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Hmong testimonial of the CIA's Secret War in Laos and escaping a brutal communist regime.

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Hmong testimonial of the CIA's Secret War in Laos and escaping a brutal communist regime.

6:31
The CIA recruited Hmong people to fight as surrogates of the U.S. armed forces.

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Among the hardest hit by the Secret War were the Hmong people of northern Laos.

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Many Hmong men and boys joined General Vang Pao's troops to escape poverty.

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As the Secret War ended, Hmong people were hunted by the Communist Pathet Lao.

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Trying to survive meant living in constant fear and being faced with difficult choices.

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Ganghis Khang talks about the poor living conditions of Ban Vinai Refugee Camp

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Having grown up in Long Tieng, Lee Pao Xiong was no stranger to war even as a child.

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Nhiacha Vang relives a punishing battle in which he was critically injured by enemy fire.