Vang, Chongjeh, 1945-
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Vang, Chongjeh, 1945-
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Vang (b. 1945) was born in Xiangkhouang province in Laos.
In 1961, he became a Special Operations Team soldier with the American CIA. After training for six months in Thailand, Vang spent two years teaching Laotian, Thai, and Hmong soldiers the fighting skills he'd learned. From 1964 to 1969, Vang served as an air traffic supervisor at CIA Headquarters in Long Chieng (Laos). He was transferred to Vientiane (Laos) in 1969 as a representative of General Vang Pao. After the Americans left Vietnam, Vang continued to receive payment from the CIA in secret until 1975, when he fled to Thailand. Vang lived in the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand for sixteen years before immigrating to Madison (Wisconsin) in 1991. He now lives in Waunakee (Wisconsin).
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Air traffic control
Basic training (Military education)
Hmong Americans
Hmong (Asian people)
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Laotian Americans
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Special forces (Military science)
Special forces (Military science)
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Cambodia
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Long Cheng (Laos)
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Wisconsin--Waunakee
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Laos
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United States--Wisconsin
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Laos--Xiangkhoang
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