An old Pathet Lao soldier shows off his medals on the banks of the Mekong river Luang Prabang Laos

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Laos was part of French IndoChina colonial union including Vietnam & Cambodia gaining independence from their French rulers in 1954 and finally peace from the American bombing campaign which spread into Laos from the second Indochina war raging in Vietnam in 1975. Old Pathet Lao soldiers from the communist side in Laos are considered heroes of their country

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Size: 3395px × 5128px
Location: Luang Prabang Laos
Photo credit: © Malcolm McDougall Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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