The World : U.S. to Get MIA Remains
The Vietnamese government plans to turn over to American military officials in Hanoi on April 10 the remains of 21 U.S. servicemen found in Vietnam, the Pentagon announced. The remains will be flown to the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii and then returned to next of kin. Hanoi will also permit one or two U.S. experts to attend an excavation at the crash site near Hanoi of a U.S. military plane, believed to be a fighter or attack jet, to see if any crew remains can be found, a Pentagon statement said.
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