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The Deadly Legacy of UXO in Laos
Laos is ‘contaminated’ by UXO (unexploded ordinance) which kills and maims people and renders land unusable. Laos accounts for more than half of all confirmed
Laos is ‘contaminated’ by UXO (unexploded ordinance) which kills and maims people and renders land unusable. Laos accounts for more than half of all confirmed
Some areas of the Ho Chi Minh Trail are completely riddled with bomb craters
In 2019 Digby found the crash site of a USAF jet fighter that was shot down over Laos in 1968.
US Special Forces suffered a devastating defeat while attacking an NVA base deep inside Laos
The lagest rescue operation of downed USAF pilots happened on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnamese and US forces suffered a catastrophic defeat when they invaded Laos in order to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail
The Battle of Route Coloniale 4 was one of the most important of the First Indochina War. Here’s what happened.