Tuesday, June 16, 2009

[Cambodian-American Marines and] Former Refugee Returns Home To Hero's Welcome


June 14, 2009
Leticia Juarez
KIAH (Houston, USA)


Virah Inson is back on American soil the after serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Army. The former refugee came to this country looking for a better life after escaping the killing fields of Cambodia in 1980. He came to the U.S. with only his sister and brothers, their parents had been executed.

"We had an experience back in our country, we went through the civil war there in 1975," said his brother Vichet Inson.

Both brothers wanted to served their adopted country so they enlisted in the military.

"America has given so much to our family and to our country and this is one way we wanted to give back," said Inson. He served with the Marines in the first Persian Gulf War.

The brothers embraced each other surrounded by family and friends who gathered at Bush Intercontinental. But there was one person the returning soldier was hoping to get to know - his daughter.

"Spend some time with my family especially with my daughter because as you can see she has not recognized me at all," said Virach Inson.

His wife, Kakada Inson greeted her husband with hugs, kisses, and flowers, while friends waved American flags.

Now that he is back home his wife said she doesn't have to check her email to see if he is okay.

The couple will spend a few days in Houston with family before heading to Hawaii. Inson will finish his service with the U.S. Army on the island.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

No way! Virak??? He's my buddy from the 82nd Airborne. Oh man! Hey Virak, if you read this, it's me Thanny.

Anonymous said...

Hey Virak is in the Army, not Marines.

Thanny again.

Anonymous said...

its was the vietnam war, then usa bombing in cambodia that brought the khmer rouge. plus iraq war is an unjust war.
thanks especially to a man name dick chaney

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

Don't thank Dick Chaney. Thank your Papa King who brought khmer rouge to to kill your family.

Anonymous said...

Without Khmer Rouge, some of you in the US still live some where in the deep Cambodia jungle or under Vietnam.

Anonymous said...

You were enlisted and trained how to fight the battle (not war), and they never told you "why" you have to fight. In fact, you're enlisted low-raking soldiers--you only need to know-basis. Further, remember that the enemy combatants you're combating with are not really your enemy; however, the real ENEMY are the people who sent you to fight the enemy combatants.

Perhaps in the near future, use your GI bill(benefit) to further your education and expatiate your thinking, so you cannot be ordered around.

PPU

Anonymous said...

PPU,

At least he serves for the best of the military in the world, not under Ah Hun Sen. Ah Hun Sen doesn't care his own people and his army. If one serves under RCAF, it's like serving the death camp. America is trying to protect and promote democracy.

He's better than you who do the drug and run prostitutes.

Get lost.

Anonymous said...

PPU, perhaps you need to be educated. Don't make an assumption about people when you really have no clue about them. What you don't know is that Virak is a Major in the Army and his brother is a college grad and hold a respectable career. Instead of being negative about people, you need to look within yourself to see what is wrong with you.

Anonymous said...

Mr. idiot PPU, did you know that in order to obtain a rank as a Major in the US military you must have at least a Master Degree? Unlike Xun Xen's government that you only have to suck Youn's dick to clime up rank okay. Therefore, you need to stop barking for your YOUN master. My question to you is...How many dicks have you suck Sir. PPU?

Anonymous said...

mr. ppu. i saw khmer soldiers at Preah Vihea wore flip flop. they are skinny. they look like they were not properly fed. even the thai soldiers wear proper clothe than the cambodian soldiers. cambodian soldier did not receive their salary on time. their family are suffering. who is in charge all these? where is the budget to support these soldiers?.

For your information, American take care of her people.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

PPU, whoever you are and whatever you are, you need to take a chillpill and keep your negative comments to yourself. If you live here in the United States, you should be glad you are here. If you are so proud of the dictatorship, perhaps you should go back to the hole you crawled out of. People like yourself who makes Khmer looks bad. I am proud to read positive things about my fellows Cambodian-American and the things they have accomplished.

Anonymous said...

8:47 PM

Fuck you!

For your info: I konw someone who does not have a college degree and he's a Lt.Col (now he's working toward his degree), but he needs to get his college degree before he can make it to Col. (Bird Col.). Master degree my ass.

Fuck you, next time, get your fucking information straight.

Also, for your info: I had been to the ROTC University myself many years ago. That's you need to know about me, asshole.

Pi Anh: PPU

Anonymous said...

10:35 PM

First and foremost, I'd like to say fuck you to you and the rest of your clans.

Flip-flop? So what? I see nothing wrong with this issue.

Remember this and remember it well: although we (Cambodian soliders)do not have modern weapons in arsenals, as opposed to the Americans or Thais, rest assured, however, the Cambodian solidiers are more modern (not conventional)than the American or Thai soldiers. In other words, the American and Thai soldiers are using their modern weapons with conventional soldiers--not Cambodians.

Until then, train hard, and fight smart.

Pi Anh: PPU

Anonymous said...

4:31 AM

If you (and the rest your clans)want my positive comments, it is critically imperative that you people must start with more favorable views on MY PM. Moreover, tell you people to show me some civility, and I will show these people some civility, too--that's simple. Sorry, kid, I'm not a person who will turn the other cheek.

Oh, you sound relatively plausible individual to deal with intellectually providing that people have different intellectual capacity.

Pi Anh: PPU

Anonymous said...

Hey dick sucker PPU! You have been to where? The ROTC that you went to stand for: Representing Of Tiny Cock. Don't forget to take your psy. medication today okay.

Pi Anh: Your Mama's pimp

Anonymous said...

Damn PPU. Sounds like you have hemoroid in your ass or something. People have hemoroid in their ass have burning sensation in their ass so they can't stay in one place or can't stay quiet. They just have to do or say something to take their mind off the hemoroid.. lol

Anonymous said...

Hey Thanny-Did this end up bing your friend Virak? I also know a Virak Inson.