Remains of 17 Returned to U.S.
Associated Press
BANGKOK, Thailand —
Vietnam today returned to the United States what are believed to be remains of 17 American servicemen missing in action in the Vietnam War, a U.S. official said.
The Vietnamese also turned over written reports on three other missing Americans, said Lt. Col. Paul Mather, leader of a U.S. military team that received the remains in a ceremony at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport. Mather said the remains were mostly of airmen. Most missing airmen were shot down during bombing missions in North Vietnam.
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