VWAI Artifacts Exchange

Mission POW-MIA extends a sincere thank you to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dzung of Vietnam for extending an invitation to meet with MIA families while in DC for trade talks. We would also like to thank DPAA for hosting the luncheon and facilitating the meeting.

MIA families were represented by Cindy Stonebraker Reed, Michael McPherson, Mandy Robins, Jeanie and Dave Huffman. 

It was very meaningful to all in attendance when we returned the battle flag artifact back to Vietnam. The flag had been provided to Mission through our Operation: H.E.A.R.T program.

Thanks to our partners at Healing Through History for providing information on a potential mass grave of Vietnamese soldiers. This very special turnover of information resonated the need for information exchanges to facilitate continued mutual cooperation.

While seated around the table, we discussed advancing many projects, including the use of imagery, underwater drones, and artifact exchanges between countries.

Mission POW-MIA was in NYC Sept 22, 2025 to meet with the President of Vietnam and take part in an artifact exchange. We have been quietly pursuing and negotiating with the Vietnamese for 5 months. ID cards were presented to two family members tonight and 3 additional items were turned over to DPAA. We turned over flags and a certificate recovered during the war by a Green Beret. The Green Beret had turned the items over to us earlier in the year.