{"id":6206,"date":"2016-04-05T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/usc-alumnus-army-brigadier-general-shares-tale-of-success-with-rotc-cadets\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:11:50","slug":"usc-alumnus-army-brigadier-general-shares-tale-of-success-with-rotc-cadets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/usc-alumnus-army-brigadier-general-shares-tale-of-success-with-rotc-cadets\/","title":{"rendered":"USC alumnus, Army brigadier general shares tale of success with ROTC cadets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2304-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2304-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"USC alumnus, Army brigadier general shares tale of success with ROTC cadets\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Brig. Gen. Viet Luong leaves his visit with first-year ROTC cadets on campus. Photos by David Sprague.\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>USC alumnus, Army brigadier general shares tale of success with ROTC cadets<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The first Vietnamese-born American to earn the fifth-highest rank in the Army savors his special homecoming.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Emily Gersema<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">April 5, 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time Viet Luong &rsquo;87 visited USC, he watched the Trojan football team crush UCLA 50-0 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2011, but he didn&rsquo;t stick around.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has made history. A graduate of biological sciences, Luong <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1925\/star-soldier\/\" target=\"_blank\">in 2014<\/a> was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, becoming the first Vietnamese-born American to have earned the fifth-highest rank in the Army.<\/p>\n<p>On March 30, Luong paid his respects to the university and its ROTC program, which gave him the foundation for a successful career in the U.S. military. He also attended the university&rsquo;s annual dinner for veterans and ROTC students.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For me, this is fortuitous because I have a strong desire to be reconnected with my alma mater. It&rsquo;s really great to be back at the university and to be connected with the corps of cadets,&rdquo; Luong said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then and now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usc.edu\/directories\/dept\/rotc.html\" target=\"_blank\">USC Reserve Officers&rsquo; Training Corps<\/a> &mdash; a program that has existed at USC since 1940 &mdash; currently comprises 40 men and women. Luong recalled that when he was in the USC ROTC from 1983&ndash;87, he was the only immigrant cadet, a difference of which he was aware almost daily.<\/p>\n<p>Much has changed. He said he just met more than a handful of students in USC&rsquo;s ROTC who were also immigrants or the children of immigrants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-landscape news-image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Luong2-2304.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Right\"><\/p>\n<p>Luong listens to a cadet during his visit with USC ROTC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While visiting the cadets, &ldquo;one of the points I really stressed was the sense of selfless service and commitment to our ideals,&rdquo; Luong said. &ldquo;At times, I think that really doesn&rsquo;t get enforced as much as it could. We live in a great nation &mdash; the best in the world &mdash; and only a great nation such as this could afford to provide such opportunity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For Luong and his family, opportunity has been a lifesaver. He, his father, mother and seven sisters fled Saigon for the United States a day before the North Vietnamese took over the city on April 30, 1975. The family found safety on the USS Hancock in the South China Sea. From there, they and thousands of other refugees made their way to the United States as part of Operation Frequent Wind, a political asylum program.<\/p>\n<p>While standing on the aircraft carrier, Luong said he knew that he would serve in the U.S. military. Doing so also continued the legacy of service in his family. His father and uncles had all served in the South Vietnamese military. Like them, he said, he ended up specializing in combat.<\/p>\n<p>Luong said his USC homecoming was an opportunity for him to share his experience with aspiring cadets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s allowing me to continue to serve past the requisite 20 years is the fact that I can really contribute now, not only to the military, but to impact lives,&rdquo; Luong said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just another way of giving back. 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