Lee Lue was born in 1935 to Chong Ger Lee and his wife Pa Vang in the village of Phou Pheng in Xiangkhoang Province. In 1953, Lee Lue's family moved to Xieng Khouang city after the Vietnamese invaded Laos. After the war ended in 1955, Lee Lue married Jou and two years later their first child, a son named Ze, was born. Lee Lue studied in Xieng Khouang city and later enrolled in teacher training school. In 1959, he took a position as an elementary school teacher in Lat Houng. In 1967, Touby Lyfoung and General Vang Pao requested volunteers for flight training in T-28s. Within six months of training, Lee Lue and another volunteer, Vang Toua, became the first two Hmong T-28 fighter pilots. Lee Lue successfully flew aerial support for ground troops and built a record number of sorties. According to Christopher Robbin's book, The Ravens, respect for Lee Lue and his skills was shared by not just the Hmong but also seasoned American pilots.[5]
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ee Lue (1935 – July 12, 1969) was a Laotian Hmong fighter bomber pilot notable for flying more combat missions than any other pilot in the Kingdom of Laos. Lee Lue flew continuously, as many as 10 missions a day and averaging 120 combat missions a month to build a total of more than 5,000 sorties. [1] Lee Lue was the leader of the special group of Hmong pilots flying T-28Ds out of Long Tieng against the Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese positions. The group was funded by the CIA and was not integrated into the regular Royal Lao Air Force. He was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and killed over Vietnam near Muong Suoi on July 12, 1969.[2]
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Xiangkhoang (Lao ຊຽງຂວາງ) is a province of Laos, located in the north-east of the country. It was heavily bombed during the Vietnam War era.
Originally known as Muang Phuan the famous Plain of Jars is located here.
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Hmong Lao Veteran In Fresno
by naxus on Sat 28 Jun 2008, 5:21 pm
Hmong Lao Veteran in Fresno
Lee Lue and his friend
Lee Lue Hmong the best bomb
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Lee Lue
Hmong T 28 fighter Pilots
