USS Mustin is welcomed in Vietnam

Tuesday, October 06 2009 @ 09:10 AM MDT

Contributed by: James Van Thach

DA NANG, Vietnam (Oct. 18, 2008) Cmdr. James Jones, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), accepts flowers during a pier side welcoming ceremony. Mustin, with a crew of approximately 300 Sailors, is in Vietnam for a scheduled port visit. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert S. Cole.


Photo: USS Mustin Commanding Officer, Cmdr. James Jones: "This visit emphasizes the growing cooperation between the United States and Vietnam."



Photo: Ensign Patrick Keller, of Gainesville, Fla., talks with members of the Vietnam Peoples Navy during a ship tour aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89). Mustin, with a crew of approximately 300 Sailors, is in Vietnam for a scheduled port visit.


Photo: Lt. Cmdr. Donald Marks, executive officer of USS Mustin (DDG 89), gives a stuffed animal to a student of Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for Disabled Children in Da Nang, Vietnam. Mustin, with a crew of approximately 300 Sailors, is in Vietnam for a scheduled port visit.


Photo: Sailors from USS Mustin (DDG 89) sing a song to students at Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for Disabled Children in Da Nang, Vietnam. Mustin, with a crew of approximately 300 Sailors, is in Vietnam for a scheduled port visit.


Photo:
The welcoming ceremony was held in the presence of the city leaders, the High Command of Navy Zone No. 3, the Foreign Affairs Department and the University of Danang.The USS Mustin crew had volletball games with the naval force of Zone No. 3 and the Univeristy of Danang, visited and interacted with the students of Nguyen Dinh Chieu High School for Disabled Children, and met with the Danang People’s Committee.

0 comments



http://iraq.pigstye.net/article.php/USSMustiniswelcomedinVietnam