Asian and Pacific Islander Americans who serve in armed forces honored at Fort Hamilton ceremony
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 21, 2021, 11:13am EDT
Brave Asian and Pacific Islander Americans who served in the military were honored in a special ceremony at Fort Hamilton Thursday.
The ceremony is part of Asia Americans and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as the group accounts for less than 5% of the armed forces.
Among those who were honored, Capt. Sungjae Kim was recognized for his service in the army as the company commander of New York City s Recruiting Battalion s Queens Company.
He started off in a completely different field: accounting.