Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs Strengthens International Cooperation in Overcoming War Consequences

On October 7, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs held a working session with a delegation from the University of Georgia (USA).

Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs worked with a delegation from the University of Georgia (USA).

Lieutenant General Hoang Khanh Hung, Chairman of the Association, chaired the meeting.

The US delegation was led by Professor Stephen Mihm, Vice Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, along with professors, doctors and colleagues to visit and exchange cooperation.

In recent years, the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs has proactively expanded international relations to seek information on martyrs and mass graves of martyrs, support the search and collection of martyrs' remains, and contribute to easing the pain of war.

Lieutenant General Hoang Khanh Hung, Chairman of the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs, spoke.

The Association has coordinated with the US Veterans Association to collect information on Vietnamese soldiers' burial pits and war relics; worked with the US Army Library to access maps, military logs, and military documents; and linked with the US Institute of Peace and Conflict, Texas Tech University to exploit the declassified US military war data warehouse, to serve the work of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains and supporting martyrs' relatives.

In 2024 alone, the US veterans delegation handed over 21 sets of documents on mass burial sites of Vietnamese soldiers to the Association. Each set of documents includes maps, coordinates, aerial photos, satellite images, witness notes, and analysis, which are valuable data sources for field surveys to search for martyrs' remains.

Delegates from the University of Georgia discussed cooperation programs at the working session.

At the meeting, delegates from the University of Georgia introduced ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology - a device that integrates magnetic sensors and geological images, capable of detecting unusual underground structures, such as mass graves of martyrs. This technology has been widely applied in archaeology and searching for remains in many countries.

The University of Georgia delegation proposed to organize a short-term training course in Vietnam for technical staff of the Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Fallen Soldiers on radar operation, calibration, signal analysis and 3D data modeling; and to send experts to monitor and provide remote support during field deployment.

Delegates from both sides attended the working program.

The Vietnam Association for Supporting Families of Martyrs hopes that agencies and units will soon receive and deploy GPR equipment applications, in order to promptly support the search and collection of martyrs' remains in the coming time.

ANH THO

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