[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING PANG GE MOUA

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Major Pang Ge Moua for his dedication and service to his country and 
his community. Major Moua passed away at the age of 81 on August 8th, 
2010 in Fresno, California. A service honoring his life will be held on 
Saturday, August 21, 2010 in Fresno.
  Major Moua was born on October 20th, 1928, in Ban Nong Het, 
Xiengkhouang province, Kingdom of Laos, 1928. In 1948, he completed 
grade 3 in the Lao elementary school in the same village where he was 
born. In 1963, Mr. Moua was recruited to train as a walking fighter, 
also known as an infantry man. After completing the training, he was 
placed in the 1st Company, 201st Battalion, Special Guerrilla Units 
where he served in southeast Asia and Laos during the Vietnam Conflict. 
Mr. Moua served in this unit through May 1975. During his time with the 
military, Mr. Moua participated in a number of missions for the United 
States and the Kingdom of Laos. For his outstanding service, Mr. Moua 
was promoted to the rank of Major. After the United States withdrew its 
troops and support from Indochina, Mr. Moua fled to Thailand and 
eventually moved on to the United States, where he settled on June 21, 
1989.
  Major Moua received a number of citations and awards for his service 
in southeast Asia including the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnam 
Veteran's Medal, the Vietnam Veteran's National Medal and the Lao 
Veterans of America National Medal.
  Upon moving to the United States, Major Moua became active in 
community affairs. In 1991, he became a member of the Lao Veterans of 
America, Inc. The Lao Veterans of America, Inc. represents veterans who 
served the United States honorably during the Vietnam War. It is the 
largest organization of its kind in the U.S. and includes thousands of 
Hmong and Lao veterans and their families. Major Moua was elected to 
serve in a leadership role in the Lao Veterans of America Fresno Sub-
Chapter in 2002. He has also attended Lao Veterans of America events in 
Washington, D.C. many times over the past few years.
  Major Moua will be remembered for all that he has sacrificed and for 
all that he has achieved. He is survived by his wife, Kao Kim Lee, and 
their 7 children.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to posthumously honor Major Pang Ge Moua 
for his dedication to his family, his country and his community. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in honoring his life and wishing the 
best for his family.

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