Stories From USS Iwo Jima: Junior Supply Corps Officer Born in Vietnam Perseveres
December 05, 2024
December 05, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news:
By Chief Petty Officer Timothy Black, USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
NORFOLK, Va. - Growing up in an urban city in Vietnam, surrounded with the smell of coffee beans and vegetable gardens, this Vietnamese teenager had her head in books with a desire to become a teacher one day. With her mother and father supporting the family by growing coffee beans and truck driving, they worked hard . . .
By Chief Petty Officer Timothy Black, USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
NORFOLK, Va. - Growing up in an urban city in Vietnam, surrounded with the smell of coffee beans and vegetable gardens, this Vietnamese teenager had her head in books with a desire to become a teacher one day. With her mother and father supporting the family by growing coffee beans and truck driving, they worked hard . . .