Families of Cambodians, Lao, Vietnamese affected by ‘Secret War’ seek wider state recognition
For years, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Lao people in Minnesota have said they’ve struggled to get specific recognition in ...
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US ‘Secret War’ remembered as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Laos
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the commencement of a major strand in the US’s secret war, Operation Barrel Roll – a nine-year US bombing campaign that would see Laos becoming the most ...
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Kurlantzick Chronicles the U.S. Secret War in Laos and Creation of a Paramilitary CIA in New Book
The secret war in Laos created a CIA that fights with real paramilitary forces and weapons as much as it gathers secrets, contends Kurlantzick. The war became a template for CIA proxy wars all ...
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Laos Grows Up, but US Aid Cuts Are Hurting Its De-Mining Work
An international effort is underway in rural areas of Laos, where 80 percent of the population lives, to remove the bombs.
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Mission returns remains from ‘Secret War’ in Laos to Hawaii
Since neither the U.S. military nor the North Vietnamese forces were supposed to be in Laos, neither side publicly discussed the fighting, which came to be known as the “Secret War.” ...
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America's Secret War: Minnesota Remembers Vietnam
America's Secret War: Minnesota Remembers Vietnam is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...
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Mission returns remains from ‘Secret War’ in Laos to Hawaii
Service members and military officials gathered Friday morning at Hickam Airfield to welcome a Hawaii National Guard C-17 airplane arriving with precious cargo.