50 U.S. Military Personnel to Offer Free Medical Check-ups for Vietnamese

U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said May 5 that more than 50 U.S. military personnel will come to Can Tho City in southern Vietnam from May 10-17 to give free-of-charge medical examinations to locals. These activities are under a program namely Operation Pacific Angel 2010, which is aimed at promoting civil collaboration between U.S. and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Nguoi lao dong newspaper reported. This is the second time the program will be implemented in Vietnam. The program was first held in the central province of Quang Tri in September, 2009.