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  Compiled by Mary Tablante 1) Vietnamese American Becomes Brigadier General Fort Hood, Texas—On Aug. 6, Col. Viet Xuan Luong became the first Vietnamese American to be promoted to brigadier general.  In 1975, Luong and his family fled Vietnam to come to the U.S. as political refugees and Luong began his military career after graduating from the University of Southern …

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