Wisconsin bill would give veteran status to Hmong and Laotian soldiers who fought in 'Secret War'
Though Hmong and Laotian soldiers still won't have access to many federal benefits, a new bill would recognize them as ...
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Our View: Hmong bill deserves swift passage in Madison
We could not agree more with the proposal before Wisconsin legislators about officially recognizing Hmong soldiers who aided American forces during the Vietnam War as veterans.
Wausau Pilot and Review3d
‘Unsung’ soldiers who aided US in Laos don’t have veteran status. Wisconsin lawmakers want that to change.
Wisconsin Public Radio During the Vietnam War, the American military secretly recruited fighters in Laos to aid in a fight ...
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New bill hopes to honor Laotian and Hmong fighters as veterans
A new bill introduced by Wisconsin state Sen. André Jacque, R-De Pere seeks to recognize and honor Laotian and Hmong fighters ...
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'We’re very fortunate': North Carolina's Hmong farmers regrow after Helene flooding
Many Hmong soldiers served as allies to the U.S. in the Vietnam War. Their villages were destroyed and thousands died as they were forced into the jungles and made their way into refugee camps in ...
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Feast of Eden
Closed to outsiders and plagued by addiction, a Vietnam village tuned its radios to a California preacher. It has bloomed ...
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U.S. Marshals Museum receives NEA Big Read grant; programs to center on Hmong community experience
A Hmong Family Memoir," chronicling the story of a family's post-Vietnam War journey from Southeast Asia to the United States, according to a release from the Marshals Museum. Grantees are from 35 ...