US Navy (USN) CHIEF Mineman (MNC) Maurice Perine let a young boy sit in the Captain's chair aboard the USN Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels USS PATRIOT (MCM 7) during their visit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (VNM). During their stay, the USN Sailors will interact with the Vietnamese people through a variety of events, including a community service project at a local orphanage. Visits to Vietnam by USN ships symbolize the continuation of relations between the two nations
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Patriot (MCM 7)
Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
04/07/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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