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{{Infobox military person
|name= Vang Sue
|birth_date= January 30, 1945
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1972|10|18|1945|1|30}} [[Killed in action|KIA]]
|birth_place= [[Xiangkhouang Province|Xieng Khouang]], [[Laos]]
|death_place= [[Laos]]
|image=VangSeu.jpg
|caption= Major Vang Su
|nickname=
|allegiance=[[Kingdom of Laos]]
|serviceyears=1965–1972
|rank=[[Major (rank)|Major]]
|branch= [[Royal Lao Air Force]]
|commands=T-28 fighter bomber squadron
|unit=Special Unit based at LS-20A, Long Tieng, Laos
|battles=
{{plainlist|
*[[Laotian Civil War|Secret War]]
*Second Indochina War ([[Vietnam War]]) in Laos
*[[Cold War]]
}}
|awards=
{{plainlist|
*[[Order of the White Elephant]]
*[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]
}}
|relations=
|laterwork=
}}
'''Major Vang Sue''' (Su, Seu) (also transliterated as '''Vaj Xwm''') (January 30, 1945 – October 18, 1972) was a [[Lao people|Laotian]] [[Hmong people|Hmong]] [[fighter pilot]]. Recipient of the [[USAF]] [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]. He flew over 5,000 combat missions as a T-28 bomber pilot.<ref>[http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/5114450p-6120653c.html FresnoBee.com: Metro: Voice for Diversity - Tony Vang]</ref> Vang trained briefly with Hmong fighter ace [[Lee Lue]] before Lee was shot down and became General [[Vang Pao]]'s preeminent pilot after Lee's death. He frequently flew 15 days consecutively, and often as much as 15 sorties in a day. Renowned for his daring and bombing accuracy, Vang was shot down by anti-aircraft guns and killed in October 18, 1972.
==Biography==
Vang Sue was born on 30 January 1945, in Xieng Khouang, Laos to KiaPao Vang (father) and Ying Xiong (mother). He married  a school teacher, May A. Yang, in 1967 and together they had four children. Vang Sue joined the Royal Lao Air Force He ranks as Wing Leader.
==See also==
*[[Air America (airline)]]
*[[Air America (film)]]
*[[Battle of Lima Site 85]]
*[[History of Laos since 1945]]
*[[Laos Memorial]]
*[[Laotian Civil War]] also known as the "Secret War"
*[[North Vietnamese invasion of Laos]]
*[[Franco-Thai War]]
==Further reading==
*[http://www.dcothai.com/product_info.php?products_id=382 ''Air America''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321094655/http://www.dcothai.com/product_info.php?products_id=382 |date=2014-03-21 }} by Christopher Robbins
*[http://www.dcothai.com/product_info.php?products_id=362 ''The Ravens, Pilots of the Secret War in Laos''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321094723/http://www.dcothai.com/product_info.php?products_id=362 |date=2014-03-21 }} by Christopher Robbins
==References==
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[[Image:Vang Seu Flight Log 1667.jpg|thumb|left|1,667 missions.]][[Image:Vang Seu Flight Log 15pday.jpg|thumb|left|A page from Vang Sue's log.]]
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[[Category:Hmong people]]
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