Lam was born in Bac Lieu in 1932 to a family of wealthy landowning farmers. Lam"s parents met through a matchmaker and married two years before he was born. Lam"s father came from a family of Cao Dai adherents while his mother was a Roman Catholic.
Lam"s parents separated in 1937 after their fourth child was born, and his mother took their four children down back to her hometown in Tam Vu.
United States Army Command and General Staff College.
After completing his primary education there, Lam was sent Can Tho for his secondary education, where he enrolled into the Phan Thanh Gian College after passing through its tough entrance examinations. Lam graduated from the National Military Academy, in Da Latin, South Vietnam. He held the positions of Commander of the RVNAF Artillery Training Center, Commander of the Artillery in I Corps, Deputy Commander, RVNAF Artillery.
Commander, 9th Infantry Division.
And Commander of the Vietnamese National Military Academy. Last position until 4 1975: Commander in Chief of Army Corporation I Forward Command.
Lam fled with his family to the United States in May 1975, when South Vietnam fell to the invading North Vietnamese Army. He now lives in Fremont, California.
General Lam earned a French Baccalaureate Degree in Philosophy and an Master of Business Administration, both from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
Vietnam Gallantry Cross.
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Distinguished Service Order, 1st class Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class National Order of Vietnam, 3rd class Staff Service Honor Medal, 1st class Vietnam Technical Service Medal, 1st class Training Service Honor Medal, 1st class Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, 1st class Merit Thai Legion of Merit (United States) Order of Military Merit, Chung Mu Cordon (South of Korea).
