Tag: war
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‘Lee Lue the Musical’ brings Hmong history to Milwaukee
The world-premiere musical explores love, loss and legacy during the Secret War in Laos, Sept. 3-6 at Skylight Music Theatre. Full story: https://www.wisn.com/article/lee-lue-the-musical-brings-hmong-history-to-milwaukee/73594893
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Hmong, Lao veterans who assisted U.S. in Vietnam War officially recognized by Minnesota
They were forgotten fighters. Now, 50-years later, a group of Hmong and Lao Minnesota veterans is finally being recognized by the state . Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/hmong-lao-veterans-recognized-by-minnesota/
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Secret War veteran benefits take effect in Minnesota
Minnesota is now formally recognizing veterans of the Secret War in Laos, closing a chapter that has stayed open for more than 50 years. A law that took effect Aug. Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/psa/secret-war-veteran-benefits-take-effect-in-minnesota/article_2d84299b-099c-4a94-9ba7-8ef308acb5d7.html
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Grothman introduces bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people for Vietnam War service
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman has introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people for their service alongside American forces during the Vietnam … Full story: https://www.wkow.com/news/grothman-introduces-bill-to-award-congressional-gold-medal-to-hmong-people-for-vietnam-war-service/article_faa217e1-d7dc-424b-b29a-548641f05bd2.html
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Hmong soldiers who fought alongside US troops in Vietnam War could receive Congressional Gold Medal
Rep. Glenn Grothman introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people for their service alongside American forces during the Vietnam War. Full story: https://www.waow.com/news/hmong-soldiers-who-fought-alongside-us-troops-in-vietnam-war-could-receive-congressional-gold-medal/article_4f73c8ab-86e8-4be7-840b-138f63529039.html
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Secret no more: Minnesota expanding recognition, benefits for Secret War veterans
For some veterans living in Minnesota today, 2026 carries an important milestone — the 50th anniversary of their arrival to the country after serving in the Secret War in Laos. Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/monticello_times/secret-no-more-minnesota-expanding-recognition-benefits-for-secret-war-veterans/article_8d638f9c-8831-4c2c-baf8-888cf0ccc559.html
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Secret no more – Minnesota expanding recognition, benefits for Secret War veterans
Gia Tou Lee kept a secret for decades. As a young man, he fought on behalf of the United States in a war that was hidden from the American public. When he arrive in Minnesota as a refugee in 1976, he … Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/press_and_news/news/secret-no-more—minnesota-expanding-recognition-benefits-for-secret-war-veterans/article_e59f2a79-36d2-4772-b2de-e960311e903d.html
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Hmong Freedom Festival in St. Paul
The Hmong International Freedom Festival started in the 70’s to help Hmong settlers reconnect after being displaced by war in Laos. Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/hmong-freedom-festival-in-st-paul/vi-AA26OSG6
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Watch the story of the Hmong in the Secret War in Laos
In 2006, The Sheboygan Press documented how the Lao, Hmong and American Veterans Memorial was built and told the Secret War story. Full story: https://www.aol.com/news/watch-story-hmong-secret-war-133654792.html
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Redcoats of Green Bay bring 1700s army life to Heritage Hill this weekend
Step back into the 18th century at Heritage Hill.French and Indian War reenactors will be demonstrating what life was like in a 1700s army. Full story: https://fox11online.com/good-day-wi/redcoats-of-green-bay-bring-1700s-army-life-to-heritage-hill-this-weekend
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Men fled war – then something began killing them in their sleep
The video explores the real-life mystery that helped inspire A Nightmare on Elm Street: a wave of sudden unexplained sleep deaths among young Hmong men who had fled Laos for the United States. At the … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/social-issues/men-fled-war-then-something-began-killing-them-in-their-sleep/vi-AA23tymj
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Hmong child nurses of the ‘Secret War’ in Laos remembered, honored
The traveling exhibit, “The Hmong Nurses of the Secret War in Laos,” was assembled by the Hmong Nurses Association, and is displayed in St. Paul through May 22. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/05/16/hmong-child-nurses-of-the-secret-war-in-laos-remembered-honored/
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Hmong child nurses of the ‘Secret War’ in Laos remembered, honored
As the U.S. waged its war in Vietnam, the CIA crossed into Laos, where it quietly trained some 35,000 Hmong soldiers to fight Communism from 1961 to 1975, a period of civil war when at least three … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/hmong-child-nurses-secret-war-104300777.html
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They fought in America’s secret war – then built a new life in the Midwest
Hidden in the mountains of Southeast Asia is Zomia, a vast highland world spread across multiple countries, filled with hundreds of ethnic groups that resisted empires for centuries. One of the most … Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/they-fought-in-america-s-secret-war-then-built-a-new-life-in-the-midwest/vi-AA22mUV0
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Minnesota Senate approves new benefits for ‘Secret War’ veterans
When the United States fought the Vietnam War, the government covertly recruited Hmong and Laotian men to assist with its efforts in Laos. Full story: https://www.hometownsource.com/press_and_news/news/government/minnesota-senate-approves-new-benefits-for-secret-war-veterans/article_652d661b-14e1-4ca5-a54f-5b20d15864de.html
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Minnesota Senate passes bill to honor Hmong, Lao veterans of Secret War
The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill to recognize and provide limited benefits to Hmong and Lao veterans who fought alongside U.S. forces during the Secret War in Laos. Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=69f230dff5b04a83813795ff2e048bd9&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hometownsource.com%2fmonticello_times%2fminnesota-senate-passes-bill-to-honor-hmong-lao-veterans-of-secret-war%2farticle_bf506bfa-9e80-4814-bc3e-b594584250da.html&c=10122322238113310111&mkt=en-us
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Minnesota Hmong veterans: CIA secret war soldiers one step closer to state benefits
The Minnesota Legislature is moving bills forward to secure partial veteran benefits in Minnesota for roughly 1,000 Hmong men who fought alongside the CIA in Laos. Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/minnesota-hmong-veterans-cia-secret-225106164.html
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Lionel Rosenblatt, whose advocacy for refugees began with derring-do in Vietnam, dies at 82
South Vietnamese refugees, foreground, who arrived on Friday, March 28, 1975 at the port city of Da Nang, South Vietnam, watch hopefully, as a boat loaded with refugees approaches the dock. The helter … Full story: https://apnews.com/article/lionel-rosenblatt-obituary-vietnam-war-refugees-hmong-cambodia-5f6056bf5b75173897fc2fca7567d156