Hung Nguyen Le was born on November 10,1968 in Saigon VietNam to his parents Phi Nguyen Le (father) and Hoi T. Doan (Mother).  

Hung has two sisters Thu T. Le and Nhu T. Le and two brothers Khanh N. Le and Khoi N. Le. Hung and his family relocated to the United States in the early 1970's and applied for and were given United States Citizenship.  

Hung attended and graduated, in 1986 from John Ehret High School located in Marrero, Louisiana. From there Hung joined the United States Army and served in the 2nd Battalion 41st Infantry 2nd armored Division as a tank crewman. He served his country from October 20,1987 to October 19,1989 at which time he was Honorably Discharged at the rank of Private First Class. 

After serving his country, Hung attended college at Louisiana State University , located in Baton Rouge. He attended LSU from August 1986 to May of 1987 and from January 1990 to May 1994 when he received his Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice. After Graduating college Hung worked small jobs while attempting and waiting to be hired into a Law Enforcement Career. On February 6,1997, Hung's wishes came true and he was hired by the Louisiana State Police. 

He attended the State Police Academy in Baton Rouge from February 8,1997 to June 6,1997 when he graduated. Some of his classmates referred to him as a down to earth kind of guy, he would always be there to help you in any way he could and always tried to keep your sprits up. Trooper Le has served at Troop "B", located in the New Orleans area, under the command of Captain L. M. Ryan since graduating the academy on June 6,1997.  

Upon becoming a member of the Louisiana State Police, Trooper Le became a brother to everyone employed here and he has referred to them as his second family.  

Trooper Le's supervisors have stated that he is an exceptional worker and his quantity as well as his quality of work is outstanding. They made mention the fact although Trooper Le has been on the road less than a year he has received a very prestigious award called the ACE award. This award is given to a Trooper when he/she makes 5 stolen vehicle recoveries with apprehensions. Trooper Le accomplished this task less than 1 year whereas some have gone their whole career without receiving this award.  

Trooper Le is also held in high esteem by his peers because of the work he does and his overall demeanor he has towards his job and the service he provides to the citizen of the State of Louisiana. 

  

On May 19, 1998, Trooper Hung Le, age 29, was burned over 80 percent of his body after his patrol vehicle was struck by another vehicle. Trooper Le, who was in his vehicle at the time of the accident, was performing traffic control and providing safety for construction workers who were working on Interstate 55. The impact caused the trooper's vehicle to burst into flames and rendered him unconscious. Two of the construction workers he was protecting pulled the trooper from the burning vehicle. In the process they, too, received second- and third-degree burns. If it were not for the heroism of the workers, the trooper might have burned to death in his vehicle.