US navy sailors visit Da Nang’s centre for mentally ill patients
(VOVWORLD) -The crew members of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Tuesday visited a center for people with mental health issues and the SOS village for orphans and disadvantaged children in Da Nang city as part of a 5-day trip of a group of US navy ships to Vietnam.
 US navy officers visit the Da Nang Nursing Centre for the Mentally Ill, March 6, 2018. |
The US sailors also played futsal with the Da Nang Department of Culture and Sports and enjoyed Vietnamese cuisine. Lam Quang Minh, Director of the Da Nang Department of External Affairs said the visit will boost the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and the US.
“Local people eagerly welcomed the US sailors who come in peace time for people-to-people exchange. They helped us build clinics and houses, provided free health check-ups and trained doctors, contributing to a peaceful, friendly, cooperative and win-win relationship between Vietnam and the US,” Mr Minh said.
The aircraft carrier, accompanied by missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer, docked at Da Nang’s Tien Sa port on Monday.