... Its the circle of life
All it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life.
Theme from "The Lion King"
As the news spread about the nomination of Navy Captain Huấn Từ Nguyễn to be rear admiral, some astute studiers of the Vietnam War could not help but notice the captain's history.
At 14, Nguyen arrived in Guam as refugee
right after the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
Seven years before, he was badly injured during the attack by the communist rebels during the surprise Tet Offensive. Some of the rebels pretended to be civilians and infiltrated key areas in Saigon. Nguyen's family was captured at their home in the early morning of the fight. The rebels targeted his family because his dad, Lt. Colonel Tuan Nguyen, was the head of an armored division protecting the city. His parents along with his 6 siblings and his 80 years old grandma were executed. He was the only one in his family survived the brutality.
Seven years before, he was badly injured during the attack by the communist rebels during the surprise Tet Offensive. Some of the rebels pretended to be civilians and infiltrated key areas in Saigon. Nguyen's family was captured at their home in the early morning of the fight. The rebels targeted his family because his dad, Lt. Colonel Tuan Nguyen, was the head of an armored division protecting the city. His parents along with his 6 siblings and his 80 years old grandma were executed. He was the only one in his family survived the brutality.
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That would never appear in the progressive/NPR/PBS/Ken Burns narrative of "their" VN story.
ReplyDeleteAnother inconvenient fact. I don't read novels as real life far exceeds fiction.
DeleteRear Admiral Huan Nguyen is surviving son of Colonel Tuan Nguyen whose family was murderd during Tet 1968. His family's muderer was later be executed by General Loan Nguyen. This incident was captured by Pulitzer prize winning photographer Eddie Adam (Source: littlesaigoninside.blogspot.com)
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