Laos Secret War
What is the importance of Hmong fighter in Laos?
By David Duong
Word Count: 1,912
What is the importance of Hmong fighter in Laos?
Part A: Plan of Investigation: This investigation will assess the situation in Laos; between the North Vietnamese Forces, Laotian Communist Forces, and the Americans. It will examine the roles of the Hmong fighting force, and the reason the United States had to rely on them instead of its own soldiers. But also the reason the Hmong chose to fight on the side that they did, and it reason to fight in the conflict. Overall it main focus is the reason the Hmong fought so hard against the communist forces in Laos; in a conflict that wasn’t they’re at all. The investigations will used sources consist of documentary and online sources, along with the book Tragic Mountains by Jane Hamilton-Merritt.
Part B: Summary of Evidence During the 1960s and 1970s, the world great power had already established it embassies in Vientiane to pursue their interest in Laos. The country of Laos was in the middle between the world debate between Communism and Diplomacy. Laos was small, mountainous country play a vital role in the long American and Vietnamese war. The Communist party of North Vietnam was using Laos to build and developed critical supply route to South Vietnam and later to Cambodia. But the NVA wasn’t the only ones who had interest in Laos, Americans wanted to keep the first domino from fall and wanting to contain the Communism at the border of “Red China”. In Laos, the American C.I.A was conducting a secret war again the Communist, at the same times as the 15 long years of the Vietnam War. But they weren’t using American soldier in the conflict, they were training and supplying Hmong fighter to fight against the North Vietnamese. Despite losing the Vietnam War; American took the fight to Laos to stop the NVA. At the Front lines were the Hmong people of the assault in Laos. The Hmong people are people who like to be free, so when
By David Duong
Word Count: 1,912
What is the importance of Hmong fighter in Laos?
Part A: Plan of Investigation: This investigation will assess the situation in Laos; between the North Vietnamese Forces, Laotian Communist Forces, and the Americans. It will examine the roles of the Hmong fighting force, and the reason the United States had to rely on them instead of its own soldiers. But also the reason the Hmong chose to fight on the side that they did, and it reason to fight in the conflict. Overall it main focus is the reason the Hmong fought so hard against the communist forces in Laos; in a conflict that wasn’t they’re at all. The investigations will used sources consist of documentary and online sources, along with the book Tragic Mountains by Jane Hamilton-Merritt.
Part B: Summary of Evidence During the 1960s and 1970s, the world great power had already established it embassies in Vientiane to pursue their interest in Laos. The country of Laos was in the middle between the world debate between Communism and Diplomacy. Laos was small, mountainous country play a vital role in the long American and Vietnamese war. The Communist party of North Vietnam was using Laos to build and developed critical supply route to South Vietnam and later to Cambodia. But the NVA wasn’t the only ones who had interest in Laos, Americans wanted to keep the first domino from fall and wanting to contain the Communism at the border of “Red China”. In Laos, the American C.I.A was conducting a secret war again the Communist, at the same times as the 15 long years of the Vietnam War. But they weren’t using American soldier in the conflict, they were training and supplying Hmong fighter to fight against the North Vietnamese. Despite losing the Vietnam War; American took the fight to Laos to stop the NVA. At the Front lines were the Hmong people of the assault in Laos. The Hmong people are people who like to be free, so when
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