coming year, both sides will have a lot of work to do to realize the joint statement on upgrading relations.

In particular, overcoming the consequences of war is considered very important, and the US and Vietnam are currently working together to implement it. The new partnership is expected to continue to help these efforts.

Phuong Anh

Source: https://vtc.vn/dai-su-my-marc-knapper-trao-tra-nhat-ky-cho-cuu-chien-binh-viet-nam-ar852380.html