From a young little boy to a grandfather, a military captain to a war prisoner, from a far away country to another place half way across the globe – Bit Nguyen has led a life full of adventures. Bit Nguyen was born on September 21, 1946, passed away on April 25, 2020, in Grand Island, Nebraska. Bit Nguyen was the last child among five children, born in a small village Dai Dien Nam in Vietnam. He finished high school in Nha Trang and attended Thu Duc Infantry School of the South Vietnamese government. He was a Second-Lieutenant when he graduated and served in 23rd Infantry Division, 44th Regiment. He met the love of his life, Vinh Ho, and got married in 1968. He became an instructor at Dong De Military School, Nha Trang, Vietnam. He was promoted to Captain. During this time he also signed up for independent study for a law degree, but he did not get to finish the program because of the change of government. He served for the South Vietnamese government until the fall of Saigon – April 30, 1975. He was sent to the Vietnamese Communist concentration camp located in Tan Truc jungle where he endured hard labor, corporal punishment, starvation, and mental abuse from the Vietnamese Communists for four and a half years. The family he left behind was also suffering from poverty, starvation, discrimination, ostracism. He was released from the concentration camp in 1979. He lived with his wife and five children as a rice farmer for close to fifteen years. Bit and his family migrated to the United States on March 1st, 1994, as political refugees and became United States citizens in 2001. They settled in Grand Island, Nebraska. Bit worked at Chief Industries as a welder for eighteen years. He retired in 2012. Bit valued freedom and opportunity. The hardships in Vietnam after the war clearly defined these two words. He was a dedicated, hard worker who appreciated the opportunity to pursue the American Dream. Bit's favorite outdoor activity was fishing. He was a loving husband, a proud father and grandfather. Bit is survived by his wife Vinh Ho, son Huy Nguyen and daughter-in-law Phoi Hac, daughter Kim-Thoa Hart and son-in-law Matt Hart, son Hoang Nguyen and daughter-in-law Trang Nguyen, daughter Kimngan Nguyen and son-in-law Martin Pella, daughter Kim Chi Nguyen and son-in-law Trung Tran, and eight grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10:30 am, Thursday, April 30, 2020, Curran Funeral Chapel, Grand Island, Nebraska. Due to the pandemic, the service will not be open to public but will be live streamed on Curran Funeral Chapel's facebook page. Su Co Hanh Tue will officiate. Your thoughts and prayers may be given at www.curranfuneralchapel.com under Bit's obituary. Donations may be given to your favorite charities under Bit's name.