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.
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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.
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.