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To: NickSE who wrote (17232)	11/22/2003 2:34:11 PM
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Navy Ship Leaves Ho Chi Minh City After First U.S. Port Call Since End of Vietnam War abcnews.go.com The USS Vandegrift weighed anchor Saturday and departed Ho Chi Minh City, ending the first port call by an American Navy ship to the communist country since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. The frigate's four-day visit came as the United States and Vietnam seek to expand cooperation beyond diplomatic and trade relations. Visiting crew members helped improve cultural understanding as part of a reconciliation process between the countries, said the ship's captain, Cmdr. Richard Rogers. "It's gone a long way in establishing better relations," Cmdr. Richard Rogers. "While we can't forget what happened in the past, what we're looking forward to is the future." cont'd.....