The kid who escaped from South Vietnam and became a General with 1st Cavalry Division

Brig. Gen. Viet Xuan Luong from the 1st Cavalry Division recalls his escape from South Vietnam as a nine-year-old boy.

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Photo: U.S. Army

Luong and his family were able to board a USMC helicopter in Saigon and land on board carrier USS Hancock.

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