Safe Removal of Unexploded Ordnance Found Under A New Home Foundation
Quang Tri Township, Quang Tri Province (07 Feb 2017) – An EOD Team managed by RENEW and Norwegian People’s Aid in response to a UXO emergency call-in from an urban dweller near Quang Tri Old Citadel on Tuesday safely...

The Hill Tribes Of Vietnam
We met her a month ago. UP walked into her tiny concrete bunker of a house that is clinging to the side of a steep hill in the mountains of North Vietnam near Khe Sanh, the site of some...

American Veterans Build Cowshed For Bomb Victim Families Near Khe Sanh
This week a group of six American volunteers from New England area of the United States has been busy with a community service project that provides support to two Bru Van Kieu families affected by unexploded bombs and mines.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins Visits Project RENEW
Dong Ha & Gio Linh, Quang Tri (9 Nov 2016) – It was a privilege today for Project RENEW and partner organization Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) to receive the President of Ireland, Mr. Michael D. Higgins, and First Lady...

Alert Schoolboys of Hai Phu Secondary School Prevent A Tragic Cluster Bomb Accident
Watchful schoolboys at Hai Phu Secondary School have helped prevent an explosion of cluster bomb in their school yard on Friday. When they were pouring earth into flower beds for planting flowers Friday morning, the boys suddenly found a...

Veteran Reports A Cluster Bomb Found In Gravel Pile At His Son’s Home Construction Site
Veteran Nguyen Sanh, who lives in Phuong Lang Village of Hai Ba Commune, never imagined that his experience defending the northern border against Chinese invaders more than thirty years ago might one day help prevent an explosion at his...

Even Today, Bombs and Shells Still Pose Danger Along The Highway That Was Once The Ho Chi Minh Trail
Nearly a half century after the Ho Chi Minh Trail was first put into use during wartime, RENEW teams are still destroying unexploded ordnance found along the route. Today 19 items including aerial bombs, projectiles, rocket warheads and...

Plantation Worker Pinpoints Location of Unexploded Mortars Near La Vang Catholic Church
RENEW's EOD Team No.1 on Thursday safely removed over 30 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) including 60mm mortars and recoilless projectiles from a pine forest in Phu Hung Village of Hai Phu Commune, Hai Lang District.

RENEW Teams Remove and Destroy Three U.S. Aerial Bombs Uncovered by Metal Collectors Near Gio Linh Beach
Gio Linh, Quang Tri (26 July 2016)— RENEW teams on Tuesday removed three 500-pound US-made aerial bombs from Gio Linh District Police headquarters after responding to the emergency call from police officers. Escorted by a police convoy, the teams...

Just Another Day, As Underwater U.S. Navy Shell Is Dragged From Ben Hai River And Destroyed At RENEW’s Demolition Site
Following local people’s directions, CST team members found a U.S. Navy shell submerged in the waters about 10 meters from the shore. The shell may have been fired from one of the U.S. destroyers deployed along the coast...