The monthly meeting of the Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society will take place next Saturday, March 21st at the Plymouth County Historical Museum. During the meeting, featured speaker Michael Peters will give an illuminating talk about covert military operations in Laos between 1959 and 1975, titled “The Secret War in Southeast Asia.”
Landlocked by Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand, Laos is recognized as the most bombed country in the world by population. Peters will detail activities involving the CIA, the U.S. Military, General Vang Pao and Ho Chi Minh that aided in that lamentable designation. As a knowledgeable student of military history, Peters is sure to give insight into such complex military strategies rarely explained to the general public.
An LCHS graduate, Peters has previously given talks to the Society over the past three years, covering topics such as the American Civil War, the Vietnam War and the Korean War. For the Laos talk he promises to wear a U.S. military uniform that “was never adopted by the military on record.”
This event is free and open to the public, with refreshments to be served. The meeting will take place on Saturday, March 21st inside the 4th floor Study Hall of the Plymouth County Historical Museum.
