[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E749-E750]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING MR. HOANG A. DOAN

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 29, 2018

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Hoang A. Doan (aka HD), is a Vietnamese 
Refugee-Boat person who immigrated to Orlando, Florida in June 1979. He 
and his family were rescued in the Philippines Sea by the U.S. Navy, in 
September 1978 and lived in the Mandaluyon (Manila) Refugee camp until 
June 1979. Upon receiving a Bachelor and a Master Degree in Electrical 
Engineering, he initially worked for the Naval Sea Systems Command in 
Virginia until 1997, where he was recruited by the Naval Air Systems 
Command to work on various USN and Foreign Military projects until the 
present day.
  His works for the Navy included the overhaul of U.S. Navy Ships, 
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sonar equipment, Fire Control equipment, 
and shipboard computer systems. Other projects include construction and 
modernizing Peacekeeping Forces in Mongolia, Bangladesh, Ukraine, 
Romania, Thailand, Slovakia. In addition, he assisted in building USN 
Helicopter Simulation and Training Programs across the U.S., Hawaii and 
Japan. He is currently serving as the Branch Manager at Naval Air 
Warfare Center, Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida, and 
serving as the NAVAIR Wounded Warrior Recruiter, Asian American Pacific 
Islander Team Lead.
  He is serving as a Council Member to the city of Orlando Mayors 
Veterans Advisory Council, Orange County, (FL) Veterans Advisory 
Council, an active Commemoration Partner Member of the DoD's 50th Year 
Vietnam War Commemoration.
  He is married with two children. His wife, Christina, is an Engineer 
employed by the U.S. Marine Corps Program Management Training Systems 
(PMTRASYS). His son, is currently a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army's 25th 
Infantry Division, and his daughter is pursuing a medical career 
through the U.S. Army's University of Central Florida's ROTC Program.

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