Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenlong Nguyen, a patrolman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Smedley D. Butler, loads rounds into a magazine on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2021. In the month of May, the achievements and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are celebrated and recognized throughout the military community. On October 23, 1992, AAPI Heritage Month was permanently designated after Congress passed Public Law 102-450. The 2021 observance theme for AAPIHM is “Advancing Leaders." Nguyen is a first gene


Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenlong Nguyen, a patrolman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Smedley D. Butler, loads rounds into a magazine on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2021. In the month of May, the achievements and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are celebrated and recognized throughout the military community. On October 23, 1992, AAPI Heritage Month was permanently designated after Congress passed Public Law 102-450. The 2021 observance theme for AAPIHM is “Advancing Leaders." Nguyen is a first generation Vietnamese-American from San Jose, California.


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