That is the second installment within the Raven collection, this video Ravens telling their tales. The tales they inform are thrilling, unhappy, harmful, and poignant, of their life and dying missions flying fight through the Laos Secret Struggle. Please see Ravens I: Mission and Males on my channel.
Whereas most Individuals watched the Vietnam warfare on tv, one other bloody battle was transpiring subsequent door, hidden from the information cameras and print journalists. A really small, choose, group of volunteer U.S. Air Pressure pilots in a extremely secret U.S. authorities program had been preventing a secret warfare, carrying civilian garments, piloting small, unarmed prop-driven plane, taking life-and-death dangers on each hazardous mission and given little to no supervision and steering aside from to direct lethal fires on the enemy. These males had been U.S. fighter and FAC pilots turned Airborne Ahead Air Controllers (FAC), known as Ravens, guiding fast-mover U.S. mounted wing fighters and bombers onto enemy targets in an effort to cease the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos.
The Raven program took place through the U.S. Secret Struggle in Laos which was fought concurrently the Vietnam battle, and in reality somewhat than Vietnam, Laos may have been the battle the U.S. grew to become primarily embroiled in. My video ‘What was the U.S. Secret Struggle in Laos’ will present you a full understanding of the warfare.
You’ll be able to learn extra on the Ravens on the Hmong Day by day Information, https://hmongdailynews.com/ravens-flew-high-and-low-over-laos-p630-154.htm
Please see the primary Raven video, Ravens I: Mission and Males https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt1NJV1qU2A
You can too be taught extra on the Secret Struggle in Laos from Dr. Carter’s video “What was the Secret Struggle in Laos?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW1cjL57KTY&t=27s.
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Take a bow sir, another excellent video! I like the way you wove together the war footage with the Raven interviews. I too now need to go back and watch part 1 again and stand by for part 3. Thank you.
Watching these has been interesting. I wrote a paper in 1992 while in college on the aerial campaign in Laos that I thought would eventually become my thesis, and had the opportunity to interview a number of Ravens. All these men and their names are familiar to me from those conversations. I did not know Dick Elzingas remains had been found. Wish Dad was around to see these.
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Very enjoyable. Thank you
We Hmong either fight til we die or stay put and die as a coward. We fight!!! Lee Lue (One of the best Pilot) will forever be in our heart!
The Americans aren't supposed to win. They just supposed to "war". Greed is Good! And many elites were,getting rich.
Since then the endless wars have increased in size, scope and tempo!
At last, the USA federal government owes $35 trillion; and has $220 trillion in unfunded liabilities
This was really excellent, a hell of a lot of research and thought went into making this. Fabulous stories. Thank you.
Yep, I read the book some years ago. Worth every word! I highly recommend it! Nevermore sayeth the Raven!
On July 6 2011, the DOD announced that they found the remains of Major Richard J Elzinga along with wreckage of his O-1G bird dog he and his crew mate disappeared on Aug /6, 1970. The body of Hank Allen was also ID. RIP
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If Hmong has a place, we would erect a monument for these great brave men. But for sure, these men and their names will be engraved in the hearts of many of us Hmong. Thank you and Thank you.
Incredibly fasinating series….thank you
My father was one of the Robins back seater in Long Cheng during 1968-1971 he originally came from LS 32,unfortunately he was killed in that one morning incident misfiring in Long Cheng area.!!
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Bump for the algo. Thank you for this.
You deserve the highest of praise for capturing and recording these stories. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am thinking of the guys who lost their lives in Laos on this Memorial Day. They should never be forgotten. On a related note are the Nimrods, the guys who flew the A-26A out of Nakom Phenom RTAFB on night interdictions in Laos over the Trail. I have more than passing info as the A-26A was built at On Mark Engineering in CA and my Dad was one of the founders. I know most of the surviving Nimrods having been to two reunilons. I can't post links or photos 🙁
Im glad I love History. Learn something everyday,and Im 60. Be good be safe,and ciao for now….Blue😇✋🏴🇬🇧.
PS. More like this.
Wild listening to these Guys talk, so long after reading the Christopher Robbins book.
Love these stories! ❤
In fact the FAC plane (air reconnaisence for bombing) was helping the enemy more than destroying them. The Pathet Lao considered the FAC as theirs because the plane warned them (to escape) before the attacked aircraft arrived and dropped the bombs.
Cessna single engine aka PORTER flew by the Air America worked for the CIA in Laos 1970 or before that . When I was stationed on ATTAPEU HILLS west of HO CHI MINH trail Laos 1970 the hills code names PS-38 , PS-72 , PS-165 . Cessna observation planes flew above our battalion nightly with night vision observed any movements of NVA approached ours hills any times . 1 night it was very dark night the observation plane radio us to Evacuated asap in the dark night . While we was in the jungle ravines looked back to the hills we just left saw some flash lights searched for us up there .
My hills on Attapeu called PS 38 , PS 72 , PS 165 Almost 3 months up there I got wounded. The single engine Cessna picked me up next morning on short run way brought me to Laotian Army base PS 22 awaited C 123 brought me last to CIA hospital next to my old barracks PS 18 near Thai border Ubon
https://youtu.be/KaWNyXOx7eM?si=IyYryhQfgS7c83Ax
Crash T-28 in Laos
Gotta love the old T-28. I had the opportunity post-war, to get a back seat hop in a Navy T-28 at Fallon, Nevada. We did some aerobatics out over the desert and it was the most fun I think that I've ever had.
I'm liking the CIA Chief…stickin up for the small fry……