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PORTLAND was the epicentre of Operation Barrel over the unofficial Anzac Day long weekend as hundreds of boaters and fishers poured into the region.

The bombings killed 200,000 people, about 10% of the country's population. The campaign made Laos the most bombed country per capita in history.

The bombings killed 200,000 people, about 10% of the country's population. The campaign made Laos the most bombed country per capita in history.

The U.S. dropped over 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos, including cluster bombs, in the 1960s and '70s. To this day, many people are killed, crippled and disfigured by them, writes Lewis M. Simons.

How Vietnamese Commandos Captured a Secret U.S. Military Base This base was one of many ‘Lima Sites’ in Laos intended to facilitate aerial supply of U.S.-allied forces. Heres What You Need to Remember: Only thirty years later did the United States officially acknowledge the battle at the clandestine site. Etchberger would finally be awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on September 1, 2010. Earlier in the 2000s, Vietnamese veterans of the battle helped U.S. military personnel locate th...