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Caption:
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Nov. 19, 2003) -- USS Vandegrift (FFG 48)
arrives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit. The
port call will provide the crew with an opportunity for sightseeing and
cultural exchanges. This visit marks the first U.S. Navy ship
visit to Vietnam in 30 years, since 1973. It symbolizes the
normalization of relations between the two nations. Vandegrift is
an Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided missile frigate and is a part of
the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group, forward deployed to
Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class
Gary B. Granger. (RELEASED)
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