Alameda Honors American API Veterans
In celebration of Memorial Day, David Louie of ABC7 News will help honor five (5) women veterans:
Lt Colonel Helen L. Wong, US Army (retired) is a Vietnam veteran who served in the Army's Medical Corps, and was recalled to serve during Desert Storm, our first Gulf War between 1990 and 1991. As a veteran her volunteer efforts for a dozen different organizations including the American Legion, AmVets, Vietnam Veterans of America, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, and several other organizations have been extraordinary. Wong was honored as the Outstanding Veteran of at the CAL-VET Women's Conference in 2012.
Lt Colonel Mimi Y. McEwing is a Battalion Commander with the California National Guard where she also serves as a linguist with the 223d MI Battalion. She is a staff officer with the Department of Homeland Security with an office in Oakland, CA.
Clinical Specialist Chris Bush who was M-16 qualified and served honorably as Clinical Specialist (Nurse) for the US Army. She currently is active in the OCA.
Commander Vivianne Louie, US Coast Guard, Branch Chief, Investigations and Inspections Branch, Eleventh Coast Guard District, Alameda, CA
Commander Vivianne Louie is currently assigned at the Eleventh Coast Guard District in Alameda, California where she oversees commercial and recreational vessel inspections and investigation activities in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
Her previous assignment was at Sector Juneau as the Chief of the Prevention Department where she oversaw all inspection, investigation and waterways management activities and ensured compliance with U. S. laws and regulations and international treaties conventions, standards and regulations for U.S. and foreign flagged commercial vessels and waterfront facilities operating in Southeast Alaska.
Prior to reporting to Sector Juneau, CDR Louie was assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters in the Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-5211) as a staff engineer. Previous assignments also include Marine Safety Office Puget Sound in Seattle, WA as a marine inspector and Marine Safety Office Juneau as the Chief, Port Operations.
In 2005, CDR Louie graduated from Oregon State University earning a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering with emphasis in human factors engineering and a minor in public health and safety. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Seattle University.
Commander Vivianne Louie is currently assigned at the Eleventh Coast Guard District in Alameda, California where she oversees commercial and recreational vessel inspections and investigation activities in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
Her previous assignment was at Sector Juneau as the Chief of the Prevention Department where she oversaw all inspection, investigation and waterways management activities and ensured compliance with U. S. laws and regulations and international treaties conventions, standards and regulations for U.S. and foreign flagged commercial vessels and waterfront facilities operating in Southeast Alaska.
Prior to reporting to Sector Juneau, CDR Louie was assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters in the Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-5211) as a staff engineer. Previous assignments also include Marine Safety Office Puget Sound in Seattle, WA as a marine inspector and Marine Safety Office Juneau as the Chief, Port Operations.
In 2005, CDR Louie graduated from Oregon State University earning a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering with emphasis in human factors engineering and a minor in public health and safety. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Seattle University.
Spec 4 Kang Young Kye, California National Guard, is an automated logistics specialist who is now serving with the 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, San Francisco, CA which provides linguistic and other substantive support to the US Army.
With special recognition to:
Corporal Eddie Fung who was a POW and whose courage and heroic actions saved the lives of many colleagues in the US Army who were under torturous conditions building the 262 mile long Burma – Siam Railway and included the Bridge over the River Kwai. Corp Fung is a native of San Francisco who at 16 years of age, left for Texas and became the first Chinese American cowboy.
Corporal Eddie Fung who was a POW and whose courage and heroic actions saved the lives of many colleagues in the US Army who were under torturous conditions building the 262 mile long Burma – Siam Railway and included the Bridge over the River Kwai. Corp Fung is a native of San Francisco who at 16 years of age, left for Texas and became the first Chinese American cowboy.