As Viet Luong's wife pinned the star on his chest Wednesday morning to promote him to the rank of brigadier general, history was made.
Born in Vietnam and brought to America during the 1975 fall of Saigon, Luong is the first Vietnamese-American to make general officer in the United States Army.
"The journey was arduous," said Luong, deputy commander for maneuver for 1st Cavalry Division, standing at the podium at Cooper Field.
At age 10, Luong's father, a Vietnamese marine, got their family of 10 onto a flight during Operation Frequent Wind and into a refugee camp in Arkansas. The family then settled in Los Angeles.
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Thank God he made it that far in rank. I served with a bunch of former refugees. Some were former ARVN soldiers and had to start from the bottom up.
ReplyDeleteYes and I have heard that about them, but this man was brought over during the evacuation when he was 10 by his father, a Vietnamese Marine.
DeleteHopefully he has appreciated the gift he was given- voting patterns of Cuban refugee offspring especially 2-3 generation leave much to be desired/ as in pro Obama ect.
ReplyDeleteYes, Cubans used to be strong Conservatives, but that can't be counted on anymore.
Delete"That smell, there's nothing like it....I love the smell of naplam in the morning..smells like..victory" -Apocolypse Now
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He has that no nonsense look about him. I think the purfumed princes, "screw-up" by selecting the right man for the position. May he have a long career, of pissing off the political whore and hacks pretending to be generals.
May he have a long career, of pissing off the political whore and hacks pretending to be generals.
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A good bar in Saigon.
No intent to disparage the man here but it makes you wonder if he earned the rank
ReplyDeletehonestly or if he was given the paved downhill path because of who he is, where he came from and possibly who he has pledged to support.
It's a shame that current events and trends force me to question his merit but I find myself doing so with anyone promoted or honored in this man's military including
some who have been given the Medal of Honor. I may be wrong but it seems to me like king O has been handing out M'sOH like popcorn at a baseball game because it suits his political purposes for acts that might not have deserved a Silver or Bronze Star under another Commander in Chief.
I apologize if I'm slighting someone who honestly deserves their medal. I just can't help being the skeptic these days.
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makes you wonder if he earned the rank honestly or if he was given the paved downhill path because of who he is, where he came from
DeleteCertainly possible, but then his father was a Vietnamese marine. Check out Ride the Thunder. One of the many greats books on the war.
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I just can't help being the skeptic these days.
I'm not, I just don't believe anything the government says......:) Speaking of handing out MOH's, the ones given during the so called Civil War take the cake.