Moe Tin Soe, center, a Burmese college student who is joining the US Army this summer to become a mechanic, with Sergeant Brandon Kennedy, a left, Roseville area Recruiting NCO and Staff Sergeant Joseph Haedtke, the Future Soldier Squad Leader who works with recruits to prepare them for life in the Army. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)
By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer
ST. PAUL (June 9, 2010) – Joining the military is not an easy decision, and for a refugee/immigrant, there are other issues to contend with for themselves and their families. Moe Tin Soe, 34, has lived in the United States for just two years. He began learning English in the Thailand refugee camps, and continues to improve as a student at Hennepin Technical College where he plans to finish studies in Industrial Building Engineering and Maintenance this summer.
