America's Secret War: Minnesota Remembers Vietnam

Nhiacha Vang

Former Special Guerilla Unit First Lieutenant Nhiacha Vang relives a punishing hand-to-hand battle and the life-threatening injuries doled out by the Communist military. Decades later, the bullets and shrapnel lodged in Mr. Vang’s body continue to threaten his health.

Nhiacha Vang

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    America's Secret War: Minnesota Remembers Vietnam

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    In the shadows of the Vietnam War, the CIA organized a secret war in neighboring Laos to prevent communism from spreading deeper into Southeast Asia. The Hmong fought for the U.S. — and for themselves— to keep Ho Chi Minh’s regime from destroying their way of life.

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