1959--1974 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS Michelle Nickerson FergusonJ. MichaelSecretly owned by the CIA, Air America operated as a civilian airline in the hazardous conditions of war-torn Laos from 1959 to 1974. Since the delicate diplomatic situation in Laos prevented the use of U.S. ...
In 1959, my parents decided that we should get an education. Since Muong Cha is many mountains away from any town, my brothers and I could not attend school, so my parents hired two Tai Dam [Black Tai, another ethnic group in Laos] teachers to start a school in our village. The ...
TheVietnamWar,alsoknownastheSecondIndochinaWar,wasaColdWarmilitaryconflictthatoccurredinVietnam,Laos,andCambodiafromSeptember26,1959toApril30,1975.ThewarwasfoughtbetweenthecommunistNorthVietnam,supportedbyitscommunistallies,andthegovernmentofSouthVietnam,supportedbytheUnitedStatesandotheranti-communistnations.U.S...
American imperialist interference in the affairs of South Vietnam and Laos was intensified. US policy toward Cuba led to the Caribbean Crisis of 1962 (Cuban Missile Crisis), which brought about a threat of armed conflict between the USA and the USSR. The crisis, resolved as a result of the...
Over his century of life, Kissinger amassed academic accolades, a Nobel Peace Prize, and well-evidenced allegations of ties to mass violence in Argentina, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and more. While his death provoked some celebration globally, especially on social media, that the U.S. ...
Without Air America's presence, the CIA's effort in Laos could not have been sustained."" Literature ¿Sabe usted que la CIA tiene su propia línea aérea, Air America, que en realidad saca cargamentos de opio? Did you know that the CIA has its own airline, Air America, that actu...
At the Geneva Conference in Switzerland in July 1954, not only did the Geneva Accords effectively end French control over Indochina, but Cambodia and Laos were also granted independence from France, thus bringing an end to French Indochina. Maintaining the partitioning of North and South Vietnam...
7th ACCS "MOON BEAN", Thai made, Night Callsign for AO in Laos close to DMZ, UnUsed...inquire ( AO = Area of Operations ) 7th ACCS "MOON BEAM", Thai made,RARE with the "Moon Eyes",Night callsign for "Hillsboro" AO, RFU, Used...inquire ( any ...
The '''United States of America''' (the '''U.S.''', the '''U.S.A.''', the '''States''', the '''United States''', '''America''', and -- by its enemies -- the '''Great Satan''') is a country in the middle of [[North America]]. It is governed as a federal...
Two Air America pilots who were in Laos at that time said that the planes only flew during the day and that they also flew no less than 500 feet (150 m) from the ground. Due piloti di Air America che erano in Laos in quel momento dissero che gli aerei volavano solo durante il ...