8 more martyrs' remains recovered at Ho Chi Minh City park, total reaches 168

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have recovered the remains of eight more Vietnamese martyrs at Le Thi Rieng Park, bringing the total number of recovered remains to 168. The recovery operation, led by the Martyrs' Remains Recovery Team of the Ho Chi Minh City Military Command, is ongoing in the B area of the park. To access potential burial sites, workers have excavated and relocated more than 200 cubic meters of soil from a trench in the B area. This area consists of earth piled up during the park's renovation, requiring significant effort to process. The Military Command has deployed three excavators and a dump truck to expedite the work. Among the eight newly found remains, seven were accompanied by personal effects, which will be analyzed to help identify the martyrs' identities and units. Since the recovery efforts began on June 23, a total of 168 martyrs' remains have been found at Le Thi Rieng Park. These include 146 individuals buried separately and 22 remains from four collective graves, with two collective burial sites identified in both area A and area B. The Military Command is coordinating with construction units to prepare for the relocation of a memorial stele within the search area and plans to expand the excavation in area A. The park, previously known as the Do Thanh and Chi Hoa cemeteries of Saigon, is identified through historical documents, photographs, witness accounts, and geophysical surveys as a site where soldiers who died during the 1968 Tet Offensive may be buried.