May 28, 2021
Retired Green Beret Tu Lam,
CEO of Rōnin
Tactics and
Call of Duty Character has a conversation with Shawn Ryan to
discuss how he was smuggled out of Vietnam, his 23 year military
career (20 of which as a Green Beret), his dark transition into
civilian life living with PTSD from a long career of war fighting
in Special Operations,
Lam opened up about his childhood, how he overcame Asian racism at
a young age, his military career and success in the entertainment
industry. He recounts a visit to the principal's office when he was
in third grade where he was belittled by the mother of his bully
and the administration did nothing. "She told me that my kind don't
belong here and that I need to go back home to my country," said Tu
Lam. "I made a promise to myself that day that I was stronger than
hate." Lam fulfilled his promise, joined the Army and became a
Green Beret. He served in the military for 23 years, 20 of those
years in special operations. After retiring from the service he
founded Ronin Tactics, became the inspiration behind Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare's Daniel "Ronin" Shinoda and Co-Host of Forged In
Fire: Knife or Death on History Channel.
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