Tonight. It is amazing to have worked with them over the last few weeks in putting together this event. Dede is an attorney. And this makes me really, really proud, she will enter the Army Jag Corps actually this friday. This is really her last big event in civilian life before shes joining jag. And she will ship out to ft. Benning on friday. So that is it. See her, you know, goodbye to civilian life here for a while. And then we have thao, also a u of a alum, with a masters from the kent school of social work. She came to louisville as a refugee, as well, with her family in 1994. So without further ado, please welcome our two moderators and im looking forward to an exciting evening. Thank you, daniel, and the university of louisville for sponsoring tonights fantastic program. Can you guys hear me okay . Okay. Good. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is dede and my colleague right here, her name is thao. Were not related. Its just a very common last nail. We are both with moving voices. Mov
Good. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is dede, and my colleague right here her name is thao. Like professor said were not related. Its a common last name. We are both with moving voices. Moving voices we have its our mission to bring more attention to the South Vietnamese perspective. We want people to know that South Vietnam fought bravery and risked everything for freedom. Unfortunately, its often a perspective that is overlooked in our public discussion about vietnam war. So we are so thrilled to be the eded eded tonight to help the university of louisville put together the untold tales of the vietnam war from a vietnamese perspective. We have a great panel of speakers here with us. They serve in South Vietnam. Also known as the republic of vietnam. They have Amazing Stories of the vietnam war, and their journey to kentucky. Im going to introduce our speakers. Starting on the left is dr. Gary tran. He was a cabinet member and vice minister of agriculture for the republic of vietnam un