SO SATTO
July 5, 1933 – November 25, 2010
So Satto passed away in Paris after living a long and decorated life as a Brigadier General and former Commander in Chief of the Khmer Air Force. He was born on July 5, 1933 at Ang Tasom, Takeo, Cambodia to Mr. So Ham and Srey Mom. In 1964, he married Song Ryroen and together, they had three children.
Among his greatest accomplishments in life was serving his country in the Khmer Air Force for almost 21 years. He got his start in the service in 1954, when he enlisted at the Aviation Royale Khmere. From then, he held many prestigious promotions from becoming Second Lieutenant in 1956 to later becoming Brigadier General in 1972.
There were many honorable feats to his name that cemented his status in the Air Force. One of those feats was attending the officer formation at French Air Academy at Salon de Provence, France and graduating on January 1, 1958. Satto also obtained the transport pilot wing in 1959 at Avord Air Force Base, France. He then went on to pursue the transport pilot improvement training at Centre d’Instruction des Equipages de Transport (CIET) at Toulouse Air Force Base, France in 1960. The next year, in 1961, he attended the Staff School at Military Academy in Paris and completed the Flying Personal Officer Perfect Course that same year.
Satto was a great man of leadership and duty; which is evident in the many positions he held during his service. During his time with the Air Tactical Group, he served as an Air Operations Deputy Chief, Air Operations Chief and Commandant. He was also a Commander at the Pochentong Air Force Base. Among his proudest accomplishments was serving as Commander and Chief of Staff of the Khmer Air Force. Later, he went on the join the Defense and Armed Forces attaché at Khmer Republic Embassy in Washington DC, USA.
Satto is survived by his wife, Song Ryroen, son Sethipong and two daughters, Chansuma and Hammolay.
17 comments:
who give a fuck.....
May your soul rest in peaces.
Shut da fuck up stupid Youn 4:51am.
Nous rendons hommages à une personnalité exceptionnelle, un cambodgien humble mais combien compétent et qui a marqué un bout d'histoire khmère malheureusement tragique. Nous regretterons toujours votre présence mais votre mémoire restera gravée en nous et que votre âme puisse atteindre les vastes cieux dont vous étiez dèjà Le Maître!
Dear So Satto,may you have peace in mind.May god Buddha bless.
You accomplished your leadership and duty so well.As an old Khmer generation,I respect and salute you general.You were responsible and duty,not unlike Hun Sen.
Hun Sen is irresponsible for his country and his people.He sold Khmer country to YUON;he treats Khmer citizens like animals.
General So Satto has peace in mind
so Khmer people.
ិI despise the attitude of the old,rude,disgusting of the former Khmer officers.They really looked down on all their subordinated.
May their soul rest in hell.
x-corporal of the khmer Air Force.
4:51AM
PLEASE BE A LITTLE MORE COURAGEOUS,
HAVE SOME RESPECT TO A DEAD PERSON.
YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR CHANCE TO FIGHT
HIM WHEN YOU JOINT HIM. BLESS YOU!!!
4:51am YOU FUCK YOUR MOTHER IDIOT YOUN BITCH,,,,
shut the fuck up! 4:51am motherfucker son of the bitch! i want to blow up you mother pussy ok?
This is 4:51 again and I am not Youn and yet Khmer full blooded. Fuck all these Officers who fled their country while they were needed and not die. There is no honor running away from one's country and not to mention 100% of them are corrupted as fuck. Many KHmer men in uniform were dead and continue to fight not like some damn Khmer Air Force Officer who coward rewarded with honor and praises when he kick the bucket. I say again fuck him....
again 451...If any of you want to blow up my head, please come to where I work in Hohenfels, Germany a place call JMRC. All u need is American passport because it is a U.S Army base.....
again 451...many former officers of the Cambodian Armed Forces returned to Cambodia and buy their position for power, sex and corruption. So again I say fuck all these men who soul are dammed in hell....
My condolence to the family. May his soul rest in peace. Each day, we have lost our great man and woman with dignified life. My full respect to all this great man.
Areak Prey
Regrettably, the older generation is coming to end, yet we have not seen many young show up to carry on the torch.
Bong Baon chear ti ko-rup!
Tor tuve Baey A Hun Sen wear prokache slab... som bong boan kom tuve yum soke boke pran...yeung ning yoke thgai noosh moke twe chea thgai "oss thgai a krok" puuch a hun sen kom tuve cheu kbal ning pourk wear..
CPP (anti-Hanoi).............PP
To “x-corporal of the khmer Air Force”, to “4.51” and any other anonymous people who insult M. So Satto in this website or any other :
It is so coward to insult someone already dead, furthermore in an anonymously way, and behind a US army base (ref : 451) !
I will pray Buddha for you, to give you more courage to face your ennemy while they are still alive, and to give you brain to express yourself in another way than “fuck fuck fuck...”.
We have been living more than 30 years in France, and none of you had the courage to come and face my father, but only when he is dead.
When you have courage, you can write me at hammolay.so@voila.fr or call me on my mobil + 33 (0) 6 23 82 55 23.
To the Friends and Fellows of my father, thank you very much for your help, support and warm messages. It give us so much strength.
The elder image of So Satto and young satto does not look like the same. It maybe a mis taken identity...????
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