Harris trip to Vietnam delayed after report of "anomalous health incident" in Hanoi
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Vice President Kamala Harris and her delegation delayed their departure from Singapore to Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, after they were made aware of an "anomalous health incident" in Hanoi.
"Earlier this evening, the Vice President's traveling delegation was delayed from departing Singapore because the Vice President's office was made aware of a report of a recent possible anomalous health incident in Hanoi, Vietnam," the State Department said in a statement. "After careful assessment, the decision was made to continue with the Vice President's trip." A senior State Department official told CBS News the reported incident that delayed the vice president's trip to Hanoi is consistent with previous reported cases of "Havana Syndrome" in Cuba and around the world. It was serious: at least one official had to be removed by medevac over the weekend. This was not the first reported instance of "Havana Syndrome" in Vietnam, the official said. The individuals involved require medical evaluation.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.