Sorry I got a call when I was typing. M67 grenade the round one and a M26 oval shape grenade. The canisters were for 155mm artillery projectiles, the tube on top is a122mm barrage ground to ground rocket. The CUU canister would hold 670 bombies.
@@german411 nah, he drove onto the military base earlier. probably caused a stir and the MP's got told to go see what they were up too. check documents etc. same would happen in any country.
Great history lesson. General Vang Pao lived in a big house! I wish the general's house and the King's holiday retreat could be maintained and turned into museums.
As a us navy vet in the vietnam theater, i had the chance to meet General Pao a number of years ago when he visited Hickory Nc. I was the only white american allowed in… except for the local politicians. Security was tight, lots of people. He signed my book "Tragic Mountains". Most of my Hmoob friends are Lao Hmoob who escaped by swimming the Mekong river to Thailand, then the UN took many to the US.
@@pheejl7534 Haha, I am sure! He was a politician wasn’t he! I personally knew a lot of his former officers, mostly dead now, and they had a cult/God like view of him. Still, when I met him in the early 2000’s de still had quite a following and dreamed of going back to Laos.
@@frankcherry3810, Vang Pao has some good qualities. But like any common mortal man he also has bad ones as well. Just not a lot of people know and talk about the latter. Vang Pao served under my grandfather during the VietMinh and Lao Issara wars (in the late 40’s and early 50’s). He was my grandfathers right hand man. Then my father (a Major then Lt-Colonel then Colonel) and an uncle (Advisor/Council) worked with him in the 60’s for several years… They know him well. My father often talks of Vang Pao’s bravery, cunningness and effectiveness in war. But Vang Pao was also cruel, underhanded, and didn’t value other peoples lives as much. And he was scheming; friend today, foe tomorrow if his interests no longer aligns with yours or that you may become a political opponent…. Vang Pao was made for war only. Not someone you want for good governance.
@@pheejl7534 Correct! He was a political guy. And as all men like that he uses people. He and all associated with him are dead. I will be too soon. Generals are made for only one purpose, ending disputes that civilian leaders start
@@pheejl7534 I knew you probably one of Lee Teeb who shot us in Hemhawj... you always against GVP. Without him your ass already cooked by the Lao government.
Another excellent video, sir! Thank you for your post of Long Cheng. I was there as a child in the 1960’s then moved to different villages within the region until 1975 (when we left the country). This summer, I finally published my memoir, Beyond the Mountains, a Hmong Memoir (by Khoua Thao). I chronicled my childhood experience in Long Cheng and different villages that we lived. I also included our journey into refugee camps in Thailand and finally in the US. I remember the mountains in Long Cheng (Phu Mok or Sky Ridge), the karsts at the upper end of the runway and tried to describe in my book from memory. Your videos confirmed my memory correct with the Buddhist temple and the King’s house. When I was there, Long Cheng was very noisy with large military airplanes landing and taking off all time. Now it appears very quiet and peaceful. Thank you and I commend the good job you are doing!
Todd, thank you for your video visiting Long Cheng. Talking about Vietnam War is a nightmare n very sad history for our Hmong people because my grandfather, father, uncles, and cousins died during this war.
What an amazing tourist opportunity. Loads of history and a ready made hotel for visitors in Vang Pao's house. The Loas tourist authority need to get onto this ASAP.
I enjoy watching your videos. My family left Laos in 1980 and I was born there. I’ve never been back there nor do I have any memories of it. Watching your videos give me an insight of the country. Your videos are very detail and traveling with you have been delightful. Also going into the Hmong villages, Thank you very much. Hopefully one day I’ll come back to visit Laos and have a drink with you. Keep up all the good work and videos coming!
Thanks for sharing this! I’ll have to show this to my grandpa & dad. My grandpa was GVP’s cook & my dad would only talk briefly of their time living there before fleeing to the United States.
Lao is on our bucket list. Certainly, General Vang Pao's House and the king's temple and the cinema in Long Tieng. Simply, fascinating! Again, Great footage Todd. Sending you lots of love💕💕 Harriet and Jim. Richmond, Va.
Surely all three buildings here should be considered national monuments and have a bit of love & care lavished on them......it is history after all is said and done.
Monuments of oppression and US imperialism. Hardly any value in maintaining them financially or sentimentally. If you want to say "for tourism" these are a little off the beaten path in the first place
"Air America" about fell out of my chair. Was wondering if this video was a plea to come get you out of jail. Lol, thank you for sharing your videos. Hello from Tallahassee Florida.
Love this so much! As soon as he went inside the house I got the chills! Lol so sad how I never knew who GVP was and never heard of him until he got arrested. Although my dad did help fight in the war too, we never had a picture of GVP in our house. Regardless of what ppl say, if it wasn’t for GVP we would not be here today in America. Although I was born in the US, just watching this video makes my heart ache for all those who were alive during this time. Would love to definitely check this place out in person. Thank you so much for this video.
That is correct Brother, I was born in Long Cheng in 1967 and my dad was one of the soldiers who fought with GVP. The Hmong people never get to wear shoes or hats until GVP becomes one of the leaders. The truth about GVP was that he looks for outside resources for his people, unlike other leaders that taxes their people like when the French still take over. The reason North Vietnam and the south didn't get along was that the French tortured them badly.
roses in laos are a rare sight to witness, but in 1973 going up the hills to the kings retreat were tons of rose bushes wrapping from the bottom all the way to the steps you guy took. i recalled smelling the sweet fragrant when my uncle took me up there in 1973, i was about six years old. that was the first time i saw roses.
Long Cheng would be the #1 hottest spot to visit in Laos if the government makes a priority. This means high revenues and a boost to Laos economy. People are to scare to come because of military post everywhere. Lao government must understand that vang pao is dead, all the Hmong and Lao who fought against the communists Lao are dead or in their last days, all the insurgents in the jungle already surrendered. It’s time to move forward and rebuild Laos. The New generations of Hmong and Lao in America or France have wealth that could help Laos rebuild if the government just be honest and willing to move forward.
Love Lao alpine trees very rare site. Im sure there was much more of them in the past and hopefully there will be more in the future. it brings back more diversity to Laos eco systems.
I was at GVP’s home many times visiting my dad who was one of the guards but never had gone inside the house. Just heard many stories from my dad and vaguely remember the trenches around the house. There are so many pieces of small memories about this place and the airway where they held big night live festivals. My dad was also the last few soldiers to escort the general out of this house to catch the plane for Thailand. Thank you for your impressive video. This monument has so much affect on our elders, but wish it was being taken care of better. Thank you
@@kangsa387 Yes, you're right John, the house on the hill with the trenches around it was the Kings holiday house. GVP's house is the one next to the airstrip.
I am young Hmong generation born and raised Minnesota. I fought Iraqi war 2003. My father fought north Vietnam 🇻🇳 and path Lao armies 1961. I met a lot British armies in iraqi
Being from Fresno, ca general Vang Pao was well known, i believe he was arrested by the FBI for trying to overthrow the Lao government. Thanks another cool video!
Anyone who try to over throw a communist country like Laos out to be held as a hero and just. How the hell vang pao be arrested for that... unless the country and people who arrested him is another communist
Thanks for the tour, Vang Pao's place was off limits for us when I was in Long Tieng. We had a one room wooden hut for transit flight crews. Long Tieng is very different now than in 1967-68 from my memory. I would love to revisit, but age and health prevent that.
Forty plus years ago there was a secret air base in a secret CIA covert war. This is my truth and my family’s story as well as the story of many Hmong, Mien and Lao who became refugees after the war. Take a rare glimpse into the King’s palace and the General’s house in the second busiest air base in the world during the 60s. Thank you, Now in Lao for sharing.
Thank you for sharing we where there 2019 we where not allowed to see the King’s place or GV house I am very happy see that thank you, keep on traveling to visiting our Hmong families homes.
Hey Todd, just want to make a minor correction on the terms for the wives. According to my Hmong wife, the terms are more accurately called "older wife" (1st wife) and "younger wife"(any wife after the 1st wife), and "middle wife" if there are three wives. The terms refer to the order of marriage to each wife, not the age or size, but the 2nd wife and later wives (if any) tend to be younger than the 1st wife. My wife absolutely abhors the practice of men having multiple wives (all sorts of problems with such a situation), but thankfully it is not a wide spread practice among the Hmong men. Very interesting tour, thanks.
, Good trip.... Our office building was the head up runway ramps...was attending party at his residence with several girl students from Dongdok every once two months, was suprised the building looks old not takingcare of it. I am working on the history of two kings's Biography with all full long history Film.Thank you Tod and Neenee
Great history love it ! VP’s house was amazing.. I think the bunker would have been very frequently utilised as the “man cave” with 7 wives to deal with! 😅😅
We, use to live behind the airport behind the mountain. I can still remember that temple. You are so lucky. I remember going to watch the Indian movie there. General Vang is my brother in laws uncle. I actually met him in the US before he die.
@@NowinLao, Also go to the airport and walk down the ravine a bit. There may still be all the bones of those Hmong who Vang Pao and his paranoid ill educated advisors deemed “communists” and shot them and left them there unburied. Some of them were North Vietnamese soldiers as well though… In about 1968 or so my father (then a Lt-Colonel) heard about the stories and wanted to know if they were true. He purposely walked around that area and saw plenty of skeletons and bodies in various decayed level. I forget the exact number he told me, but it was something like 67 or 187. There were likely more but that’s all time he had for that day.
Tell that to all the ppl who lose their life in Mekong river, or to the family who have lost love one trying to escape death. If anything that house and everything tide to GVP should be distroy. No one need a reminder or to be remind of the horror that happened to them when hmong ppl dont know the politics why they're being hunted and killed all because of this one person bring it in the name of hmong.
@@hmoob2320 I am not hating him, I dont even know him. I just speaking for those who lost their life trying to escape what gvp had done in hmong name. Why not say he is Laos? Why only the hmong are being hunted?
@@MloogKojDag why our people was hunted is simple! We helped the Cia against the commies lol... sucks that we lost lives in a war we didn't have to be in but look at us now, those lives lost will never be forgotten by our people! If it wasn't for that war we wouldn't even be in the states and aboard in other countries! Living free and look suni lee...
@@hmoob2320 hmong ppl are already in the USA before the stupid war. Matter of fact that war wasn't able pride to win a country or state, its money and opinions laundering.
Great Video Todd , amazing footage , as I have never seen that before . The air strip and building with the old bombs was fascinating . It looked like a live hand grenade ?🤔 look forward to seeing more of your videos Cheers Greg 😃🍺👍
Eyes openner and refreshed old memory in times of secret war and civil war and military conflict from 1962-1975., before happened was better freedom country after independence from France-1949. As old man. I was in VP's house for dancing from Students of Dongdok weekly entertainment. 1967-1970 was this beautiful secret place on earth. Thank you Sir for touring information.
@@NowinLao , I share this film to one of her grand father was working in this location and served as Mil's nurse she was suprisingly didn't know any thing about her grand father's history who he was served as special SGU's back then, 1962-1975. and he was passaway in 2020. Good channel and truth history, young generation never known about their own families life. Thank you very much with greatly appreciated.
My mother weeps when she sees videos like these. My father worked for GVP in the old days. He bought a house just down the road from that big house where my mother lived with him after they married.
Nice trip you have going on right now. History and how you laid it out was rally very cool. As for the GoPro10, I have a GoPro9 and it is filled with problems and it is not even a year old yet. Still really liked all the generals and the people who survived the hell in the 70's. lots of respect for these people.
Mate when I lived and worked in Lao we constantly had problems with the police, my Lao wife and I were constantly visited by the police looking for sly payments, even though we were 100% legally married. It would have cost you a great deal more than $500 if you were not legal I can assure you bud, before my wife and I were married we had a problem with local police who wanted in the region of $5000, they didn't get it, but it was a worrying time!
Hi Todd. Interesting video. Love your interest in his many wives! 😆 Maybe the basement bunker was his version of a ‘man cave’! BTW, those weren’t bombies - they look a bit different. Like you said, maybe old grenades and I think those metal tubes are to do with artillery shells but I am not 100% sure.
My mother-in-law watched this with me. She’s pointing out rooms, where she ate, what was where etc. Her aunt was GVP’s 3 or 4th wife. I’ve met, I think 3 of them. I do believe 1 is still alive. GVP was a good man. He was an army man until the day he died. This brought many memories of my moms past, good and bad. I wish she could tell you everything.
VP had some good characteristics (and a lot of bad) back in the old country and carried out meaningful duties. However after 1975 once he crossed the Mekong River he became a fraud and scammer, hence karma caught up to him in 2007 and was arrested and paraded for the world to see.
Can you read Hmong RPA? Well if you can then here’s a quick synopsis. Nrhiav tau ib qho article ntawm newspaper Star Tribune (Minnesota xovxwm) xabmaim 1990 tawm. Tom Kennedy thiab Paul McEnroe ua 2 tug neeg tshawbfawb thiab sau. Qhov article haistias: Nqi nom NeoHom cuav yog; 1,200$/hlis = tau General 1,000$ = tau Lieutenant General 800$ = tau Major General ? = tau Brigadier General 500$ = Colonel 50$ = Captain Blia Yang Vang (Npliaj lossis Npliam Yaj Vaj) them 50$/hlis es tau txais ib daim certificate cog lus cia tias nws yuav tau ua ib tug naisphoo thaum rov mus Lostsuas. Sijhawm ntawd nws twb muaj 60 tawm xyoo lawm. Yog neeg tsis paub twm ntaub ntawv li. Twb tsis paub nyeem daim ntawv certificate. Tub Looj Lauj (uas yog Pov Vaj tus vauv dim) muab Pov Vaj thiab NeoHom lawb vim nws tsis ntseeg lawv lawm. Lawv dag thiab nyiag nyiaj hwv. Bill Lair (tus Colonel Ameslivkas CIA) haistias Pov Vaj xoomkhua paub tias tej lus Pov hais, “… ua tiag tiag peb yuav tau mus noj pebcaug tim Veescam…” yog txuasquav xwb.
Beautiful views from the old Kings upper balconies. Temple looked like a real fixer upper. I think fixing up the two homes to look how they would have when the King and General lived there would be better attractions for tourists.
Very interesting to see the buildings but sad they're so run down. I guess there's no money for restoration work. GVP must've had plenty of stamina obviously. Thanks for the tour Todd. Bushyboy Oz.
Hey, my wife's family live at the back in one of the house there. Her dad I'd quite high up in the military. She said, it use to be beautiful french style house.
Hello, it’s very nice to see you guys are going to see Long Chieng in Laos was General Vang, Pao’s hometown and strong hold his armies fight against communist people. This is a place when the earlier times long times ago in our childhood life , we were truly grown up here during the heavy wars of fighting against Lao’s enemies were compromised with Vietnamese’s armies together to fight against free Lao’s leftist government. The Free Lao’s Leftist armies were too weak for helping General Vang, Pao’s frontlines fighting’s towards to be stronger against the enemies that was making Free Lao’s failed, and then they didn’t defeat the wars anyway.
It would be nice to see both historical site buildings restored. I guess they would have to take out the military and put in Nat’l Park Rangers. Maybe one day if/when tourism goes up.👍🏻
Back from who? There were only Khmu here before the CIA came. The Hmong soon followed. Also, nobody took the land from you, there are still Hmong there to this day, as I show in other videos of Long Tieng. Thanks for watching 🙏
1:05 Police do see what's in the documents. They ask you your name, what kind of visa you have, etc... to see if you know. People with fake docs have a hard time matching the docs. When I was a kid with a fake ID I had to memorize my fake birth date and age because every police officer is going to ask "What year were you born?".
Hi Todd,,this,,,,,I LOVED! Very interesting. The Generals house was built about the time Kennedy sent advisers to Vietnam,,,any connection? Makes you wonder. What became of V. P.? Assassination? Reeducation? Or Minneapolis. Miss Dim,,Dem, Dihm. Was and excellent guide ,,very cute very knowledgeable. I'd guess the temple looks old because of no maintenance from 75 to 18,,still kind of a cool ,modest temple. Glad you and Neenee didn't get hassled to bad in the interro,,bet it kind of gave you the queasys, I know it would have, me.,,with G.V.P. having 8 wives,,maybe that trap door was the pit of punishment? Lol or maybe it was his escape room. Very cool vid Todd,,,I've been looking forward to this one too. Thank you brother! I'm going to have find me a modern updated book on the secret war to refresh my memory and fill in some blanks. Be safe friends,,Ttyl,,,Marlon
8 wives? exaggerating... I know many of you wanted to make fun of him, but at least he made it known that he had more than one wife, not like many others who sleep with many, but didn't tell anybody.
He didn't have 8 wives, I think it was 5 wives. He didn't live in Minnesota. He first settled in Montana, then moved to fresno, California where he lived the rest of his life. In the mid 00's, he was arrested for trying to buy weapons to overthrow the communist lao government. Vietnam and laos feared vang pao returning to laos more than anything else. The fear was so great that both government had a 5 million dollar bounty on his head until the day he died
@@hmoobmeeka did you guys pay attention to the video? The tour guide told Todd and Neenee V.P. HAD 7 OR 8 wives. Lived in Montana? My home state,,I doubt it but I'll have to research. I just said Minneapolis because it has the largest Hmong population in the U.S.. was merely a supposition. You need to learn not to get all butt hurt over words on the internet
@@mtnmandeluxe5429, the tour guide is not as educated as hmoobmeeka on the subject of Vang Pao. For the most part Hmoobmeeka is correct. And VP did first lived in Montana before moving to other parts of the USA.
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Sorry I got a call when I was typing. M67 grenade the round one and a M26 oval shape grenade. The canisters were for 155mm artillery projectiles, the tube on top is a122mm barrage ground to ground rocket. The CUU canister would hold 670 bombies.
Thanks for the clarification mate 👍
Hey Aaron, how about that 3 pointed thing just to the right of the M67. The thing that looks like a backyard sprinkler...??
@@NowinLao will get an answer to ya in the morning
@@german411 nah, he drove onto the military base earlier. probably caused a stir and the MP's got told to go see what they were up too. check documents etc. same would happen in any country.
I just noticed a typo it should say SUU canister not CUU my bad 👍🏼
Great history lesson. General Vang Pao lived in a big house! I wish the general's house and the King's holiday retreat could be maintained and turned into museums.
Unfortunately they don't see the benefits of them.
As a us navy vet in the vietnam theater, i had the chance to meet General Pao a number of years ago when he visited Hickory Nc. I was the only white american allowed in… except for the local politicians. Security was tight, lots of people. He signed my book "Tragic Mountains". Most of my Hmoob friends are Lao Hmoob who escaped by swimming the Mekong river to Thailand, then the UN took many to the US.
That book, Tragic Mountains, is full of propagandas for Vang Pao and has a lot of fictions in it. Just letting you know.
@@pheejl7534 Haha, I am sure! He was a politician wasn’t he! I personally knew a lot of his former officers, mostly dead now, and they had a cult/God like view of him. Still, when I met him in the early 2000’s de still had quite a following and dreamed of going back to Laos.
@@frankcherry3810,
Vang Pao has some good qualities. But like any common mortal man he also has bad ones as well. Just not a lot of people know and talk about the latter.
Vang Pao served under my grandfather during the VietMinh and Lao Issara wars (in the late 40’s and early 50’s). He was my grandfathers right hand man. Then my father (a Major then Lt-Colonel then Colonel) and an uncle (Advisor/Council) worked with him in the 60’s for several years… They know him well.
My father often talks of Vang Pao’s bravery, cunningness and effectiveness in war. But Vang Pao was also cruel, underhanded, and didn’t value other peoples lives as much. And he was scheming; friend today, foe tomorrow if his interests no longer aligns with yours or that you may become a political opponent…. Vang Pao was made for war only. Not someone you want for good governance.
@@pheejl7534 Correct! He was a political guy. And as all men like that he uses people. He and all associated with him are dead. I will be too soon. Generals are made for only one purpose, ending disputes that civilian leaders start
@@pheejl7534 I knew you probably one of Lee Teeb who shot us in Hemhawj... you always against GVP. Without him your ass already cooked by the Lao government.
Another excellent video, sir! Thank you for your post of Long Cheng. I was there as a child in the 1960’s then moved to different villages within the region until 1975 (when we left the country). This summer, I finally published my memoir, Beyond the Mountains, a Hmong Memoir (by Khoua Thao). I chronicled my childhood experience in Long Cheng and different villages that we lived. I also included our journey into refugee camps in Thailand and finally in the US. I remember the mountains in Long Cheng (Phu Mok or Sky Ridge), the karsts at the upper end of the runway and tried to describe in my book from memory. Your videos confirmed my memory correct with the Buddhist temple and the King’s house. When I was there, Long Cheng was very noisy with large military airplanes landing and taking off all time. Now it appears very quiet and peaceful. Thank you and I commend the good job you are doing!
This video definitely brings back a lot of sweet and bitter memories of the past for Thoj! It’s a peaceful and beautiful place now!
Todd, thank you for your video visiting Long Cheng. Talking about Vietnam War is a nightmare n very sad history for our Hmong people because my grandfather, father, uncles, and cousins died during this war.
What an amazing tourist opportunity. Loads of history and a ready made hotel for visitors in Vang Pao's house. The Loas tourist authority need to get onto this ASAP.
I enjoy watching your videos. My family left Laos in 1980 and I was born there. I’ve never been back there nor do I have any memories of it. Watching your videos give me an insight of the country. Your videos are very detail and traveling with you have been delightful. Also going into the Hmong villages, Thank you very much. Hopefully one day I’ll come back to visit Laos and have a drink with you. Keep up all the good work and videos coming!
Thanks for sharing this! I’ll have to show this to my grandpa & dad. My grandpa was GVP’s cook & my dad would only talk briefly of their time living there before fleeing to the United States.
Another great video Todd. I left the country when I was 4 & 1/2. I’ve learned a lot through all your videos and I thank you for that.
Lao is on our bucket list. Certainly, General Vang Pao's House and the king's temple and the cinema in Long Tieng. Simply, fascinating! Again, Great footage Todd. Sending you lots of love💕💕 Harriet and Jim. Richmond, Va.
Surely all three buildings here should be considered national monuments and have a bit of love & care lavished on them......it is history after all is said and done.
""National monument you said!"" Just want to laugh in your face!
@@MloogKojDag paus yog koj dag nas 🤦
Monuments of oppression and US imperialism. Hardly any value in maintaining them financially or sentimentally. If you want to say "for tourism" these are a little off the beaten path in the first place
So sad Story lao King I want to see them go back remodels that house must be very nice ..
Fun video to watch. Thanks for doing this.
Hello Legend Hales, good morning and Win Today. Interesting start of the day!😀😀😀
Dude, that’s my birth place. Thanks a million for showing it.
"Air America" about fell out of my chair. Was wondering if this video was a plea to come get you out of jail. Lol, thank you for sharing your videos. Hello from Tallahassee Florida.
Love this so much! As soon as he went inside the house I got the chills! Lol so sad how I never knew who GVP was and never heard of him until he got arrested. Although my dad did help fight in the war too, we never had a picture of GVP in our house. Regardless of what ppl say, if it wasn’t for GVP we would not be here today in America. Although I was born in the US, just watching this video makes my heart ache for all those who were alive during this time. Would love to definitely check this place out in person. Thank you so much for this video.
That is correct Brother, I was born in Long Cheng in 1967 and my dad was one of the soldiers who fought with GVP. The Hmong people never get to wear shoes or hats until GVP becomes one of the leaders. The truth about GVP was that he looks for outside resources for his people, unlike other leaders that taxes their people like when the French still take over. The reason North Vietnam and the south didn't get along was that the French tortured them badly.
roses in laos are a rare sight to witness, but in 1973 going up the hills to the kings retreat were tons of rose bushes wrapping from the bottom all the way to the steps you guy took. i recalled smelling the sweet fragrant when my uncle took me up there in 1973, i was about six years old. that was the first time i saw roses.
Long Cheng would be the #1 hottest spot to visit in Laos if the government makes a priority. This means high revenues and a boost to Laos economy. People are to scare to come because of military post everywhere. Lao government must understand that vang pao is dead, all the Hmong and Lao who fought against the communists Lao are dead or in their last days, all the insurgents in the jungle already surrendered. It’s time to move forward and rebuild Laos. The New generations of Hmong and Lao in America or France have wealth that could help Laos rebuild if the government just be honest and willing to move forward.
Love Lao alpine trees very rare site. Im sure there was much more of them in the past and hopefully there will be more in the future. it brings back more diversity to Laos eco systems.
I was at GVP’s home many times visiting my dad who was one of the guards but never had gone inside the house. Just heard many stories from my dad and vaguely remember the trenches around the house. There are so many pieces of small memories about this place and the airway where they held big night live festivals. My dad was also the last few soldiers to escort the general out of this house to catch the plane for Thailand. Thank you for your impressive video. This monument has so much affect on our elders, but wish it was being taken care of better. Thank you
Thank you for sharing your story with us also 🙏
It was the king's resistance.
@@kangsa387 Yes, you're right John, the house on the hill with the trenches around it was the Kings holiday house.
GVP's house is the one next to the airstrip.
Thanks for your dad. Without your dad and many hmong leaders we won;t be here.
Finally. Now Long Chang looks so much different from the black/white pictures during the war. Thank you for this video.
🤗🙏🏼!
Very interesting, loved it. I never thought It would be opened for tourists, let alone in such details.
Thank you. Take care.
Proud to be Hmong!
I am young Hmong generation born and raised Minnesota. I fought Iraqi war 2003. My father fought north Vietnam 🇻🇳 and path Lao armies 1961. I met a lot British armies in iraqi
Hey 👋 Meet any Aussie troops while serving there?
Thanks again. Love the video.
Thank you you for sharing this. I really like the history of Lao!
Being from Fresno, ca general Vang Pao was well known, i believe he was arrested by the FBI for trying to overthrow the Lao government. Thanks another cool video!
yes and the charges were later dropped
Anyone who try to over throw a communist country like Laos out to be held as a hero and just. How the hell vang pao be arrested for that... unless the country and people who arrested him is another communist
👮🏻♂️👮🏻♀️🇺🇸🇵🇭🏅🎖️God Bless General Vang Pao Our Hero.
The FBI? Was he in the US when he was arrested?
@@justwondering1967 yes he lived in California
Thank you so much for this video. Reading thru Tragic Mountains, Shooting at the Moon, etc and seeing this really come in full historic pictures.
My pleasure 🙏
Thank you
Thank you for doing this brother. Safe travels and stay safe.🙏🙏🙏🙏
God bless you, thank you for showing my father's house. HMOOB HLUB HMOOB
Thanks for the tour, Vang Pao's place was off limits for us when I was in Long Tieng. We had a one room wooden hut for transit flight crews. Long Tieng is very different now than in 1967-68 from my memory. I would love to revisit, but age and health prevent that.
Forty plus years ago there was a secret air base in a secret CIA covert war. This is my truth and my family’s story as well as the story of many Hmong, Mien and Lao who became refugees after the war.
Take a rare glimpse into the King’s palace and the General’s house in the second busiest air base in the world during the 60s.
Thank you, Now in Lao for sharing.
I will have to visit someday.
Hello guys I hope you all are doing well today
Now this is HISTORY!!!! WOW!!!
Great video buddy, thank you for taking us around, especially into general vang pao's house.
Another great VLOG....so interesting.....Jeff
😁 it is good that u able to go see the homeland of someone that stil miss dearly.
Thank you for sharing we where there 2019 we where not allowed to see the King’s place or GV house I am very happy see that thank you, keep on traveling to visiting our Hmong families homes.
Hope you doing good at Long Tieng trip, From Green Bay,Wisconsin.
This is a great series Todd
You experienced what we did with our group
Always have papers available
Todd I believe that was a guard not water tower
Hey Todd, just want to make a minor correction on the terms for the wives. According to my Hmong wife, the terms are more accurately called "older wife" (1st wife) and "younger wife"(any wife after the 1st wife), and "middle wife" if there are three wives. The terms refer to the order of marriage to each wife, not the age or size, but the 2nd wife and later wives (if any) tend to be younger than the 1st wife. My wife absolutely abhors the practice of men having multiple wives (all sorts of problems with such a situation), but thankfully it is not a wide spread practice among the Hmong men. Very interesting tour, thanks.
I was in that building when I was 4 years old ::: 51 years ago 🙏
, Good trip.... Our office building was the head up runway ramps...was attending party at his residence with several girl students from Dongdok every once two months, was suprised the building looks old not takingcare of it. I am working on the history of two kings's Biography with all full long history Film.Thank you Tod and Neenee
Brother I really like your show and your videos keep the great job I follow you every moment you go I very enjoy all the places you go
Great history love it ! VP’s house was amazing.. I think the bunker would have been very frequently utilised as the “man cave” with 7 wives to deal with! 😅😅
Top video todd, keep up the great work hoping to get 2 Lao on our next trip 2 Thailand cheers buddy 😎👍👍👍👍👍🙏
We, use to live behind the airport behind the mountain. I can still remember that temple. You are so lucky. I remember going to watch the Indian movie there.
General Vang is my brother in laws uncle. I actually met him in the US before he die.
My next video we go behind that mountain and visit the Hmong village there 🙏
@@NowinLao, Also go to the airport and walk down the ravine a bit. There may still be all the bones of those Hmong who Vang Pao and his paranoid ill educated advisors deemed “communists” and shot them and left them there unburied. Some of them were North Vietnamese soldiers as well though… In about 1968 or so my father (then a Lt-Colonel) heard about the stories and wanted to know if they were true. He purposely walked around that area and saw plenty of skeletons and bodies in various decayed level. I forget the exact number he told me, but it was something like 67 or 187. There were likely more but that’s all time he had for that day.
They said, if you got nothing good to say, better just shut your m***"
Thankyou for your visite GVP House, good to see !!!
Good to see GVP house! Our people has alot of history there as well as lives lost during the war! Hmong pride!
Tell that to all the ppl who lose their life in Mekong river, or to the family who have lost love one trying to escape death. If anything that house and everything tide to GVP should be distroy. No one need a reminder or to be remind of the horror that happened to them when hmong ppl dont know the politics why they're being hunted and killed all because of this one person bring it in the name of hmong.
@@MloogKojDag yep u one of them gvp haters!
@@hmoob2320 I am not hating him, I dont even know him. I just speaking for those who lost their life trying to escape what gvp had done in hmong name. Why not say he is Laos? Why only the hmong are being hunted?
@@MloogKojDag why our people was hunted is simple! We helped the Cia against the commies lol... sucks that we lost lives in a war we didn't have to be in but look at us now, those lives lost will never be forgotten by our people! If it wasn't for that war we wouldn't even be in the states and aboard in other countries! Living free and look suni lee...
@@hmoob2320 hmong ppl are already in the USA before the stupid war. Matter of fact that war wasn't able pride to win a country or state, its money and opinions laundering.
Great Video Todd , amazing footage , as I have never seen that before . The air strip and building with the old bombs was fascinating . It looked like a live hand grenade ?🤔 look forward to seeing more of your videos Cheers Greg 😃🍺👍
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it mate. Some great stuff still to come from this trip 👍
Very interesting once again Todd,great work
Eyes openner and refreshed old memory in times of secret war and civil war and military conflict from 1962-1975., before happened was better freedom country after independence from France-1949. As old man. I was in VP's house for dancing from Students of Dongdok weekly entertainment. 1967-1970 was this beautiful secret place on earth. Thank you Sir for touring information.
My pleasure. Makes me happy that people like yourself are able to see these places again. 🙏
@@NowinLao , I share this film to one of her grand father was working in this location and served as Mil's nurse she was suprisingly didn't know any thing about her grand father's history who he was served as special SGU's back then, 1962-1975. and he was passaway in 2020. Good channel and truth history, young generation never known about their own families life. Thank you very much with greatly appreciated.
So cool... awesome footage of History..
Thanks for sharing… beautiful view’s
No problem, glad you enjoyed 😁👍
WOW my Dad was here with the General along time ago wow what a place
My mother weeps when she sees videos like these. My father worked for GVP in the old days. He bought a house just down the road from that big house where my mother lived with him after they married.
Hello Todd and Nee nee I just wants say Thanks you for information and the video thanks you your guys do Awesome jobs and May God’s bless your guys
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for the support and kind words 🙏
Very nice video of your...🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
don't you worry about Captain Todd NeeNee. you are a very good translator who does a very good job
I look forward to see .It brings back good and sad memories.
Nice trip you have going on right now. History and how you laid it out was rally very cool. As for the GoPro10, I have a GoPro9 and it is filled with problems and it is not even a year old yet. Still really liked all the generals and the people who survived the hell in the 70's. lots of respect for these people.
Cheers Todd, thanks for sharing this history with us.
Great video T - interesting history , I think you might be in the bad books asking about the extra bedrooms at home 🤔😂😉 👌👍🙏🍻
Mate when I lived and worked in Lao we constantly had problems with the police, my Lao wife and I were constantly visited by the police looking for sly payments, even though we were 100% legally married. It would have cost you a great deal more than $500 if you were not legal I can assure you bud, before my wife and I were married we had a problem with local police who wanted in the region of $5000, they didn't get it, but it was a worrying time!
Hi Todd. Interesting video. Love your interest in his many wives! 😆 Maybe the basement bunker was his version of a ‘man cave’!
BTW, those weren’t bombies - they look a bit different. Like you said, maybe old grenades and I think those metal tubes are to do with artillery shells but I am not 100% sure.
My mother-in-law watched this with me. She’s pointing out rooms, where she ate, what was where etc. Her aunt was GVP’s 3 or 4th wife. I’ve met, I think 3 of them. I do believe 1 is still alive. GVP was a good man. He was an army man until the day he died. This brought many memories of my moms past, good and bad. I wish she could tell you everything.
VP had some good characteristics (and a lot of bad) back in the old country and carried out meaningful duties. However after 1975 once he crossed the Mekong River he became a fraud and scammer, hence karma caught up to him in 2007 and was arrested and paraded for the world to see.
@@pheejl7534 any proof? i
@@youwatchme3631, my response keeps getting erased.
U are one of vo'vP's haters. Hope you're not among those fought along side the Vietcong @,Pheej L
Can you read Hmong RPA? Well if you can then here’s a quick synopsis.
Nrhiav tau ib qho article ntawm newspaper Star Tribune (Minnesota xovxwm) xabmaim 1990 tawm. Tom Kennedy thiab Paul McEnroe ua 2 tug neeg tshawbfawb thiab sau.
Qhov article haistias:
Nqi nom NeoHom cuav yog;
1,200$/hlis = tau General
1,000$ = tau Lieutenant General
800$ = tau Major General
? = tau Brigadier General
500$ = Colonel
50$ = Captain
Blia Yang Vang (Npliaj lossis Npliam Yaj Vaj) them 50$/hlis es tau txais ib daim certificate cog lus cia tias nws yuav tau ua ib tug naisphoo thaum rov mus Lostsuas. Sijhawm ntawd nws twb muaj 60 tawm xyoo lawm. Yog neeg tsis paub twm ntaub ntawv li. Twb tsis paub nyeem daim ntawv certificate.
Tub Looj Lauj (uas yog Pov Vaj tus vauv dim) muab Pov Vaj thiab NeoHom lawb vim nws tsis ntseeg lawv lawm. Lawv dag thiab nyiag nyiaj hwv.
Bill Lair (tus Colonel Ameslivkas CIA) haistias Pov Vaj xoomkhua paub tias tej lus Pov hais, “… ua tiag tiag peb yuav tau mus noj pebcaug tim Veescam…” yog txuasquav xwb.
year very good you go tow long cheng vang pao home good day for you lucky yougo tow laos i from usa mn
Beautiful views from the old Kings upper balconies. Temple looked like a real fixer upper. I think fixing up the two homes to look how they would have when the King and General lived there would be better attractions for tourists.
Yes interesting mate ...history.. Kenno...West Aust
I think the monks need a ride on mower 🇦🇺🍺
Gen. VP's house could cost about $25,000.00 at that time because back in 1972 the US exchange was about 500 kips per 1 dollars.
Very cool tour!!
GVP had 8 wives and didn't have his own room ?? What a legend
the canisters are for the 155 mm powder bags you put your hand on the 155 projectile at 94 pounds , if I remember right its been over 50 years
Great video
Love the video
Lao has some stunning scenery.
Very interesting to see the buildings but sad they're so run down. I guess there's no money for restoration work. GVP must've had plenty of stamina obviously. Thanks for the tour Todd. Bushyboy Oz.
Good video man a good tunes
Love your vedio.thank you for sharing
Hey, my wife's family live at the back in one of the house there. Her dad I'd quite high up in the military. She said, it use to be beautiful french style house.
Hello, it’s very nice to see you guys are going to see Long Chieng in Laos was General Vang, Pao’s hometown and strong hold his armies fight against communist people. This is a place when the earlier times long times ago in our childhood life , we were truly grown up here during the heavy wars of fighting against Lao’s enemies were compromised with Vietnamese’s armies together to fight against free Lao’s leftist government. The Free Lao’s Leftist armies were too weak for helping General Vang, Pao’s frontlines fighting’s towards to be stronger against the enemies that was making Free Lao’s failed, and then they didn’t defeat the wars anyway.
It would be nice to see both historical site buildings restored. I guess they would have to take out the military and put in Nat’l Park Rangers. Maybe one day if/when tourism goes up.👍🏻
Thank you for the click Long Chieng.
Thanks for the tour ❤ them
That crack’s me out when you mentioned is this reception for his wife to check in 😂
Great Video. I have flown over it but never visited. Will ask my Mir about a B3 visa and also a room for the Mir Noi.
I’m hmong I’m so proud of you
Thanks Jaz 🙏
almost 50 later! it is not much better than we think, thanks post it 4 watching....
Thank you Todd for sharing
Very welcome
When I lived in Cambodia there were so many kids with missing limbs from the left behind bombs so sad ,
Very interesting Todd 👍
Thanks matey 😁
Todd- I believe GVP had 10-12 wives.
That’s a lot!
Great Video
Hi, Brother what kind of Camera you're using, can you let's me know. thanks
GoPro 8 most of the time. 👌
@@NowinLao thanks
That is truly our land we want it back
Back from who? There were only Khmu here before the CIA came. The Hmong soon followed. Also, nobody took the land from you, there are still Hmong there to this day, as I show in other videos of Long Tieng.
Thanks for watching 🙏
1:05 Police do see what's in the documents. They ask you your name, what kind of visa you have, etc... to see if you know. People with fake docs have a hard time matching the docs. When I was a kid with a fake ID I had to memorize my fake birth date and age because every police officer is going to ask "What year were you born?".
So that’s where my grandpa lived for a while :0
Hi Todd,,this,,,,,I LOVED! Very interesting. The Generals house was built about the time Kennedy sent advisers to Vietnam,,,any connection? Makes you wonder. What became of V. P.? Assassination? Reeducation? Or Minneapolis. Miss Dim,,Dem, Dihm. Was and excellent guide ,,very cute very knowledgeable. I'd guess the temple looks old because of no maintenance from 75 to 18,,still kind of a cool ,modest temple. Glad you and Neenee didn't get hassled to bad in the interro,,bet it kind of gave you the queasys, I know it would have, me.,,with G.V.P. having 8 wives,,maybe that trap door was the pit of punishment? Lol or maybe it was his escape room. Very cool vid Todd,,,I've been looking forward to this one too. Thank you brother! I'm going to have find me a modern updated book on the secret war to refresh my memory and fill in some blanks. Be safe friends,,Ttyl,,,Marlon
Not sure in it was Minneapolis, but he left Lao for the US at the end of the war and never returned.
8 wives? exaggerating... I know many of you wanted to make fun of him, but at least he made it known that he had more than one wife, not like many others who sleep with many, but didn't tell anybody.
He didn't have 8 wives, I think it was 5 wives. He didn't live in Minnesota. He first settled in Montana, then moved to fresno, California where he lived the rest of his life. In the mid 00's, he was arrested for trying to buy weapons to overthrow the communist lao government. Vietnam and laos feared vang pao returning to laos more than anything else. The fear was so great that both government had a 5 million dollar bounty on his head until the day he died
@@hmoobmeeka did you guys pay attention to the video? The tour guide told Todd and Neenee V.P. HAD 7 OR 8 wives. Lived in Montana? My home state,,I doubt it but I'll have to research. I just said Minneapolis because it has the largest Hmong population in the U.S.. was merely a supposition. You need to learn not to get all butt hurt over words on the internet
@@mtnmandeluxe5429, the tour guide is not as educated as hmoobmeeka on the subject of Vang Pao. For the most part Hmoobmeeka is correct. And VP did first lived in Montana before moving to other parts of the USA.
Hi is it the day of the monk on the 21st October 2021?