Image / Photograph of military uniform from the Secret War in Laos

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Title: Photograph of military uniform from the Secret War in Laos
Contributor: Hyleigh Pan
Contributing Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive
Collection: Hyleigh Pan collection of digital photographs of Lao ephemera
Rights Information: Copyrighted
This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).
Description: Scope/Content: Photograph depicts a uniform that was issued in 1961 to Khambang Sibounheuang. Such uniforms were worn during the Secret War in Laos from 1961-1975. The owner held various positions including Combat NCO Infantry from 1961 to 1967 and Company Commander Command of Special guerrilla Forces in Northern Central and South Laos. He was wounded twice during the war, which was fought against North Vietnamese Communists who had illegally invaded Laos from 1961 to 1975.
Type: image
Form/Genre: digital photographs
Identifier: Laotian_diaspora55.jpg
Subject: Laotian Americans
Laotian Americans--History--Periodicals.
Laotian Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
Laotians--United States--Fiction.
Human rights--Laos.
Lao literature.

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