TSgt Thanh Van Nguyen
Hometown: Panama City, Florida
Born in Saigon, South Vietnam.
Nickname: “Gus”
When he arrived in the States both he and his brother had the same name. He was baptized Catholic and given the name Augustino.
He was a Gold Flag Combat Oriented Repair Initiative Manager and was directly responsible for the Wing being recognized as having the most productive Gold Flag program in ACC. He was a key contributor to a Gold Flag grand total savings of $4.61M in FY 94, 95 and 1st Qtr 96.
He was a Vietnamese linguist protocol volunteer for Eglin AFB and also volunteered many hours in the community helping Hurricane Opal victims.