Posted on Sep 9, 2023
Inside Operation Barrel Roll, a covert US military campaign that dropped 2 million tons of bombs...
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Between 1964 and 1973, the US dropped about 2 million tons of bombs on Laos in a covert campaign known as"Operation Barrel Roll."
The CIA covertly executed the bombings, which is referred to as the US "secret war" on Laos.
The bombings were indiscriminate. They killed about 200,000 people in Laos, which was around 10% of the country's population. Another 400,000 people were wounded and 750,000 people were forced to flee due to the devastation.
Here's what happened and why the bombs are still hurting Laos today.
The CIA covertly executed the bombings, which is referred to as the US "secret war" on Laos.
The bombings were indiscriminate. They killed about 200,000 people in Laos, which was around 10% of the country's population. Another 400,000 people were wounded and 750,000 people were forced to flee due to the devastation.
Here's what happened and why the bombs are still hurting Laos today.
Inside Operation Barrel Roll, a covert US military campaign that dropped 2 million tons of bombs...
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Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this shipmate. I just learned something new
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SrA Ronald Moore
It took time for such Sharing happened, but Thanks for sharing that,I am Fortunate for Life long,A salute for all who went to glory and not alive today .I was 17 turning 18 when I served under the draft
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SrA Ronald Moore
I believe all of those bombs was conventional level bombings and ni nukes,I stand to be corrected
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Thanks for sharing! My Your was Jun75-79,after It was enacted that Vietnam Campaign was over,Alot of us went out to be a relief to others,We was not given a War Name,Just like we was Not given Help, Benefits,Before during ir after the matter ,like the pact Act is discriminative at best ,We all fought,
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