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Dr. Mai Na Lee

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

Aired 10/03/2017 | Rating TV-PG

America's Secret War: Minnesota Remembers Vietnam

Dr. Mai Na Lee

Clip: Special | 8m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

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

As the Secret War ended, Hmong who fought on the side of the United States were hunted by Communist Pathet Lao soldiers in their native Laos. Dr. Mai Na Lee and her family were among the many people who fled the , eventually swimming across the wide and fast-flowing Mekong River into Thailand’s refugee camps.

Aired 10/03/2017 | Rating TV-PG

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Hmong testimonial of the CIA's Secret War in Laos and escaping a brutal communist regime. (1m)

CIA

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CIA operatives worked hand in glove with the Hmong and General Vang Pao during the Secret (3m 16s)

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The CIA recruited Hmong people to fight as surrogates of the U.S. armed forces. (6m 31s)

Ganghis Khang

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Ganghis Khang talks about the poor living conditions of Ban Vinai Refugee Camp (1m 39s)

The Her Family

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Trying to survive meant living in constant fear and being faced with difficult choices. (3m 7s)

Lee Pao Xiong

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Having grown up in Long Tieng, Lee Pao Xiong was no stranger to war even as a child. (4m 56s)

Long Tieng

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Nhiacha Vang

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Nhiacha Vang relives a punishing battle in which he was critically injured by enemy fire. (4m 59s)

Xai Nou Vang

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Many Hmong men and boys joined General Vang Pao's troops to escape poverty. (4m 26s)

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