OK HOW MANY AMERICAN MIA'S OR POW'S WERE RETURNED FROM LAOS? ANSWER A BIG FAT ZERO, IT IS BELIEVED THE AIRCREWS AND SPECIAL FORCES CAPTURED WERE GIVEN TO THE CHINESE OR RUSSIAN, NO ACCOUNTING HAS EVER BEEN MADE..
The U.S. will spend tens of millions to help Laos recover from the effects of covert American bombing operations during the Vietnam War, the president announced Tuesday.Arguing that the U.S. has an obligation to help Laos, President Barack Obama has promised to significantly increase its aid to provide $90 million over three years. Officials would use the aid to remove unexploded bombs leftover from America’s shadow war in Laos.
“Given our history here, I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to help Laos heal,” said Obama.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. and other foreign countries interfered in a civil war in Laos. America’s involvement in this conflict was kept secret for a long time.
The U.S. reportedly conducted 580,000 bombing raids along the Vietnam-Laos border. North Vietnamese supply lines and the Laos’ communist movement, the ‘Pathet Lao’ were the primary targets.