1 00:00:01,670 --> 00:00:03,590 remember in first class room win 2 00:00:03,950 --> 00:00:06,300 secured forces member with the 17 2nd 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,980 Airlift Wing . My parents fled Vietnam 4 00:00:09,980 --> 00:00:13,170 because of the Communist country way 5 00:00:13,180 --> 00:00:15,291 but not treated two people people out 6 00:00:15,291 --> 00:00:17,860 there who was cruel . I decided to join 7 00:00:17,860 --> 00:00:19,860 the mystery National Guards because 8 00:00:19,860 --> 00:00:22,027 it's something that I always wanted to 9 00:00:22,027 --> 00:00:24,249 do . Since I was a kid , I felt like it 10 00:00:24,249 --> 00:00:26,471 was a calling . My mom Dad sacrificed a 11 00:00:26,471 --> 00:00:28,693 lot to say Provide us a better life and 12 00:00:28,693 --> 00:00:30,749 gives these opportunities and United 13 00:00:30,749 --> 00:00:32,804 States took them in . So what better 14 00:00:32,804 --> 00:00:34,693 way to return a favor by giving a 15 00:00:34,693 --> 00:00:37,380 service to the country ? 2019 . I want 16 00:00:37,380 --> 00:00:39,602 the best work competition on a junior . 17 00:00:39,602 --> 00:00:41,769 Let's aside for the airman and soldier 18 00:00:41,769 --> 00:00:44,730 category , it meant a lot to me . He 19 00:00:44,740 --> 00:00:46,907 gave me the opportunity to learn a lot 20 00:00:46,907 --> 00:00:48,851 of things about myself , was for a 21 00:00:48,851 --> 00:00:51,184 small , straight weakness . But overall , 22 00:00:51,184 --> 00:00:53,184 I think what I gather out of it was 23 00:00:53,184 --> 00:00:55,407 realizing how genuine people could be . 24 00:00:55,407 --> 00:00:57,780 Think is very important for me to be a 25 00:00:57,780 --> 00:01:00,000 role model in my community because it 26 00:01:00,010 --> 00:01:02,121 allows people to look at me and say , 27 00:01:02,121 --> 00:01:04,288 Hey , you know he's doing it and if he 28 00:01:04,288 --> 00:01:06,177 could do it I could do it is just 29 00:01:06,177 --> 00:01:08,288 giving people the opportunity to step 30 00:01:08,288 --> 00:01:10,288 outside the comfort zone and follow 31 00:01:10,288 --> 00:01:09,610 their dreams .