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Vietnamese war hero Mai Van On greets Douglas "Pete" Peterson, the first U.S. ambassador to post-war Vietnam, upon his arrival in Hanoi Friday. Peterson, a former Vietnam War prisoner of war, proclaimed a new era of relations between the former foes. "Today we exchange ambassadors, marking the full normalization of diplomatic relations between our two countries," Peterson said. Vietnam's ambassador to the United States, Le Van Bang was due in Washington Friday.