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Fort Hood colonel makes history as first Vietnamese-American to make general
Via Timothy
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.
Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/08/fort-hood-colonel-makes-history-as.html
