Earlier this month, Army Pfc. Ming Sun of Cathedral City, CA was killed on patrol in Iraq, less than 10 months after he enlisted: Army Pfc. Ming Sun, 20, Cathedral City; killed while on patrol in Iraq. He is believed to be the first Chinese national to be killed in the Iraq war. At this funeral, an Army representative presented his parents with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and documents granting him U.S. citizenship.