Minnesota in the Vietnam War
Who are the Hmong?The Hmong people are a minority group that lived in Southeast Asia and China. After 1975, many became refugees in North America, Australia, and parts of Europe and South America.
From 1961 to 1975, in an effort to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the United States recruited, trained and financed the Hmong and Laos to serve as surrogate soldiers in the American armed forces.
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Minnesota in the Vietnam War:
Grandma’s Maple Sugar Cake
1965: Jim Northrup had been a Marine four years before he shipped to Vietnam. Now, for the first time in his life, he was trying to kill men. And they were trying to kill him. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Minnesota in the Vietnam War:
Operation Ranch Hand
February 2, 1962: Air Force pilot Robert D. Larson brought his C-123 low, just over the treetops, as he triggered the sprayers. He was part of Operation Ranch Hand, an effort to defoliate the trees and expose the infiltrating North Vietnamese. Here’s Britt Aamodt.