Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander »
Posted By BronxBomber 2 weeks, 3 days ago in NewsDANANG, Vietnam - On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming - as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer. Le piloted the USS Lassen into Danang, home of China Beach, where U.S. troops frequently headed for R and R during the war. On April 30, 1975 was the day Le and his family embarked on an uncertain journey in a fishing boat piloted by Le’s father, who was a commander in the South Vietnamese navy.
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