Pence cites 'challenging times' to troops in American Samoa
By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press
Apr 23, 2017 11:44 PM CDT
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, second right, and his wife Karen, second left, sail past the Opera House accompanied by New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, left, and NSW TreasurerDominic Perrottet, right, during a cruise on the harbor in Sydney, Sunday, April 23, 2017. Pence is on the last part...   (Associated Press)

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — US Vice President Mike Pence is thanking US service members based in American Samoa.

Pence addressed about 200 soldiers during a refueling stop in Pago Pago on Sunday. The Vice President noted "challenging times" in the Asia Pacific and told the troops the Trump administration was seeking a large increase in military funding.

He also dedicated a sign that will greet visitors at a veterans clinic.

Pence met with American Samoan officials and troops on his way to Hawaii at the end of a tour of the Asia Pacific region that included a stop along the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea.

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