Mayor displays 'patriotism' scars
By MAY ZHOU in Houston |
China Daily Global |
Updated: 2021-04-08 11:47
Trustee Chair Lee Wong shows his chest scars while giving a speech at a meeting in West Chester Township, Ohio, on March 23. [Photo/Agencies]
As a longtime trustee of West Chester Township, an affluent suburb north of Cincinnati, Ohio, Lee Wong has found himself being questioned if he's "American enough" or "patriotic enough" more in the last couple of years than at any other time.
Then came the Atlanta-area shootings in which six Asian American women were gunned down. Wong couldn't remain silent anymore.
He spoke of patriotism and revealed scars he received while serving in the US military, at a March 23 meeting of the Board of Trustees. The video of the meeting has since gone viral worldwide.