Lao Veterans of Amer

Lao Veterans of America, Inc. DC & Arlington, VA
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[Pioneer Press @PioneerPress]

Hmong veterans ask for burial rights in U.S. veterans cemeteries https://t.co/mBket4cmNP

[Military.com @Militarydotcom]

Hmong Veterans Ask for Burial Rights in US Veterans Cemeteries https://t.co/ARU202MeE6

[CPPA - Washington,DC @CPPAInfo]

Laos, Hmong Veterans Remembered at Vietnam War Memorial in Washington. D.C. , Arlington - Center for Public Policy Analysis News #CenterForPublicPolicyAnalysis https://t.co/siOqRfNntN

[USO @The_USO]

Too many people forget that Memorial Day isn’t just about firing up the grill with friends and family — it’s about honoring those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice. We still need 342+ Americans to join us in honoring our heroes before midnight, so will you sign the card now?

[Lao Veterans of Amer @laoveterans]

Laos, Hmong Veterans Remembered at Vietnam Memorial in Washington, Arlington, Fresno, St. Paul, Minnesota - Lao Veterans of America News #LaoVeteransofAmerica #LaoVeterans https://t.co/05EdA8oyZx

[Lao Veterans of Amer @laoveterans]

Laos, Hmong Veterans Remembered at Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC, Arlington National Cemetery https://t.co/05EdA8oyZx

[John Ismay @johnismay]

With the recent terrific stories about Col. Roy A. Knight, Jr. coming home from Laos, read how @dodpaa never gave up searching for him. They led missions in 1991, 1992, and 1994, finally recovering remains in 2019 https://t.co/7V80ctKM69

[John Ismay @johnismay]

@dodpaa Then go read about the other A-1 Skyraider pilots who flew missions in Laos while the US officially denied fighting there. Many of those Skyraiders were flying for CIA, like "Zip" Rausa, who a couple years ago let me sit in his kitchen and take notes https://t.co/CkhxVQa64m

[28/22 News (WBRE/WYOU) @wbrewyou]

BRINGING HOME A HERO...
Col. Roy A. Knight Jr. was shot down May 19, 1967, as he led an airstrike in northern Laos. He was declared dead in September 1974 after search and rescue efforts had failed. https://t.co/Rie96wxBNy

[CPPA - Washington,DC @CPPAInfo]

Laos, Hmong Veterans National Conference to Be Held in Minnesota's Twin Cities https://t.co/UzRijR1zO3 #Government

[WFAA @wfaa]

This was a homecoming the Knight family has waited years for.

Earlier this year, Roy Knight Jr.'s remains were identified in Laos. And on Thursday, the veteran's journey came full circle. https://t.co/jcqqYlwoT2

[AP Images @AP_Images]

Hmong children travel on foot from a cave where their family stayed overnight during their flight from renewed fighting in the Long Cheng secret base area and the Plain of Jars in Laos in February 1971. | Photo Horst Faas #WorldRefugeeDay

[Tradical @NoTrueScotist]

July 5th is the feast of Blessed Joseph Boissel: Breton Catholic priest, Marian oblate, missionary to the Hmong, Tai Dam, and Khmu of Laos, and martyr—murdered by communists on this day in 1969.

[CPPA - Washington,DC @CPPAInfo]

Laos, Hmong Veterans National Conference Events Conclude https://t.co/3xY1zdIO16 #Government

[Lao Veterans of Amer @laoveterans]

Laos, Hmong Veterans National Conference Events Conclude https://t.co/DXHrc4Wqrp

[Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl @FrederickMelo]

Pa Lee says her father served with the CIA in Laos to fight a losing battle against Communism, but he and half the other Hmong vets in the U.S. would stillnot be eligible for burial in American national cemeteries under the bill the president signed last year.

[Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl @FrederickMelo]

A bill signed into law in 2018 allows Hmong vets of U.S. Secret war in Laos to be buried in American VA national cemeteries, but Hmong vets say there’s technical shortfalls. Among them, Hmong who became citizens before year 2000 are not eligible -Pang Mang Thao, Pres. MN Lao Vets

[Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl @FrederickMelo]

William Lee, right, worked with CIA 1960 to 1975 to block Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos to North Vietnamese. When US pilots crashed in Laotian jungle, he +150 Hmong would go out to rescue pilot. He’s not eligible for VA benefits or VA burial even under 2018 Service Recognition Act.

[Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl @FrederickMelo]

Fung Chang Lee of St. Paul wore military fatigues reminiscent of his service in Laos to the CIA/U.S. military forces.

[Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl @FrederickMelo]

This soldier came from Hartford, Connecticut. Others will travel from Fresno, Denver area, Providence, etc for Saturday’s 4th annual Lao Hmong Veterans National Conference in St. Paul.