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3 unusual facts about Nong Het


Nong Het

The strategical position of Nong Het meant that it was an "important resupply and transshipment point" during the Indochinese and Vietnam War, and contained "approximately a dozen NVA warehouses".

The town also produced some notable Hmong leaders including Touby Lyfoung and General Vang Pao.

Nong Het has a turbulent history of battles between the Ly and Moua warriors, Red Laotians and the Hmong.



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