U.S. Navy veteran's mom denied visa to attend son's funeral in Arkansas

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U.S. Navy veteran's mom denied visa to attend son's funeral in Arkansas
Alex Sundby, CBS News , WTSP 8:33 AM. EST January 16, 2018

A U.S. Navy veteran's mother was twice denied a visa to attend her son's funeral in Arkansas around Christmas, CBS affiliate WREG-TV reports. The U.S. State Department won't say why the visa requests were denied.

Ngoc Truong, 22, died Dec. 17, shortly after being diagnosed with leukemia. He left the Navy in October after being in the service for four years.

Truong's father Hung Truong, a jewelry store owner in eastern Arkansas, told WREG-TV that his ex-wife applied for a visa to travel from Vietnam to attend their son's funeral. Each of her requests was denied.

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