The first Vietnamese American to be promoted to General in the US

On August 5, Statement.com (USA) reported that Colonel Viet Xuan Luong of Fort Hood military base in Texas will become the first Vietnamese-American soldier to be promoted to the rank of Major General in the history of the US military. Mr. Luong is currently the deputy commander of exercises of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood base.

Mr. Viet Xuan Luong (photo: Statement.com)

The general promotion ceremony will be held at 9am (local time) on August 6 at Fort Hood. It is expected that more than 100 people from the Vietnamese American community in Austin, Texas, where Mr. Luong is stationed, will attend the ceremony.

According to Statement.com, Mr. Viet Xuan Luong's family immigrated to the United States in 1975. Mr. Luong is currently the deputy commander of exercises for the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood.

Binh Nguyen, the police officer in charge of liaison with the Asian community in the city of Austin, said that with this event, Mr. Luong has marked a historic milestone for the Vietnamese American community.

“It was a very proud moment,” Binh Nguyen shared. “It is rare for a Vietnamese-American to serve in the US military, but this is a high-ranking military officer,” Binh Nguyen said./.

According to VOV