Quang X. Pham
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Quang X. Pham a Vietnamese-American was born in 1964, in Saigon, South Vietnam.
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[edit] Early life
During the invasion of South Vietnam by the Communist North Vietnamese Army and their Viet Cong Agents, Quang, his sisters, and his mother left their beloved nation, while the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) were defending the capital city of Saigon.
His father Hoa Van Pham, a member of the Vietnamese Air Force, remained in Vietnam and was captured by the North Vietnamese Army while he was supporting the Republic of Vietnam, resulting in his twelve years in re-education/prison camps.
Quang and his family immigrated to the United States and resided in California.
[edit] Education
Quang graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and he went on to complete Marine Corps Officer Candidate School.
[edit] Military service
He was the first Vietnamese American to earn his naval aviator's wings and flew helicopter missions in the Persian Gulf War and Somalia in the United States Marine Corps.
[edit] Civilian life
He is a renowned author and wrote, A Sense of Duty: My Father, My American Journey.
In 2000, he founded Lathian Systems, a pharmaceutical technology sales company, raised $14 million from investors and helped the company reached profitability. He was chairman and CEO.
[edit] Quotes
- "Now talk of exiting the war in Iraq has increased. What will happen to the Iraqis who believed in us? Will we let them down too?"[1]
[edit] External links
- Quang X. Pham Official Site
- Duty and deceit
- Flying high once again Air Force adviser, Vietnamese pilots reunite
- Starting from Scratch
- From Vietnamese refugee to pilot: Memoir reflects on Nam, feelings on duty, family
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