Effects Of The Hmong In The Vietnam War

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The Hmongs’ involvement in the Vietnam War and the after effects. The Hmong people fought with the U.S. in the Vietnam War, but when they were in danger we did not help them. The Hmong people lived in Vietnam. They are now being harassed and killed because they helped us in the war. This is unjust and not fair and all our government did was send the Vietnamese government a letter “urging” them to stop killing the Hmong. This is truly unfair that our government doesn't help at all, even when the Hmong just helped us in the war.

The Hmong were asked by the CIA to assist them in the Vietnam War. The U.S. was having trouble bringing down the North Vietnamese. The Hmong also were losing to the uprising of the Vietnamese due to the Vietnamese

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