Vang Paos troops helped block the supply line running from North Vietnam through Laos to South Vietnam. and he and his troops helped to save thousands of American lives and rescue hundreds of American pilots who had been shot down near the Vietnam/Loas border. In 1977. Gen. Vang Pao founded the Lao Family Community and established branches throughout the United States to provide employment services. vocational training. counseling. cultural orientation. health education. English classes. and resettlement services for Southeast Asian refugees. In 1982. he founded the Hmong National Council to preserve Hmong culture and to help the Hmong people in the United States in areas of social adjustment. family services. and Integration into the American mainstream. Gen.
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