The Prodigal Son Returns

Photo: US Navy Commander Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz who left Cambodia and his family 37 years ago to escape the Khmer Rouge

Boy Who Fled Cambodia's 'Killing Fields' Returns As US Naval Commander -- The Telegraph

As a boy in Cambodia Michael Misiewicz fled the civil war with the Khmer Rouge. Now 37 years later he is about to return to the country of his birth as commander of US warship.

The guided missile destroyer USS Mustin, with a complement of 300 crew, is due to dock in the south-western port of Sihanoukville later this week.

It will be the first time Commander Misiewicz, 43, has set foot on home soil since he left in 1973.

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My Comment: The best line in this story comes from Commander Misiewicz himself ....

"I've been so blessed to have these opportunities and I feel honoured and privileged to come back," he said.

It is men like him that shines the light on what is possible in the U.S. .... the U.S. Navy and his family must be very proud, and we in the U.S. should be proud to have him in the Navy.