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The Hmong and the Secret War

The Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War.

Aired 11/09/2017 | Rating TV-14

Valley PBS Original Documentaries

The Hmong and the Secret War

11/9/2017 | 56m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

The Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War.

In 1961, four years before the Vietnam War, the CIA funded a Secret War in Laos. The Hmong became CIA’s surrogate army, fighting and preventing Communism from consuming the country of Laos. Watch as questions about the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War and the circumstances that brought the Hmong to America are explored.

Aired 11/09/2017 | Rating TV-14

Valley PBS Original Documentaries is a local public television program presented by Valley PBS

Valley PBS Original Documentaries

The Hmong and the Secret War

11/9/2017 | 56m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

In 1961, four years before the Vietnam War, the CIA funded a Secret War in Laos. The Hmong became CIA’s surrogate army, fighting and preventing Communism from consuming the country of Laos. Watch as questions about the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War and the circumstances that brought the Hmong to America are explored.

Aired 11/09/2017 | Rating TV-14

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