Vietnam's railway sector has joined hands with the Vietnam Martyr Families Support Association to provide free rail transport for the remains of fallen soldiers and complimentary train tickets for their relatives as they bring their loved ones home for burial.

Between 2024 and 2026, the railway sector provides free tickets for 194 relatives accompanying the remains of 97 martyrs on the national railway network.

The programme is part of the railway sector's long-running social responsibility efforts, offering practical support to families searching for, recovering and repatriating the remains of martyrs.

Between 2024 and 2026, the railway sector provided free tickets for 194 relatives accompanying the remains of 97 martyrs on the national railway network.

Since national reunification in 1975, more than one million martyrs' remains have been recovered, repatriated and laid to rest at cemeteries across the country.

However, an estimated 175,000 martyrs have yet to be found, while nearly 300,000 graves remain unidentified, leaving hundreds of thousands of families still searching for their loved ones.

Given this, the nationwide "500-day campaign to accelerate the search, recovery and identification of martyrs' remains" has been launched as both a heartfelt call and a solemn mission to bring as many fallen heroes home as quickly as possible.

The campaign aims to recover around 7,000 sets of remains, collect biological samples from approximately 230,000 unidentified graves, conduct DNA analysis on about 18,000 sets of remains, establish a national genetic database for martyrs' relatives, and complete mine and unexploded ordnance clearance in key search areas.

Party and State leaders pay tribute to heroic martyrs, President Ho Chi Minh

Over the past 79 years, the Party, the State, and the people of Vietnam have always paid attention to and cared for those who have contributed to the revolution and the families of martyrs, thereby spreading the traditional values ​​and good morals of the nation. 

DNA collection from relatives of war martyrs: A sacred mission

BAC NINH – The northern province of Bac Ninh has completed a five-day campaign to collect DNA samples from relatives of unidentified war martyrs, marking a significant step toward building a national DNA database and identifying thousands of fallen soldiers.

500-day campaign receives war memorabilia, martyr records

The donated materials include files on three martyrs’ personal belongings, burial records and maps identifying the graves of 21 martyrs at K76A Hospital, and decoded documents relating to Unit 962, linked to artefacts unearthed during excavation work at Le Thi Rieng Park in Hoa Hung ward.

Nationwide campaign collecting DNA samples from relatives of unidentified martyrs

A ceremony was recently held at the Ministry of Public Security headquarters to launch a nationwide campaign to collect DNA samples from relatives of unidentified martyrs. The campaign is among a series of activities under the 500-day campaign to accelerate the search, recovery and identification of martyrs’ remains.

People with meritorious service to receive gifts on War Invalids and Martyrs' Day

The gift level of 600,000 VND will be granted to Heroic Vietnamese Mothers currently receiving monthly preferential allowances, and individuals who had been awarded the title of before July 28, 2026, but had not yet completed procedures to receive monthly preferential benefits.