Va Ming Lee, 55, with other Hmong fighters and children at their hidden camp in the jungles of Laos. Mr. Lee holds a M-79 grenade launcher given to him by the CIA when he served for them in the secret war against the communists in Laos. The Hmong are still in armed conflict with the victors of that war, the Lao goverment. Unable to surrender for fear of being murdered by the Lao goverment, they live a life on the run in the jungle. They beg for the U.S. and the U.N. to intercede on their...
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Va Ming Lee, 55, with other Hmong fighters and children at their hidden camp in the jungles of Laos. Mr. Lee holds a M-79 grenade launcher given to him by the CIA when he served for them in the secret war against the communists in Laos. The Hmong are still in armed conflict with the victors of that war, the Lao goverment. Unable to surrender for fear of being murdered by the Lao goverment, they live a life on the run in the jungle. They beg for the U.S. and the U.N. to intercede on their behalf and come rescue them before they all die at the hands of the LPA or of starvation.
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