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VICTORIA, Texas – (May 13, 2021) Dr. Peter Nguyen, of Victoria, Texas, the medical director for WellMedicine, stands with his wife and children after receiving a direct commission as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve at Post Acute Medical (PAM) Rehabilitation Hospital. Nguyen, 54, joined America’ Navy to give back to the service that saved his family’s life. When Nguyen was nine years old, he and his family boarded their fishing boat in Vietnam to escape communism, and while at sea, was saved by a U.S. Navy vessel and brought to freedom in America. The oath was administered by Lt. Cmdr. Allen Cordova, an officer programs recruiter assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio. Nguyen was recruiting by Navy Counselor 1st Class Ryan Evans, a medical officer programs recruiter assigned to Navy Officer Recruiting Station Waco. NTAG San Antonio’s area of responsibility includes two Talent Acquisition Onboarding Centers (TAOC) which manage more than 34 Navy Recruiting Stations and Navy Officer Recruiting Stations spread throughout 144,000 square miles of Central and South Texas territory. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NTAG San Antonio Pubilc Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 05.13.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2021 13:30 |
| Photo ID: | 6645099 |
| VIRIN: | 210513-N-ND850-1005 |
| Resolution: | 2800x2000 |
| Size: | 1.35 MB |
| Location: | VICTORIA, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | VICTORIA, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 219 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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