November 28, 2009
Kham Xiong funeralShare
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Three days of remembrances begin today in honor of the Minnesota soldier who was killed in the mass shooting at Fort Hood. Private first class Kham Xiong, was shot November 5th as he was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. Two days of traditional Hmong funeral services will be followed Monday with a military funeral at Fort Snelling. Xiong will be just the second active duty Hmong soldier to be buried at Fort Snelling. Lee Pao Xiong is Director of the Center for Hmong Studies at Concordia University. He says the Hmong community is very proud of Xiong and the other Hmong-Amercian soldiers who have served in the United States military.
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