Veterans' Voices: The Secret War

Veteran Wa Joe Vu recalls weapons being brought into his village, but being too young to hold a gun. He would eventually join the fight when he was 16-years-old. [Read Transcript...]

Veteran Nhia Xiong Her (Sherman) takes pride in the fact that he felt he and the other Hmong soldiers stepped up in order to try and protect their land from the communists. [Read Transcript...]

Veteran Manichan Xiong describes how she received the rank of commander after unofficially training under her husband during the war. [Read Transcript...]

Veteran Seng Ly recalls getting injured by a bomb and how he and his family decided to flee along with thousands of others. [Read Transcript...]