521 - How Did A Former Army Officer Become The Bridge Between U.S. And Vietnamese Defense? - Tuan Le
Published: August 5, 2026
Duration: 1:02:37
In this episode, Ken sits down with Tom Le—a West Point graduate, former U.S. Army officer, and current civilian research analyst for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).
Tom shares his journey from failing out of college as a first-generation student to enlisting in the Army National Guard and ultimately earning an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. He opens up about his recent 18-month assignment at the DPAA detachment in Hanoi, leading joint field activities alongside Vietnamese military counterparts to locate, excavate, and repatriate the remains of...