Posted on 12/07/2009 11:04:40 AM PST by Freedom2specul8
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - Arrangements have been made for a traditional, three-day Hmong funeral for Pfc. Kham Xiong of St. Paul who was among 13 people killed in the Fort Hood Army Base shootings.
The funeral service for Xiong will start at Legacy Funeral Home's Maplewood chapel starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28. The service will run through the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 30. Xiong will then be buried with military honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
"Pfc. Kham Xiong came to America from Thailand as a small child," President Barack Obama said during a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday. "He was the husband and father who followed his brother into the military because his family had a strong history of service. He was preparing for his first deployment to Afghanistan."
Ping in case you missed this..
OOPS, this was an excerpt.
http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2009/11/06/fort-hood-profiles-pfc-kham-xiong/
November 6, 2009, 10:47 PM ET Fort Hood Profiles: Pfc. Kham Xiong
Pfc. Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minn., was a father of three whose family had a history of military service.
Pfc. Xiong’s father, Chor Xiong, is a native of Laos who fought the Viet Cong alongside the CIA in 1972; Chor’s father, Kham’s grandfather, also fought with the CIA; and Kham’s brother, Nelson, is a Marine serving in Afghanistan.
“I very mad,” Pfc. Xiong’s father said Friday. Through sniffles and tears, he said his son died for “no reason” and he has a hard time believing Kham is gone.
Kham Xiong was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, and his sister Mee Xiong said the family would be able to understand if he would have died in battle.
“He didn’t get to go overseas and do what he’s supposed to do, and he’s dead .. killed by our own people,” Mee Xiong said.
excerpt
Pfc. Kham Xiong - Rest in Peace.
Mr. Xiong, your son’s killer didn’t think of himself as one of us. He was a Muslim first. Being an American didn’t matter to him.
I thought the same thing....
Note that it was Bill Clinton who banned the carrying of firearms on domestic military bases. Just add this to Slick Willie’s tab.
...said the islamist In Chief....
Thank you for the ping, Kim. I did miss this. I think his was the last funeral of the 13; all have been laid to rest.
Tamar, that comment stood out to me as wrong also. Having said that, the Xiong family has done much to fight for freedom.
Yeah, imagine that history. At least 3 generations...what an awesome family.
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