[ Home ] [ History ] [ News ] [ scholarship ] [ Store ] [ View the guestbook ] [ Sign the guestbook ] [ ABCCC ] [ 2003 Laos trip ] [ Ravens Memorial ] [ Picture Gallery ] [ People Pics ] [ Lao Pilots ] [ larrywilliams ] [ Raven Poem ] [ LarrySanborn ] [ Jim Cross ] [ steveneal ] [ Shakey ] [ Sam Deichelman ] [ Dick Defer ] [ Hoss McBride ] [ Chaophakhao Red ] [ Lao poem ] [ Gene's trip ] [ minireun ] [ Reun2005 ] [ 2006 Reunion Photo Gallery ] [ reun2007 ] [ reun2008 ] [ reun2009 ] [ Hawaii Reunion ] [ Music ] [ Junk ] [ Fun pics ] [ Membership ] [ T-28pilot ] [ Entry Page ]

Vang Bee link 

Vang's War

How the fighting in Southeast Asia transformed a curious young man into a fiercely dedicated pilot.

• By Roger Warner
• Air & Space Magazine, September 01, 2003

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/cit-warner.html#

Picture of Piban, Nokkaten 02 at SVK in 1971

Courtesy of  Richard Stewart, Raven 31

Pictures from Don Meek

Pictures from Deune Phoumivong,

Chaophakhao Yellow .Or FAC pilot Call Sign : Nokkaten
304 at 301 Fighter Bomber Wings ( L-39 ) Savannaket Airforce Base Laos
 

  Standing 4th from right is Raven Wayne Abbey

Lamphone Rasavong   October 1973

01   02

01 Thongchanh (chan) Southiseng 1973

02 Chan's IP Capt John Frey at graduation day 14Oct 1972

03   05

03 Training to be a Nokkaten FAC 1975

05 2/Lt Bounleuth in 1973 with 12.7 AAA

13   14

13 Chan in 1974                                          14  More pilots 1973

17    18

17  L to R : Bounleuth,  Somroung,  Sounthone,  Sisounonh, Unknown,  Lakhonesay,  Thongchanh 1973

18  L to R (standing)  Inpanh,  Kythad,  Thongchanh,  Sounthone,  (kneeling) Khamphay,  Khamphet,  Lakhonesay  1973