December 2016 Newsletter – A Message From Our Board Chair Titus Peachey
Posted: Dec 16, 2016
Board Chair Titus Peachey would like to thank you for your support and to tell you about the incredible impact that you are making with your generous gifts.
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November 2016 Newsletter – GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE TODAY
Posted: Nov 28, 2016
We have so much to be thankful for this year. President Obama historically visited Laos and committed $90 million toward UXO removal. But we also know that many challenges lie ahead. Our work to save lives in Laos is far from finished.
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FMP 2016: Lao Now
Event Date: Jan 1, 1970
Join us for our 2nd annual Fashion Meets Philanthropy Fundraiser for Legacies of War at Wallace Hall in New York City! All funds raised and donations will go towards Legacies of War!
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After War, A New Legacy of Peace in Laos
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
After War, A New Legacy of Peace in Laos By Channapha Khamvongsa, the Executive Director of Legacies of War When I was 6 years old, my family fled Laos, a country in Southeast Asia the size of Minnesota. As refugees welcomed by the United States, my parents’ wish for their children was to not look back, […]
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America’s Secret War in Laos Uncovered
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
America’s Secret War in Laos Uncovered By BOB WOODRUFF and KARSON YIU Sep 9, 2016, 4:30 AM ET This week, Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Southeast Asian nation of Laos. In making it his last stop on his last official trip to Asia, Obama wanted to turn the page […]
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President Obama, Bob Woodruff Born the Same Year, Share Coming of Age During Vietnam War
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
President Obama, Bob Woodruff Born the Same Year, Share Coming of Age During Vietnam War By LIZ STARK Sep 8, 2016, 4:07 PM ET President Barack Obama and ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff are approximately the same age — both born in August 1961. Woodruff is just two weeks younger than Obama. But according […]
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Why the U.S. Is Pledging Millions to Clean Up Bombs in Laos
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
Why the U.S. Is Pledging Millions to Clean Up Bombs in Laos Decades later, a once-secret war still threatens Laotians By Erin Blakemore September 8, 2016 A foundry in Phonsavan, Xieng Khouang province in Laos has processed over 85,000 live bombs to date. The country is still riddled with unexploded ordnance – a legacy of […]
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Obama’s visit to Laos captures a community’s attention in MN
Posted: Sep 13, 2016
Obama’s visit to Laos captures a community’s attention in MN By Doualy Xaykaothao Sep 8, 2016 President Obama tours the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist Temple in Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Laos in office. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images No sitting U.S. president has visited the communist […]
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