Panetta arrives at former US base in Vietnam
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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived at a former US air and naval base at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, becoming the most senior American official to go there since the war ended.
Panetta says he hopes to encourage efforts with Vietnam to locate and identify more of the US war dead who are still missing. He plans to visit the USNS Richard E. Byrd, a cargo ship operated by the Navy's Military Sealift Command. The ship has a largely civilian crew and is used to move military supplies to US forces around the world. (AP)
