Two U.S. Navy ships
will be in Uruguay in the next few days.
The aircraft carrier
USS Ronald Reagan will pass through Uruguayan waters on
Wednesday (June 16) during its trip from the Norfolk, Va.,
naval base to its final destination in San Diego, Calif.
The carrier will remain at sea, where Ambassador Martin
J. Silverstein and President of Uruguay Jorge Batlle will
fly out with a group of dignitaries.
The USS Thomas Gates,
the escort ship of the USS Ronald Reagan, will arrive Sunday
(June 13) in Punta del Este where it will remain for the
following week. With the visit, the crews of both ships
will make donations and perform community service in different
institutions in the department of Maldonado.
On Monday (June 14), the crew of the USS
Thomas Gates will paint School No. 95 in Maldonado, which
is attended by 950 students. They will also perform other
maintenance needed in the school.
On Tuesday (June 15), in a ceremony starting
at the Base Capitan Curbelo of the Uruguayan Navy, they
will deliver equipment and supplies to Maldonado Hospital,
INAME, Orfanato e Iglesia de Maldonado Nuevo and School
No. 56 of Villa Delia and 10 de San Carlos.
