The port call, the fourth by a U.S. carrier group since 2018, is a sign that relations between Washington and Hanoi remain healthy, despite ongoing trade tensions.

This marks just the third visit of an American Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier since USS Carl Vinson made its first port call in March 2018

A 79-year-old veteran of war with America sees the carrier’s visit as proof of how far relations have come.