Fang Wong

Commander Fang Wong with then-U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly in 2011.

Fang A. Wong was a national commander of the American Legion(2011-2012).[1] Wong was born in China, and immigrated to the United States in 1960 at the age of 12. His U.S. Army career began in 1969 when he volunteered and deployed to Vietnam, serving for 25 months. He retired in 1981 with the rank of chief warrant officer.[2]

American Legion

He was elected as national commander, the highest post in the organization, in 2011, becoming the first commander from New York in 31 years.[2] After his election, he embarked on a tour across the country of the 55 state level offices of the organization.[2] Issues he has campaigned for include promoting participation in the legion for younger veterans and healthcare for older veterans.[3] Other initiatives include improving the efficiency of the Veterans Department claims process through greater digitization of paperwork and speeding up the transition between military training and civilian employment qualifications like requirements for a commercial truck driving license ("don't tell me they can't drive a truck down an interstate").[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ American Legion
  2. 1 2 3 Grant, Nichole (April 14, 2012). "National commander visits American Legion members welcome Wong". The Evening Telegram.
  3. ↑ Forand, Jesse (March 29, 2012). "Legion's Nat'l leader pays visit to Post 1". St. Albans Messenger.
  4. ↑ Santoni, Mathew (March 22, 2012). "American Legion commander urges employers to hire veterans". Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
  5. ↑ Stiles, Bob (March 22, 2012). "Vets' leader: Care needed". Tribune-Review.
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