ManixiaThor

Because we have very many safety measures, we are very safe. We have had no accidents.

Thank you for your question! Many people ask this question, relations and feelings towards the US is quite normal. The war happened a long time ago, and the US has been quite helpful with funding for bomb clearance, but more needs to be done.

Interpreter speaking here, we just explained to Manixia what your question meant and she laughed quite a bit. "I didn't realize my name had that significance!"

From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. dropped 2,093,100 tons of ordnance over Laos in 580,344 bombing missions, the equivalent of one planeload every 8 minutes, 24 hours a day, for 9 years. The code name was Operation Barrel Roll.

RE: my name, thank you! That is very flattering! At least for my first name, its not very common, I think I am the only person with that name that I know of. Thor however is more common, originating from the Hmong. I am half Hmong and Lao.

There are places in Laos that will always have bombs because they are too hard to remove. Thank you for your nice words!