Chinese American World War II veteran Randall Ching considered for Legion of Honor. - NBCAsianAmerica
Soon after, Ching was drafted into the Army. The higher-ups saw him perhaps serving as a cook, but Ching set his sights on the infantry. He impressed a recruiting sergeant with his marksmanship, hitting a bull’s-eye seven out of eight times, and signed up to become a ranger, Ching recalled.
“He said, ‘You know, when I’m out there and with these men, especially the officers, I want them to see me as this Chinese guy who can stand with the best of them,’” Hom recalled Ching telling him. “‘I want them to understand that I could do the job just as an equal or better.’” Ching didn’t talk much about the war. Louie said it wasn’t until Ching’s son, now a retired Navy captain, enlisted and was headed to Vietnam that Ching began to share his experiences.
“It was his way of shielding them from understanding the horrors of war, and seeing the horrors of war,” Hom explained. “Randall really did not want the kids to have that type of traumatic experience.”“But one day, he just said to himself: ‘Enough of this. I’ve got to move on. I’ve got kids, I’ve got a wife, mouths to feed. I can’t relish in the past any longer,’” Hom said.
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