PHOTOS: Ernst visits Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoa Lo Prison in Vietnam

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released photos from the Senate delegation visit to Vietnam and Singapore. 

The Senate delegation visited Hoan Kiem Lake and Hoa Lo Prison, where Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was held as a prisoner of war. The visit to Vietnam also marks the 20th anniversary of the normalization of relations with the United States and the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

(Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), Joni Ernst and John McCain (R-AZ) at the Hoan Kiem Lake)

Photo courtesy the U.S. Embassy Hanoi Vietnam.

Senators Joni Ernst, Jack Reed, John McCain and Dan Sullivan at the Hoan Kiem Lake)

Photo courtesy the U.S. Embassy Hanoi Vietnam.

Senators Joni Ernst, Jack Reed, John McCain and Dan Sullivan at the Hoa Lo Prison)

Photo courtesy the U.S. Embassy Hanoi Vietnam.

Later this week in Singapore, the Senators will participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual meeting of Asia-Pacific defense ministers and policy makers, including U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. More details on the Shangri-La Dialogue is available here.

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