It is absolutely amazing to have friends whom you haven't seen in about five years. You have known them for over thirty years, and they finally are able to visit in your home. We are privileged and blessed by such an occasion.
I first met Sou Hoc Sieu when he was a Captain in the Cambodian Army and attending the Military Police Officer's advanced course at Fort Gordon, GA. Just as he was about to return to Cambodia after completing the course he learned about the fall of Cambodia to the Khmer Rouge. He chose to remain in the US. His family were all in Cambodia. It was one of the most difficult decisions he ever made. To return meant he would be shot as soon as he landed just as some of his friends had been.
It took about five years for him to learn that his wife, Amina, and two of their three children had made it safely out of Cambodia. They were able to get to France where they spent time with family before they could come to the US to join him. Today they are both American citizens. Their children are prospering. Their daughter is married, has one child, and works as a nurse. Their son is an officer in the US Air Force. He too is married and his wife is expecting their first child.
It is people like them who help give the meaning of America. A place of boundless opportunity. All you have to do is be willing to work for it.
It is an honor to call them friend and to have them visiting. We have a lot of activities planned for the short time they will be here.
Serve well!
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Make sure to give Hoc Sieu and Amina my love!!! I am looking forward to photos you either send to me or post here.
Their story always gives me chills. I remember hearing the two of you talking about it one night when we were visiting them. This was MANY years ago...
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