Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos

1961-1973

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2008

1. U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos. Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos.

In memory of the Hmong and Lao combat veterans and their American advisors who served freedom's cause in Southeast Asia. Their patriotic valor and loyalty in the defense of liberty and democracy will never be forgotten.
[Inscription in Laotian characters]
Yov shua txog nej mus ib txhis

Erected 1997 by Lao Veterans of America.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.

Location. 38° 52.762′ N, 77° 4.186′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Memorial Drive. Marker is in Section 2 of the National Cemetery off Grant Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Spirit of the Cavalry Lives On (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Navy Cruiser Sailors Association (a few steps from this marker); Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent (a few steps from this marker); American Ex-Prisoners of War (within shouting distance of this marker); Chaplains Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Underhill (DE-682) Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Thresher Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Also see . . . Secret Army in Laos. (Submitted on October 1, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Central Intelligence Agency, C.I.A., Kmhmu, Vang Pao, Vietnam.

U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos. Marker and Memorial Atlas Cedar Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011

2. U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos. Marker and Memorial Atlas Cedar Tree

Also known as the Laotian Counterparts Memorial Tree (ANC Memorial Trees)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,708 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 1, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.