anthony: how was, ah, he injured? anthony: in the end, when the last choppers hurriedly left vietnam, laos, and many lao who fought with us, were largely left behind too. what had been a kingdom, was now a communist regime. yeah. the bad guys won. a few who d most directly associated with the american effort, unwilling to face rehabilitation camps or worse, never surrendered. and are, all these years later, hiding in hills like these. anthony: hmong were killing hmong, bitterly, for many years, if the same people who were trying to kill him and who he was trying to kill, came back now, how would he feel about
injured? mr. lee: the very first injury was caused by a bomb. translator: a bomb from an airplane? mr. lee: yes, one hit here, one here and one here three places. translator: the shrapnel from the bomb is still there, right? mr. lee: yes, the bomb shrapnel is still here. it couldn t be removed. anthony: in the end, when the last choppers hurriedly left vietnam, laos, and many lao who fought with us, were largely left behind too. what had been a kingdom, was now a communist regime. yeah. the bad guys won. a few who d most directly associated with the american effort, unwilling to face rehabilitation camps or worse, never surrendered. and are, all these years later, hiding in hills like these. anthony: hmong were killing hmong, bitterly, for many years, if the same people who were trying to kill him and who he was trying to kill, came back now, how would he feel about that?
hiding in hills like these. anthony: hmong were killing hmong, bitterly, for many years, if the same people who were trying to kill him and who he was trying to kill, came back now, how would he feel about that? mr. lee: i would feel nothing. when we were fighting against each other, you didn t know me and i didn t know you. it s just as if a bear and tiger crossed paths. i m still alive and you re still alive. we should be brothers again.
mr. lee: the very first injury was caused by a bomb. translator: a bomb from an airplane? mr. lee: yes, one hit here, one here and one here three places. translator: the shrapnel from the bomb is still there, right? mr. lee: yes, the bomb shrapnel is still here. it couldn t be removed. anthony: in the end, when the last choppers hurriedly left vietnam, laos, and many lao who fought with us, were left behind too. what had been a kingdom, was now a communist regime. yeah. the bad guys won. a few who d most directly associated with the american effort, unwilling to face rehabilitation camps or worse, never surrendered. and are, all these years later, hiding in hills like these. anthony: hmong were killing hmong, bitterly, for many years, if the same people who were trying to kill him and who he was trying to kill, came back now, how would he feel about that?
injured? mr. lee: the very first injury was caused by a bomb. translator: a bomb from an airplane? mr. lee: yes, one hit here, one here and one here three places. translator: the shrapnel from the bomb is still there, right? mr. lee: yes, the bomb shrapnel is still here. it couldn t be removed. anthony: in the end, when the last choppers hurriedly left vietnam, laos, and many lao who fought with us, were largely left behind too. what had been a kingdom, was now a communist regime. yeah. the bad guys won. a few who d most directly associated with the american effort, unwilling to face rehabilitation camps or worse, never surrendered. and are, all these years later, hiding in hills like these. anthony: hmong were killing hmong, bitterly, for many years, if the same people who were trying to kill him and who he was trying to kill, came back now, how would he feel about that? mr. lee: i would feel nothing.