The Jungle Hmong: A Forgotten Ally On the Run

Hmong fighters, Laos
KC Ortiz

Young Gun
Fom Mua stands in his temporary camp in the mountainous jungles of Laos. Only 25-years-old, Fom has five different bullet wounds, including two on his head.

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