A Minnesota PBS Initiative
We Did Not Have Enough Weapons
Nhiacha Vang, a Special Guerrilla Unit First Lieutenant who fought on behalf of the United States, explains how the terrain and lack of resources made it difficult to fight in the Secret War.
This short video was produced in conjunction with the TPT documentary, Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: America's Secret War.
I held onto a grenade and went into the jungle by myself. I stayed in the jungle for many nights.
FUNDING PROVIDED BY:
Hmong Village Shopping Center | AK Equity Group, LLC
Hmong Home Health Care, Inc. | JB Vang Partners
Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce
United Hmong Family, Inc.
and the Minnesota Hmong community
Biographical Details
Submitted From: St. Paul,
Primary Location During Vietnam: Laos 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Allied Forces
Unit: Special Guerrilla Unit
Story Themes: Allied Forces, America's Secret War, Hmong, Laos, Nhiacha Vang, Refugee, Special Guerrilla Unit, Survival, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Watch
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