Hmong Pilots of the U.S. Secret War in Laos and the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin

[@stoneblue1795]

RESPECT. These guys are veterans too and deserve recognition for their service- many times side by side with our guys.

[@npaujbais]

I agree but these guys can't even get a plot at Arlington. Sad. 😔

[@disappearintothesea]

@@npaujbais I agree with you. Those who died while on active duty will never see their names honor for a country they would never see, the current veterans we have now are eligible for Arlington as mentioned here: www.va.gov/burials-memorials/eligibility/

[@thaiyang123]

The Hmong deserve a great respect and honor. We should never look down upon this people for what incredible sacrifice the Hmong did for the US back then. They treated the American as their own and as brothers we should do the same also.

[@kangsa387]

this makes me cry how much each hmong and their whole nation had sacrificed for freedom for themselves and for the whole world who loves freedom. thank you...

[@zajtsohmoob3232]

The Hmong heroes, you make my cried. Thank you for your big sacrificed. .

[@smlbcity23]

Never knew there was this much Hmong pilot during the war. From hilltribe to flying a aircraft is a story itself. Thank god these these pilots survived those brutal missions. i salute to them.

[@humbleone6405]

Never knew about these guys being pilots, very impressive. Your right this would make a great documentary.

[@kenshinyang7375]

and they were also Legend

[@JoeJoe19777]

Stone age to space age, lol!

[@kevincvang]

Because of these guys! We the kids have a good life today.

[@vanmalaphongsavan5902]

Thank you for your served and Great Hero of our times, God Bless you All

[@mmafan2223]

I took my family and visited the T28 and the aviation center. It was great to show my daughter the story of our great Hmong heroes. Thanks to Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin for supporting the Hmong and enthusiastically telling our story of contribution and sacrifice. Please visit / donate / support them. I bought a bunch of memorabilia, including Hmong T28 shirts :)

[@cisiab]

Thank you for sharing this great history of the selfless acts of the Hmong pilots and its allies. It’s such a bitter sweet history to watch. I am so proud that these fearless Hmong pilots were honored for their love and services, and it shall continue to teach us the spirit of humanity as one. ❤️

[@TheReturn26]

Thank you for your dedication, means a lot to us all!

[@GlorydaysHigh]

I was a Flight Surgeon at Long Tieng. Thx for doing these.

[@xiongsin1960]

Thanks to our fellow Americans for supported.

[@1leeglauj920]

MAD RESPECTS for these mens !!!!

[@MrSca911]

Respect and Admiration for these men and the families that supported them. Thank you!

[@phongsavanuniversity32]

Our history never end and always remembered forever!! Amen!!

[@guvugvfucubi237]

To this day, a lot of Americans still don’t know what hmong is and asked, what are we doing here. I just shake my head.....

[@roytsusui1761]

These people are some of the toughest soldiers I have EVER met! They have earned our respect and they are TRUE AMERICANS. Do the right thing for a change, just like the Afghans have earned our support and respect. Do Not send them back, the taliban will kill them.

[@monicaxyooj905]

That's a great part of the Vietnam War history for our younger generation to remember. I enjoy it and learn a lot from watching this video.

[@das_edelweiss8736]

I'm proud to be hmong

[@Npeem5802]

I wish my father could watch this video with me. This will make him so happy even though he is no longer here I am sure he is with all of his American friends he told me about during the war. He always tell me how proud to be Brothers in arms with American.

[@BabyBBB01]

Keep this video for history and for the Hmong young generation to remember that Hmong came to the UNITED STATES because VP was Hmong great leadership and fought for freedom

[@angelxtasy]

Freedom that’s the only thing anyone ever will fight so hard for. Thank you fellow soldiers, who lived and died so I could be free. I wouldn’t be here without these heroic Hmong mens.

[@derekmorton581]

My father was Howard " Duke" Morton,He flew for Continental Air Services, 68 to 71.

[@realworld7772]

The Hmong people saved many American pilots during the secret war. Now their efforts are forgotten, but never forgiven. As of today their efforts are paid with many bullets and death, a great payday. Those Hmong are the Chao Fa!

[@burtringo7100]

The Hmong pilots were part of Vang Pao's CIA backed forces, they were not part of the ChaoFa at the time. They flew under Vang Pao for the Royal Lao Airforce. Look at the decal on the planes. The ChaoFa, I'm not really sure what to think of them. My family was lucky enough to get out of there and arrive in the USA in mid-76. Some of my parents generation who arrived during that time didn't have nice things to say about the ChaoFa. My relatives on my mother's side didn't arrive in the USA until my father was able to sponsor them over in the early 80's. My maternal grandfather was a Lt Colonel. My father and uncles all fought in the war under Vang Pao. I have never heard them speak one way or another about the ChaoFa. From what I have heard spoken in private by some of the other Hmong veterans of the war, the ChaoFa were made up mostly of Hmong who did not fight in Vang Pao's army during the war and could not seek asylum in the west. In order to qualify for political asylum at the time, you needed to have proof that you fought under Vang Pao for the CIA. There was a list of everyone who fought in the war. There are a few that didn't fight, but used the name of dead relatives who participated in order to claim asylum. I'm sure some of you have wondered why such and such uncle's name is different from their actual ID's. I'm not sure if that is true or not about the ChaoFa, since I believe some of the views on both sides may be a little biased.

[@MRBRAZILLIANKING]

Yet we HMONG til today still work the hardest at what we do! Reguardlesss of what we do it finish the job right fearlessly!

[@MRBRAZILLIANKING]

@JizzingTiger SquirtingDragon lol just a name. koj puas yog hmoob thiab?

[@Rebel-Rouser]

Major lee lue was the most daring skilled pilot in all of SEA. Many US pilots were in awe of his bravery. He was finally killed in 1969. He flew thousands of missions.

[@pollydor07]

When I was on top hills PS-38 , PS-72 , PS-165 observed T-28 and OV-10 supported Us Khmer republic army recon 1970 . I got wounded on top hill PS-165 . C-123 brought me from Laotian army base PS-22 to CIA hospital PS-18 Pak Se , Laos .

[@brandonpha1479]

My Grandpa's brother was one of those pilots

[@user-pl4wu2xd1v]

Great video..... I did a lot of research about Secret War in Laos. I did travel to Laos I real want to see Long Cheng, Laos but the local peoples say its best not to go there or take pictures. Because Red Lao army won't let America peoples go there or Hmong -America too.

[@User-h8x1e]

this is a great video to show the world that the Hmong people actually really working side by side fighting to gain their freedom. with the american.

[@hmongskyowner]

thanks for the video

[@hergundog]

My father was Lt. Ying Her. I would like to reach out to any of the flight instructors that knew him. Please respond if you knew him.

[@samsunglaos878]

Interesting history

[@charleshwmtsuvwj2612]

ua tsaug rau Hmong cov tub ya dav hlau. vim muaj nej peb ib co thiaj dim txoj sia nyob txog niaj hnub no.

[@mikey-fi4cw]

Nice, thanks for this

[@pollydor07]

1970 I was there on top hills Plateau Bolovens Attapeu , Laos I got wounded there on top hill PS-165 Attapeu Pak Song , Laos .

[@derekmorton581]

I lived in Vientiane 69 to 71,THANK U for UR SERVICE.

[@jet7825]

Too bad not all the still living pilots could not make that event. Not much left of these heroes.

[@pierrelo100]

Hmong Heroes!

[@takavang6866]

First thing first, the T-28 planes were sold to General Vang Pao for a price of 30,000 US dollar. It was the ammunition and weapons that was supported and gave freely.

[@JoeJoe19777]

Dumb.

[@cheryang5718]

thaum pom tag tu siab hev li peb hmoog vim peb tsi txawj sib hlub thiaj tsi muaj teb chaws li luag

[@chrisvang6123]

I just wanted to appreciates n thank you remember the hmoob who have served for the American secret war in Lao.

[@yajpovvang3562]

tsi nyob muab khawg tseg ua kev kwm rau peb hmoog nawb

[@yamama2965]

My grandpa is 70 years old and taught I the veitnane war he lost both legs

[@sifushilong4143]

Cas Teng (Teeb)Vang hos tsis nyob hauv no?

[@nkaujcualauj6363]

Sifu Shilong He is in listed in there at the ending credit where they list all the Hmong pilots. His name is " Lt. Teng Vang " Go look at 9 minutes & 14-16 sec, you'll see his name mention there. Nws nyob hauv lawm muaj tso tag nrho cov Hmoob tsav dav hlaug. Nws lub npe ntawd Meka yog " Lt. Teng Vang ".

[@chanloong4733]

Did ever the hmongs told U. S where they origin from before migrated to laos kingdom in 1850 paper agreement to settle ib mountainous region?

[@JoeJoe19777]

South China

[@pongyang1837]

Omg that guy on the right in 2:55 he is cute asfff

[@npaujbais]

Lt. Ya was a cutie!

[@JoJo-io7sx]

they should tell there stories, and make a movie out of this..... and i'll be the main actor!!!! yes!!!

[@frankiesinn7807]

It sad how our people fought our own people becuz the Lao could not sacrifice their people

[@hygfjhghbnjuuhhfffhnd4176]

Little Lie Loas are bunch of pussies. In the past when being a minority within a minority group , hmong kids would get pick on by blacks and Mexican , they would let hmong people be the first to fight against these giants. We never back down and that’s why blacks n Mexicans gives hmong the respect ..

[@burtringo7100]

Actually, there was a civil war going on at the same time in Laos. The Pathet Lao (communist) and the Royal Lao Government. At the same time as the Hmong were fighting the for the CIA against the Vietcong, they also sided with the Royal Lao Government against the Pathet Lao. Sadly, the Hmong lost on both fronts and became a persecuted people in their adopted country. A lot of the Americanized Hmong and Lao refugees don't seem to know about this, which is causing a lot of racial tension between the two. The older generation that fought in the war still remember and can still distinguish between the two sides. My father, who is Hmong and fought in the war, still helps the Lao community where ever he goes. Our family was too late to register for asylum as Hmong refugees during the initial rush because my father didn't get home from the war in time. By the time we made it to Thailand to register, we had to register as Lao refugees with the Royal Lao people. At the time, there was a lot of "our people fighting our own people". North Vietnam vs South Vietnam. Pathet Lao vs Royal Lao. The Khmer Rouge. Even the majority of the CIA backed Hmong don't speak very highly of the ChaoFa Hmong... privately considering some of them as traitors working for the Vietcong.

[@disappearintothesea]

@@burtringo7100 That's interesting. So are the ChaoFa Hmong today, or what's left of them, the ones still supporting the Pathet Lao?

[@rilrahoneybee9621]

@@burtringo7100 who were ChaoFa Hmong?

[@JoeJoe19777]

Hmong is pawn like in chess, look at Ukrainian now too!

[@listoojkub]

yes, they are american citizen to day and now and on....

[@danbo5428]

Though fighting for freedom, caused hell for innocent civilian in southern and northern Laos,cambodia, vietnam being constantly raided by B bombers,

[@LifeCruisingThrough]

Where is the recognition, reparations, benefits and honoring ceremonies for the hmong/laotian vets? The history in books and in schools fail to teach many generations about this war. Until i see change, earth wont forgive nor will covid.

[@sengheu1875]

Tsej muaj LEE YAJ koj tseem muaj tsej muag ntawm TV thiab neeg siab phe tshaj dab li koj hmoob nej puas paub tias tus LEE YAJ tseem mus uuav kiag hmoob muas tus poj niam lawm thiab cas tsis tuag mus

[@chanloong4733]

Hmongs were only migrants under agreement from laos kingdom in 1850, didn't they got freedom? Why should U. S n hmongs supported each other to bombard the laotians origin just to stop vietcong supply tunnel

[@burtringo7100]

Because... Vietcong... commies! Pathet Lao... commies! China... commies! The Chinese drove us out of our lands, so if we fight the commies, we are fighting against our long-time Han Chinese Communist enemies. According to what I can piece together from a lot the veterans, whom I've spoken to over the years. CIA... USA... NOT Commies!

[@nongkhailor7550]

peb hmoob yuav tau kom cov nom tswv America now kom paub hmoob, vim cov hluas niam no los ua nom tsis paub hmoob lawm os. peb yuav tau kom America paub tias peb tau pab America los lawm kom lawv yuav tau nco ntxoov peb hmoob kom mus tag ib txis.

[@johnthompson6550]

And Laos is communist now

[@chaomeinthao]

stop living show the hmong child soilder

[@killerclownthao964]

And now they want to deport hmong ba k