əpˌɑːn hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə vˌiːətnˈɑːm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, dˈuːɑːŋ wʌz sˈʌbdʒɛktᵻd tə sᵻvˈɪɹ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm baɪ sˌʌm vˌiːɛtnəmˈiːz sˈɪɾɪzənz ænd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt əfˈɪʃəlz fɔːɹ hɪz ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt ɪn ðiːz tˈuː pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli fɔːɹ hɪz poːɹtɹˈeɪəl æz kˈɜːnəl ɐn ɪn wiː wɜː sˈoʊldʒɚz wˌɛɹ hiː ˈɔːɹdɚz hɪz vˌiːət mˈɪn tɹˈuːps tə kˈɪl kˈæptʃɚd ænd wˈuːndᵻd fɹˈɛntʃ sˈoʊldʒɚz.
Upon his return to Vietnam in 2002, Duong was subjected to severe criticism by some Vietnamese citizens and government officials for his involvement in these two projects, particularly for his portrayal as Colonel An in We Were Soldiers where he orders his Viet Minh troops to kill captured and wounded French soldiers.