From cowherd to US naval graduate - Cambodian man's incredible feat wins praises

Cambodian country boy Pich Chantrea (right) greeting US President Joe Biden at the US Naval Academy class of 2022 graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland on May 27. - MOON PICH VIA FACEBOOK

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): A former cowherd from Kampong Chhnang province attracted public attention recently when he posted several pictures of himself with US President Joe Biden and his grandmother at his recent graduation ceremony from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland – in part due to the cow leash and krama his grandmother had given him as a symbolic graduation gift.

Pich Chantrea, known as Moon Pich to friends and on social media, worked hard at pursuing his studies while in Cambodia before his admission to the US naval academy.