The CIA’s clandestine military base

Long Tieng, the CIA’s clandestine military base in the highlands of Laos, fell to Communist forces 50 years ago. Thousands of Hmong people fled to avoid retribution for their alliance with Americans in the “Secret War," many to Minnesota.

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Source: Google MapsMap source: OpenStreetMapJim Foster, The Minnesota Star Tribune