Keywords: US Navy 040728-N-8796S-380 Commanding Officer, USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), Cdr. John T. Lauer III, enjoys a friendly conversation with Vietnam's Navy Region Three Deputy Commander, Senior Captain, Phan Van Quoc upon arriving i.jpg en Da Nang Vietnam July 28 2004 USS Curtis Wilbur DDG 54 Commanding Officer Cdr John T Lauer III enjoys a friendly conversation with Vietnam's Navy Region Three Deputy Commander Senior Captain Phan Van Quoc upon arriving in the city of Da Nang Vietnam The Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer is on scheduled port visit and is the second U S Navy ship to visit Vietnam and the first to visit Da Nang since 1973 These visits symbolize the continuation of normalized relations between the United States and Vietnam Curtis Wilbur is part of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group CSG the Navy s only permanently forward deployed carrier strike group currently operating from Yokosuka Japan U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Timothy Smith RELEASED 2004-07-28 040728-N-8796S-380 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16708 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Timothy Smith PD-USGov-Military-Navy People of Da Nang Relations of the United States and Vietnam |