Yesterday, at Fort Hood, TX, home of the US Army 1rst Calvary Division, Colonel Viet Xuan Luong was promoted to brigadier general and became the first Vietnamese-American general/flag officer.
He and his 7 sisters came to the US in 1975 after being airlifted from Saigon. His father was a major in the ARVN. He was raised in California (LA and Mountain View) and joined the army after receiving his BS from USC almost 2 decades ago. He served in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The first Vietnamese-American commissioned to West Point was Hung Vu in 1981. He left the service with the rank of captain after fulfilling his 5 years commission. In 1999, Josephine Nguyen graduated second in her Naval Academy class. She and her classmate (Mary Godfrey) had the distinction of becoming the first pair of women who graduated as the top two of their class.
He and his 7 sisters came to the US in 1975 after being airlifted from Saigon. His father was a major in the ARVN. He was raised in California (LA and Mountain View) and joined the army after receiving his BS from USC almost 2 decades ago. He served in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The first Vietnamese-American commissioned to West Point was Hung Vu in 1981. He left the service with the rank of captain after fulfilling his 5 years commission. In 1999, Josephine Nguyen graduated second in her Naval Academy class. She and her classmate (Mary Godfrey) had the distinction of becoming the first pair of women who graduated as the top two of their class.
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