Tag: CIA
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COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran.
A Hmong community leader and former Secret War lieutenant colonel died on Thanksgiving Day after several weeks in the hospital fighting COVID-19. During the Vietnam War, as the CIA funded a covert … Read Full Article
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Hmong community celebrates Hmoob New Year in a new way
The Hmong community celebrated the Hmoob New Year together, while staying safely apart on Sunday. Cia Siab Inc. facilitated a drive-through where people could pick up biodegradable lanterns, cupcakes, … Read Full Article
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Hmoob New Year lantern kits available through Cia Siab, Inc.
Cia Siab Inc. will host a COVID-conscious celebration to welcome the Hmoob New Year beginning at 5 p.m. Nov. 15. Read Full Article
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David Quam Productions: Area man produces program about CIA operatives
Bemidji, an area famous for Paul and Babe statues, tall pines and sky blue waters, has a quality that is much less known. The area is a safe zone for retired CIA agents, especially those who remain … Read Full Article
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The Vietnam Veterans
Vietnam war was going on. The CIA, General Vang Pao, American troops and the Hmong veterans were fighting against the Lao communist and the Vietnamese soldiers. The Lao communist government … Read Full Article
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In 1968, Vietnamese Commandos Overran a Secret U.S. Military Base
Fifty years ago on March 12, 1968, a top-secret U.S. base on a mountain top in Laos was overrun by an elite force of Vietnamese commandos. Only six of the eighteen CIA and Air Force personnel manning … Read Full Article
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The CIA, Prostitutes & Wars: Bangkok’s Patpong Museum
When the CIA’s most macabre paramilitary officer Tony “Poe” Poshepny demanded and received the hacked-off ears and heads of communists in Laos during the Vietnam War, no one predicted he would become … Read Full Article
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