Vang Sue

Infobox Military Person
name= Vang Seu
born= Birth year and age|1935|12
died= October 1972 KIA
placeofbirth= Laos, French Indochina
placeofdeath= Laos

caption=_Major_Vang_Seu
nickname=Vaj Xwm
allegiance=Hmong people
French Indochina flagicon|USA
battles=First Indochina War
Laotian Civil War
Vietnam War (Second Indochina War)
serviceyears=1967–1972
rank=Major
branch=Royal Lao Air Force
commands=T-28 fighter bomber squadron
unit=Special Unit based at LS-20A, Long Tieng, Laos
battles=Secret War (Laotian Civil War)
Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) in Laos Cold War
awards= Distinguished Flying Cross
relations=
laterwork=Major Vang Seu (also transliterated as Vaj Xwm) (? - October 1972) was a Laotian Hmong fighter pilot. Recipient of USAF Distinguished Flying Cross. He flew over 4,000 combat missions as a bomber pilot [ [http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/5114450p-6120653c.html FresnoBee.com: Metro: Voice for Diversity - Tony Vang] ] and was a co-pilot to Lee Lue. He was shot down and killed in 1972. His promotion to major was posthumous, as was the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

ee also

*Air America (airline)
*Air America (film)
*Battle of Lima Site 85
*History of Laos since 1945
*Laos Memorial
*Laotian Civil War also known as the ("Secret War" in Laos)
*Lee Lue
*North Vietnamese invasion of Laos
*Vang Pao

Further reading

* [http://www.dcothai.com/product_info.php?products_id=382 Air America ] by Christopher Robbins
* [http://www.dcothai.com/product_info.php?products_id=362 The Ravens, Pilots of the Secret War in Laos] by Christopher Robbins

References