From adversaries to trusted friends: how MIA recovery became the building block of Viet Nam-US ties

“I personally do not think that we would have the relationship we do today, nor do I think Viet Nam would be the safe, the secure, the stable, the prosperous country it is, if it weren't for the fact that it was the Vietnamese Government that trusted and said, ‘We want to help you,’” Director of the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Kelly McKeague said.