Kiem Do
Encyclopedia
Kiem Do, a native of Hanoi
, was a captain
in the South Vietnamese Navy and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations when Saigon fell in 1975. During his twenty-one years in the Navy, he served as District Commander, Chief of Staff of the Mobile Riverine Force
, and Commandant of the Vietnamese Midshipman's School.
After settling in the United States
after receiving political asylum, he taught high school math and science, studied in the MBA program at the University of New Orleans
, and worked as a cost engineer
with a Louisiana
utility company for more than twenty years.
Since retirement in 1997, he has been active as a leader in the New Orleans Vietnam
ese community and has lectured frequently on the Vietnam War
at local universities and before veteran groups. He and his wife of thirty-nine years Thom Le Do, have five children, and six American-born grandchildren.
Kiem Do and Julie Kane
wrote a book in May 1998 titled "Counterpart:A South Vietnamese Naval Officer's War".
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, was a captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the South Vietnamese Navy and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations when Saigon fell in 1975. During his twenty-one years in the Navy, he served as District Commander, Chief of Staff of the Mobile Riverine Force
Mobile Riverine Force
In the Vietnam War, the Mobile Riverine Force , initially designated Mekong Delta Mobile Afloat Force, and later euphemistically the Riverines, were a joint US Army and US Navy force that comprised a substantial part of the Brown Water Navy...
, and Commandant of the Vietnamese Midshipman's School.
After settling in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
after receiving political asylum, he taught high school math and science, studied in the MBA program at the University of New Orleans
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...
, and worked as a cost engineer
Cost engineering
Cost engineering is an area of engineering practice concerned with the "application of scientific principles and techniques to problems of cost estimating, cost control, business planning and management science, profitability analysis, project management, and planning and scheduling."- Overview...
with a Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
utility company for more than twenty years.
Since retirement in 1997, he has been active as a leader in the New Orleans Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese community and has lectured frequently on the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
at local universities and before veteran groups. He and his wife of thirty-nine years Thom Le Do, have five children, and six American-born grandchildren.
Kiem Do and Julie Kane
Julie Kane
Julie Kane is a contemporary American poet, scholar, and editor and the Louisiana Poet Laureate for the 2011-2013 term. Although born in Massachusetts, Kane has lived in Louisiana for over three decades and writes about the region with the doubled consciousness of a non-native...
wrote a book in May 1998 titled "Counterpart:A South Vietnamese Naval Officer's War".
External links
- Counterpart A South Vietnamese Naval Officer's War
- The Paracel Islands (Hoang-Sa) Sea Battle
- USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722) Vietnam 1970 - 1971 by Commander Eugene N. Tulich, U. S. Coast Guard (Ret)
- Oral Histories: U.S. Navy Nurse in Saigon, 1963, During Vietnam Conflict
- Facing My Lai: Moving beyond the Massacre
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/1557501815