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TexasTowelie

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Mon Apr 24, 2017, 06:38 AM Apr 2017

Pence cites challenging times to troops in American Samoa

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) ” US Vice President Mike Pence has thanked U.S. service members based in America Samoa, citing “challenging times” for the military in the Asia-Pacific.

Completing a visit to the region and en route back to the United States, Pence addressed some 200 soldiers during a refueling stop in Pago Pago. He told the troops the Trump administration was seeking a large increase in military funding.

During his stop, Pence also dedicated a sign that will greet visitors at a veterans clinic. He met with American Samoan officials and troops on his way to Hawaii at the end of his tour that included a visit to the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea.

The trip offered evidence that Pence has become one of President Donald Trump’s chief emissaries on the world stage, patching up relations, reassuring allies still wondering what to expect from Trump and diving into international crises like North Korea.

Read more: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170424/pence-cites-challenging-times-to-troops-in-american-samoa
(Columbus Dispatch)

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