Secret War in Laos [1080 resolution] ~ Hmong History ~ Project 404 aka “Palace Dog“

“Far above the Plain of Jars, And the mighty Mekong River. High atop the mountains of Laos, Generations of Hmong lived a peaceful, happy life. Then war tore the country apart, Bombs rained down, For ten years, Laos was bombed every 8 minutes. Laos became the most heavily bombed country on earth. The CIA supplied weapons, training, and salaries, And the Hmong provided the soldiers and the casualties. Over 10,000 Hmong died, a rate 100 times higher than that of the U.S. in Vietnam. Before learning to drive cars, Hmong learned to fly, More than half the Hmong fighter pilots were killed. The Hmong had entered the space age, A generation of children thought rice came from the sky. By 1975 the country was destroyed, and everything was lost, Entire villages were evacuated by air. The only choice was to flee across the Mekong to safety in Thailand, To finally depart their beloved Laos, And start a new life in America. In addition to the U.S. Hmon