KPLC-TV Interview: A Firefighter in Vietnam

LAKE CHARLES, LA — July 11, 2024 — As part of the KPLC-TV Hometown Heroes series, the Lake Charles, LA television station interviewed Chief Michael Kuk about his job as a combat firefighter in Vietnam. Click the YouTube image to watch this coverage from 2023.

He recently received the Benjamin Franklin Award from the National Fire Heritage Center, and here’s additional coverage on that from KPLC-TV

Former Fort Johnson Fire Chief receives award for book on Army firefighters during Vietnam War (kplctv.com).