Thach Thi Ngoc
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Thach Thi Ngoc was born on February 21, 1950, Ben Tre, South Vietnam
. She was a member of the South Vietnamese Olympic
team. She held the record for the high jump
in South Vietnam from 1966 through 1968. In 1973, she went to the United States and married United States Army
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John W. Peterkin in New York
. Ngoc did not return to Vietnam until 1985, when the Government of Vietnam granted her a visa to visit her family in My Tho, Vietnam. Ngoc currently lives in New York City and owns a chain of salons and assists in humanitarian efforts for children in Vietnam.
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
. She was a member of the South Vietnamese Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
team. She held the record for the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
in South Vietnam from 1966 through 1968. In 1973, she went to the United States and married United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
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Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
John W. Peterkin in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Ngoc did not return to Vietnam until 1985, when the Government of Vietnam granted her a visa to visit her family in My Tho, Vietnam. Ngoc currently lives in New York City and owns a chain of salons and assists in humanitarian efforts for children in Vietnam.