WO Joseph Phát Nguyễn VNAF, age 82, passed away on 31 October 2016, in Houston, Texas. Joseph was born on 1 October 1934 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
As an adult, he was trained and educated at Bien Hoa and dutifully served in the South Vietnamese Air Force as an airplane mechanical specialist and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) for over 15 years. Joseph was in the first group of South Vietnamese to attend the EOD course at Indian Head, Maryland. His rank was Thượng sĩ (Master Sergeant/E-9), he made Warrant Officer, but before he could pin it on Vietnam fell in 1975. He also wore the U.S. Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge. Prior to the fall of South Vietnam has family had made it out safely to Guam where he joined them.
Joseph and his loving wife Theresa Nam Vien relocated to West Texas to raise their three children Anh-Tu, Theresa, and Rosemary. He worked for Texas Instruments for 20 years and was entirely committed to his family.
Our dad enjoyed spending time in the garden, volunteering at church, but most of all, he enjoyed the time he spent with his family and five grandchildren – Catherine, Jonathan, Benjamin, Julian, and Oliver. Our beloved dad will be fondly remembered for his loving spirit, his energetic and charismatic presence, and his passionate zeal for life.
As an adult, he was trained and educated at Bien Hoa and dutifully served in the South Vietnamese Air Force as an airplane mechanical specialist and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) for over 15 years. Joseph was in the first group of South Vietnamese to attend the EOD course at Indian Head, Maryland. His rank was Thượng sĩ (Master Sergeant/E-9), he made Warrant Officer, but before he could pin it on Vietnam fell in 1975. He also wore the U.S. Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge. Prior to the fall of South Vietnam has family had made it out safely to Guam where he joined them.
Joseph and his loving wife Theresa Nam Vien relocated to West Texas to raise their three children Anh-Tu, Theresa, and Rosemary. He worked for Texas Instruments for 20 years and was entirely committed to his family.
Our dad enjoyed spending time in the garden, volunteering at church, but most of all, he enjoyed the time he spent with his family and five grandchildren – Catherine, Jonathan, Benjamin, Julian, and Oliver. Our beloved dad will be fondly remembered for his loving spirit, his energetic and charismatic presence, and his passionate zeal for life.
WO Joseph Phát Nguyễn VNAF, age 82, passed away on 31 October 2016, in Houston, Texas. Joseph was born on 1 October 1934 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
As an adult, he was trained and educated at Bien Hoa and dutifully served in the South Vietnamese Air Force as an airplane mechanical specialist and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) for over 15 years. Joseph was in the first group of South Vietnamese to attend the EOD course at Indian Head, Maryland. His rank was Thượng sĩ (Master Sergeant/E-9), he made Warrant Officer, but before he could pin it on Vietnam fell in 1975. He also wore the U.S. Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge. Prior to the fall of South Vietnam has family had made it out safely to Guam where he joined them.
Joseph and his loving wife Theresa Nam Vien relocated to West Texas to raise their three children Anh-Tu, Theresa, and Rosemary. He worked for Texas Instruments for 20 years and was entirely committed to his family.
Our dad enjoyed spending time in the garden, volunteering at church, but most of all, he enjoyed the time he spent with his family and five grandchildren – Catherine, Jonathan, Benjamin, Julian, and Oliver. Our beloved dad will be fondly remembered for his loving spirit, his energetic and charismatic presence, and his passionate zeal for life.
As an adult, he was trained and educated at Bien Hoa and dutifully served in the South Vietnamese Air Force as an airplane mechanical specialist and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) for over 15 years. Joseph was in the first group of South Vietnamese to attend the EOD course at Indian Head, Maryland. His rank was Thượng sĩ (Master Sergeant/E-9), he made Warrant Officer, but before he could pin it on Vietnam fell in 1975. He also wore the U.S. Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge. Prior to the fall of South Vietnam has family had made it out safely to Guam where he joined them.
Joseph and his loving wife Theresa Nam Vien relocated to West Texas to raise their three children Anh-Tu, Theresa, and Rosemary. He worked for Texas Instruments for 20 years and was entirely committed to his family.
Our dad enjoyed spending time in the garden, volunteering at church, but most of all, he enjoyed the time he spent with his family and five grandchildren – Catherine, Jonathan, Benjamin, Julian, and Oliver. Our beloved dad will be fondly remembered for his loving spirit, his energetic and charismatic presence, and his passionate zeal for life.
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