New memorial to honor Hmong and Lao veterans
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This weekend a new memorial will be unveiled on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. The Minnesota Memorial to Special Forces in Laos honors the tens of thousands of Hmong and other southeast Asian people who fought for the United States in Laos. MPR's Marianne Combs talked with Minnesota Senator Foung Hawj and Ly Vang, who served as a young nurse during the war.
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