Ngo The Linh
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Ngo The Linh was born on December 6, 1928, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam. He was a Colonel in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), South Vietnam. He was the first Commander of Coastal Security Service (CSS). He was the commander of South Vietnam's Special Forces.
[edit] Family
His grand-father Prime Minister Giao Hoang was in charge of ruling Vietnam for 6 months while King Ham Nghi was sent away and was under arrest by the French. Prime Minister Giao Hoang resigned his post and retired early because he disagreed with the French Indochina policy. His cousin was Cardinal Francisco Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan in Hue, South Vietnam.[1]
[edit] External links
- Colonel Ngo The Linh and the CSS
- Colonel Ngo The Linh memorial page
- History of Colonel Ngo The Linh life
Categories: 1928 births | People of the Vietnam War | Politics of Vietnam | National liberation movements | Vietnamese politicians | Exile | Vietnamese people | Vietnamese Americans | Civil rights activists | Democracy activists | Past leaders by coup | Vietnamese anti-communists | Vietnamese Roman Catholics | Ngo family | 1999 deaths
