Miss Kues father was a Hmong soldier fighting under Maj. Gen. Vang Pao. commander of the Royal Lao Army Region Two. who took his direction from Mr. Colby. This Saturday and Sunday. thousands of Hmong combat veterans and refugee families will gather in Fresno. Calif.. to pay tribute to Mr. Colby. At the event. originally designed as a ceremony to honor the actions of Hmong soldiers. Mr. Colby was scheduled to attend and present commendations and citations. Instead. Hmong tribal and military honors will be staged in remembrance of Mr. Colby. whose body was found Monday along the banks of the Wicomico River.