Crane-pattern wallet and pen engraved with “Lê Xuân Trường” found in unidentified war grave

A red pen engraved with the name “Lê Xuân Trường” has been found in the grave of an unidentified fallen soldier at Đăk Hà Martyrs’ Cemetery in Quảng Ngãi, along with a brown leather wallet bearing a crane design.

Team No. 10 discovered the items while collecting DNA samples at the cemetery. The grave, number seven in the second row of the second lot in the first section, also contained a gold-starred cap and a damaged strip of film. It had been moved from the Đăk La area, formerly part of Đăk Hà district in the former Kon Tum province, on Dec. 25, 1996.

The artifacts could provide important information for cross-checking and verifying the identity of the remains. Authorities said the discovery added to efforts to establish the identities of fallen soldiers whose graves remain unidentified.

The same team had earlier found a canteen marked “NHẤT” on Sept. 5 in another grave that had been moved from Kon Tum town on Sept. 15, 1997. On Sept. 7, Team No. 1 found a pen engraved “Ngô Học” while excavating unidentified graves at Kon Tum Martyrs’ Cemetery for DNA testing.