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May 23, 2016 11:23 AM

Gallery: Obama OKs weapons to Vietnam

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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, May 22, 2016. Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam during his first visit to the communist country, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region he's tried to place at the center of his foreign policy legacy.
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, May 22, 2016. Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam during his first visit to the communist country, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region he's tried to place at the center of his foreign policy legacy. Carolyn Kaster AP
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang shake hands at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang shake hands at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Carolyn Kaster AP
Vietnamese students hold U.S. and Vietnamese flags at a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Vietnamese students hold U.S. and Vietnamese flags at a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam. Na Son Nguyen AP
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, walks with chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on the Presidential Palace compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Second from right is National Security Advisor Susan Rice.
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, walks with chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on the Presidential Palace compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Second from right is National Security Advisor Susan Rice. Carolyn Kaster AP
A young girl looks out and smiles under a poster of U.S President Barack Obama with footnote read "Welcome to our city,” hung on the door of a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, May 22, 2016.
A young girl looks out and smiles under a poster of U.S President Barack Obama with footnote read "Welcome to our city,” hung on the door of a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Hau Dinh AP
U.S. President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang walk together as they arrive for the official photo at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang walk together as they arrive for the official photo at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Carolyn Kaster AP
U.S. President Barack Obama, joined by from left, Secretary of State John Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and Mike Froman, United States Trade Ambassador, looks across the table as he meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the Presidential Palace Compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama, joined by from left, Secretary of State John Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and Mike Froman, United States Trade Ambassador, looks across the table as he meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the Presidential Palace Compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Carolyn Kaster AP
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang review the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang review the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, May 23, 2016. Na Son Nguyen AP
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the Presidential Palace Compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the Presidential Palace Compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Carolyn Kaster AP
U.S. President Barack Obam, right, and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, toast during a State Luncheon at the International Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obam, right, and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, toast during a State Luncheon at the International Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Carolyn Kaster AP
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Vietnamese Communist party secretary general Nguyen Phu Trong at the Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Vietnamese Communist party secretary general Nguyen Phu Trong at the Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 23, 2016. Carolyn Kaster AP
President Barack Obama greets women at the door as he walks from the Bún chả Hương Liên restaurant after having dinner with American Chef Anthony Bourdain, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
President Barack Obama greets women at the door as he walks from the Bún chả Hương Liên restaurant after having dinner with American Chef Anthony Bourdain, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Carolyn Kaster AP
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