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                  Peace Corps Coming to Vietnam for First Time

   by Associated Press

   The Peace Corps is at last coming to Vietnam.

   President Barack Obama announced Monday during his visit to Vietnam
   that the Peace Corps will be invited to establish operations in that
   country.

   "Our Peace Corps volunteers will focus on teaching English and the
   friendship that our people forge will bring us closer together for
   decades to come,'' Obama said.

   It's a striking turnaround from the years when some young men joined
   the Peace Corps in an effort to avoid serving in the military during
   the Vietnam conflict.

   The Peace Corps has been working on gaining entry to Vietnam for years.
   In 2012, then-Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams made a three-day
   visit to the country to explore the possibility of an invitation to
   establish a program there.

   The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to
   promote world peace and friendship. Since then, more than 220,000
   Americans have served in 141 host countries. Currently, volunteers work
   in 63 countries.

   Peace Corps volunteers live in host communities overseas for 27 months
   and work in areas such education, environment, health, agriculture,
   youth and community development.

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