From refugee to serving our country: Meet Commander Nguyen

By Christine Devine

Updated May 14, 2021 2:12am PDT

From growing up in foster care to serving the country: Meet Commander Nguyen

More than a decade after the fall of Saigon, he fled Vietnam and came to the U.S. as a child refugee. Now, he’s a doctor on the aircraft carrier and shares his journey of being an immigrant.

May marks Asian Pacific American heritage month.

We take you to the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln to meet Commander William Nguyen.

More than a decade after the fall of Saigon, he fled Vietnam and came to the U.S. as a child refugee. Now, he’s a U.S. Navy doctor on an aircraft carrier and shares his journey of being an immigrant.

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Christine Devine shares her special family tie with Nguyen.