Tag: America’s Secret War in Laos
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Laos: Legacies of War Amid a Promising Future
At Laos’s Plain of Jars, pockmarked earth reveals war’s scars. Yet, among bombs turned to flowerpots and spoons, a resilient people look toward a peaceful future.
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The Enduring Buddha at War-Ravaged Wat Phia Wat, Laos
Wat Phia Wat and its focal point — a war-scarred Buddha statue — are located in Muang Khoun, only 30 kilometers from Phonsavan, Laos. Muang Khoun was previously the region’s capital city, but all that remains of the capital today are the fragments of Wat Phia Wat, as well as a few stupas. Given rugged…
