Uncle
Luu Hung told me that he hung the citation of the U.S. Army Commendation medal
awarded to his son because he wanted to eliminate a complex caused by
intentional distortions by the leftist U.S. news media, as well as by Vietnamese
Communist propaganda, saying that the Republic of Viet Nam Armed Forces were
merely an adjunct to the U.S. Armed Forces in the Viet Nam war. The citation
reads: "This is to certify that the Secretary of the Army has awarded the
Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device to Second Lieutenant Huyen
Luu, Army of the
Uncle Hung's family is proud of having two members who have sacrificed their lives for the fatherland: Luu Huyen and Luu Chuyen Uncle Hung's cousin. Before his death Luu Chuyen was a Lieutenant, Senior Grade, in the Special Reconnaissance branch of the Vietnamese Navy. During the Viet Nam war, these Special Reconnaissance units operated in coordination with the U.S. Special Forces, using small PT boats to conduct raids against the coastal areas of North Viet Nam.