Authorities in Quang Ngai have made a significant discovery during the exhumation of a soldier's grave at the Ngoc Hoi War Cemetery. On August 7, the Quang Ngai Military Command announced that a team had found a soldier's photo along with several artifacts while recovering remains that had been relocated from Champasack, Laos, in 2011.

The exhumation revealed various items, including two fountain pens, a plastic comb inscribed with the words "CHATLET GHUAT," a small comb, and two leather wallets, one of which bore the inscription "Liberation Army." Notably, a circular mirror with a diameter of approximately 5 cm contained a faded, peeling photograph of a man measuring 3x4 cm.

The Quang Ngai authorities have restored the image and are working to connect with local communities to verify the soldier's identity through DNA testing. Colonel Trinh Cong Son, Deputy Political Chief of the Quang Ngai Military Command, stated that the province has completed DNA sampling for about one-third of the total 13,656 soldier graves, providing hope for identifying and returning soldiers to their families.

This excavation is part of the "500 Days and Nights" campaign aimed at searching for, exhuming, and identifying the remains of soldiers. Currently, the Ngoc Hoi War Cemetery contains around 1,472 graves, with 1,071 still unidentified. To date, over 320 graves have been excavated as part of this ongoing effort.