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Minnesota Senate to vote on bill granting benefits to Hmong veterans
2025-05-06 06:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Minnesota Senate is expected to vote on a bill Wednesday that would grant some veterans benefits to Hmong and Lao soldiers who fought with the United States military in Laos during the Vietnam War.More than an estimated 900 Hmong and Lao veterans in Minnesota would receive benefits recognizing their contributions fighting in special guerilla units in Laos, according to Sen. Foung Hawj, DFL-St. Paul, the bills lead author. Some of the benefits include special designations on their drivers licenses, veteran burial ceremonies and gravemarkers. Healthcare benefits would not be included.The Senate is expected to vote on the bill around 11 a.m. The House has not yet voted on its version of the bill.Sen. Susan Pha, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said she was two years old when her father died in Laos during the Secret War, a covert CIA-military backed operation during the Vietnam War. About 35,000 Hmong soldiers died fighting in the war, according to a report published by the Special Guerrilla Units...
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