USS Salvor (ARS 52) Commanding Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Colby Howard, receives a wooden ship as a gift from Nguyen Than Lien, director of Proshipser Ltd., the husbanding agent for Salvor's visit to Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Jul. 04, 2006) USS Salvor (ARS 52) Commanding Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Colby Howard, receives a wooden ship as a gift from Nguyen Than Lien, director of Proshipser Ltd., the husbanding agent for Salvor's visit to Vietnam. Visits to Vietnam by U.S. Navy ships symbolize the continuation of relations between the two nations. Sailors from Salvor and the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) will have an opportunity to interact with the Vietnamese people through a variety of events, including a community service project at a local orphanage and a volleyball game with the Navy division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman File# 060704-N-9851B-005