SFC Tung M. Nguyen

14 November 2006, Iraq

Special Forces

A native of Tracy, California, Sergeant First Class Tung M. Nguyen died on 14 November 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Nguyen enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman in 1986 and served for three years before leaving active duty. He returned to active service in 1991 with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in 1993 and was assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington. He also served as an instructor at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

SFC Nguyen was a Communications Sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, when he was killed by small arms fire during a combat engagement in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.