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    Army - 697th "Pipeline" '68;   Sattahip '69;  3 wives later (Thai/Lao/Isan...)
'11/66 - 4/77;   Hawaii Natl Guard '78;   Pac Hqs - Ft Shafter;   Honor Guard;
Company Clerk for 697th & HHC ;     E-6/SP6/74F40;   wEB Wizard Designer

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Soldiering for the Few, the Rangers - Special Forces - Airborne!
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Tribute to the Cartoonist "..that poke'd fun at our beloved army"
U.S. Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
U.S. Army Aviation Museum http://www.aviationmuseum.org/collect.htm
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Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
Gathering at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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http://www.nps.gov/vive/index2.htm
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http://www.nps.gov/mrc/reader/vvmcr.htm
http://www.nps.gov/mrc/vvmc/faq2.htm
http://www.nps.gov/mrc/partner/vvmf.htm
The Wall Memorial in Washington, D.C.
"All gave some, some gave all ..."         Tribute Page - .. to those that did not come home.

Salute tribute to our fallen comrades! Salute tribute to our fallen comrades! TRIBUTE CASUALTY ID FORM
Click here please.

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S.E.A. Indigenous Peoples (Tribes)
Montagnards, Hmong (Laos), Mnong ...
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
http://www.bidness.com/dega/

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/vietnam/90-23/tab2.htm
Tribal Links http://www.bidness.com/dega/indiglinks.html
Hmong Warriors in the Secret War "Tragic Mountains" in Laos
Captain D.L. Pappy Hicks, US Army (Retired)

Captain D.L. "Pappy" Hicks, U.S. Army (Retired)
U.S. Army Special Forces
Secret Wars in Laos from 1960
Covert Ops in Laos and South Vietnam
A True Soldier's Hero

"It's enough for me when General Vang Pao honors and recognizes "Pappy", please visit the following web site links:   Pa'ndau honoring "Pappy" presented by Vang Pao,   A secret army no more,   RECOGNITION OF THE SECRET ARMY, An explanatory statement and photographs by "Pappy",   Counterparts' D.L. "Pappy" Hicks Honored by Hmong Leaders in Washington "Secret Army" Recognition Ceremonies.


    And, from the web site honoring "Pappy," some of my favorite photos selected for your photo digest, click here for the complete index.

"Pappy" and Gen. Vang Pao - May'97         Pappy's wife, Margie, in Lao Dress

Pa'ndau reflecting Hmong transformation from tribal life to soldier

"Pappy" and Gen. Vang Pao - 1986

"Pappy" on the "Mall" - May'98     "Attention!" - "Pappy" - Green Beret Honored by U.S. Congress - May'97

Lao Veterans of America


Lao Veterans of America
Fresno, California
http://www.laoveterans.com

LTC Vang Wangyee
LTC Vang Wangyee
LVA National President

What is LVA?   Q&A

LVA Bulletin Board

LVA Center

Legislature Mission

Hmong Veterans
Nationalization Act
Lao Veterans of America



    And, non-framed pages:
Book Store   Background   Hall of Fame
Legislative Bill Supporters   Veterans' Day

Lao Script Caption on Plaque
YOV TSHUA TXOG NEJ MUS IB TXHIS

    Former CIA Director William Colby testified before US Congress that there was 70,000 North Vietnamese Army inside Laos to fight against the Hmong Special Guerrilla Units, so there were total of 100,000 NVA troops fought against the Hmong who was the closest allies to the United States of America, the Hmong lost over 35,000 young men and women in that war, over 50,000 wounded and over 2,500 missing in actions stated Ltc. Wangyee Vang, former Chief Personnel of the 1st Strike Division Infantry which was commanded by Major General Vang Pao..   For more on such statements, please visit "Wings over Laos" Tribute Page   "We owe the Hmong and Lao more then we can ever repay." - from the Speech of Mr. Paul Payne, U.S. Special Forces in Laos.


Laos: In Memory of Pilots
during the War in Laos

Photo Tribute Page of "A few of the brave, bold Lao Pilots.."
Read how a hand-full of CIA "SKY" Advisors worked with the bravest guerrila fighters
on the face of the earth in "Tragic Mountains"!
against far superior numerical odds of NVA Regulars and their Neutral (Laos) Nation
Allies during the Wars fought in Southeast Asia (SEA)
- air support provided primarily by a bunch of guys known as the "Ravens"
with a "supporting cast" of Air America Pilots and even U.S.A.F. Personnel!

World Net Daily dot-Com News Source     WorldNetDaily's roving international correspondent Anthony C. LoBaido.   During the past year, LoBaido has traveled throughout Thailand and Laos, at considerable personal risk, documenting the plight of Laos' Hmong tribesmen -- including former CIA / Special Forces soldiers who fought side-by-side with American soldiers during the Vietnam war.   Among the most Christianized of the hill tribes in Southeast Asia, the Hmong have been the object of great persecution by both the Stalinist government of Laos and the Communist government of Vietnam.   But their biggest betrayal of all is still coming -- from the United States government and the United Nations.   Until now, no reporter from any other news organization worldwide has been willing or able to document this important story.


Click here for excerpts and references from World Net Daily.

CIA Airline "Air America"
"Anytime - Anyplace"
http://www.air-america.org/
Hmongs - First Class!
The "Ravens" Secret War http://www.ravens.org/
The "Ravens" History Page http://www.ravens.org/history.htm
Secret Wars in Laos http://www.angelfire.com/in/Laos/war.html
CIA "SKY" Bulletin Board http://home.pinehurst.net/mule/
Army Lieutenant/CIA SKY Codenamed
James E. Parker, Jr.   "Mule"
Book Author
"Codename Mule: Fighting the Secret War in Laos
for the CIA"

(Naval Institute Special Warfare Series)
T-28 for the Secret War http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/9553/
Official, De-classified Dept. of State
Documents Vol XXVIII - Laos
1964-1968

http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/
..history/vol_xxviii/index.html

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"The Company they Keep: Life Inside the U.S. Army Special Forces"
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"Mobile Guerrilla Force: With the Special Forces in War Zone D"
"Hard to Forget: An American with the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam"
"Fortune Favors the Bold: A British LRRP with the 101st" - Screamin' Eagles
"15 Months with SOG: A Warrior's Tour"
"Project Alpha: Washington's Secret Military Ops in No. Vietnam"
Mother's Day '68 in Korat, Thailand at Camp #44
"Code-name Bright Light: The Untold Story
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"MIA Rescue: LRRPs in Cambodia"

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