Major General Chung V. Pham began his 21 years of military career when he graduated from the Dalat Military Academy , Vietnam (VN) in 1954.  After his graduation, he was assigned to the mixed French and VN Airborne Group where he served as Platoon Leader with rank 2^nd LT for two years.  In 1956, he joined the VN Marine Corps and served the Corps from 1956 to 1973.  

In 1960, after completing the 4^th Basic Course at the US Marine Corps School, Quantico, Virginia ,  MG Chung Pham was ordered to Vietnam as an Infantry Officer with the 1^st and 3^rd VN Marine Corps Battalions where he served as Combat Platoon Leader and Rifle Company Commander.  In 1963, he was sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA where he attended the Unconventional Warfare School . He graduated with honors and returned to Vietnam in 1965 and continued with advanced training at the Advanced Command and General Staff at Dalat Military University.  After then he was assigned 6^th VNMC Battalion Commander, rank Major from 1966 to 1968, and later on he served as a Commanding Officer of the VN Marine Corps Training Center from 1968 to 1970.  

MG Chung Pham became Lieutenant Colonel in 1968.  He was assigned 369^th VNMC Brigade Commander from 1970 to 1972.  While commanding the 369^th Brigade in front line combat, he was promoted to the rank of full COL in 1971 and in April 1972 he'd successfully halted the NVA advance at My Chanh river, the last ARVN defense line in the NVA crossing-the-DMZ Easter Offensive.  In late 1972, he was ordered to the VN Marine Corps Division Headquarters where he served as Chief of Staff / Forward from 1972 to 1973.

In 1973, after the Peace Treaty was signed in Paris, MG Chung Pham was ordered to Quang Nam Province by President Nguyen Van Thieu,  where he served as Province Chief from 1973 to 1975.  During this time, he also served as the Commander of Territory Subdivision Quang Nam until the fall of South Vietnam , 1975.

MG Chung Pham and his family later came to the US as political refugees.  After his settlement in the US, MG Pham became nationalized US citizen and worked 17 years in the private industry.  He retired with Huhges Aircaft Co. after spending 12 years with the company.   M G Pham is now living with his family in Southern California.  At the age of 74, he enjoyed serving the USAVR as a volunteer with a strong desire to serve his adopted country.  He hopes to express his gratitude and appreciation to the US Veterans by performing the final MHD to the deceased veterans, especially to those who had served the Vietnam War.