The U.S. military exploited Vietnamese beliefs in the afterlife by broadcasting fake ghostly sounds and voices in an attempt to demoralize enemy troops.
The Hmong ethnic group, indigenous to Laos, played a significant and often overlooked role in supporting U.S.
Laos holds the unfortunate record of being the most heavily bombed country per capita, due to its strategic location along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a major supply route for North Vietnam.
During his presidential campaign, Richard Nixon promised a "secret plan" to end the war, but it was later revealed that no substantial plan existed.
After the war, a single railway track was used to reconnect North and South Vietnam, symbolizing the nation's efforts towards reunification.