Hmong Story 40: Documentary on Galen Beery 

Mr. Beery, thank you so much for you effort to carry the Hmong history to us to know. And you had sacrificed your life to helped the Hmong. And I would say to you to thank you so much for your time and the Video.

We Hmong always fight for our freedom and democracy ever since as our ancestors started their journey from China. I love my Hmong people .

I like hmong peoples, because hmong peoples save a lot of Americans soldiers in laos in 1965 to 1975

R.I.P Galen. Your photo’s of our people will live on.

This has brought tears to my eyes. So beautiful! Thank you so much!❤️

This is a small glimpse of time, captured in the distance past, preserved for future Hmong American that they are descendants of a brave and proud people. Let's us, children of the Secret War remember our fathers, brothers, sisters, and allies who had sacrificed and fought bravely to protect our land and people. I salute all those, alive or deceased for their sacrifices. May you all find peace and love in your life. Thank you.

Sad story I grew up in southern Wisconsin and knew a number of Hmong people in high school In my experience they were very kind people, tough, and hardworking They sacrificed so much to help our soldiers in Vietnam and as a thank you for all they did for us they were all too often rewarded with racism and indignities here in the US God bless the Hmong people!

I’ve met Galen Berry at my shop. He came in looking for one of his old friend during the secret war. It was an honor to met Galen. He’s an amazed guy and a hero.

Me. Galen Beery, today is June 8, 2023. I watched your documentary about the Hmong people during the Cold War. I am very grateful thank you to support my people their lost, death, and suffering for our sadness. Mr. Galen Beery, since I was a little kid roughly between 1977-1978, one day between these two fiscal years a helicopter dropped off my father in front of my father’s house with few items such as carbine ammunition, M-16 ammunition, walking-talking with a long antenna, couple explosion devices, and one tape recorder. My father shared many of these items to the Village and then informed them to move into the jungle before the communist will attack the Village. Therefore, my father took us to Phu Bia and then we remained in Phu Bia until mid of 1979 we got attacked by the Rebels or the Communists at Phu Bia. Then my father fought against the Rebels to protect my father’s family to escape from Phu Bia to Thailand. Therefore, we on foot to Thailand took us more than two months to the Mekong River. My father took twenty four hours to cross the Mekong River with couple bundles of Bamboo Pikes under both arms. We were very lucky and made to Thailand. Once we settled in a Camp in Nom Khai, the CIA came to Nom Khai to interview my father immediately to come to America. Therefore, two more later the Thai”s governments transferred us to Ban Vinai and then on January 14, 1980 we arrived in America. We settled in Virginia, Alexandria. My father’s immediately first job was to wash dishes on hourly $3.25. My father was the last Hero who had survived during the Cold War. Again, my father has mentioned your name and your title to help our people at that particular time. Therefore, I the older son of my Father’s family I am very thankful to your concerns regarding to our people during the Cold War. May God be with you at all times including your family. Now I leaving in Green Bay, Wisconsin over 30 years and if any questions please call at 9208194802 or email.

Proud to be Hmong. Still believe one day we will all be united as one even without a country

I am hmong grown up from Long Cheng, I don't know why we have such a hard life, the fear was never ending. Thank you for the pictures it is over 40+ years, the causes happen for a reasons. Thanks God for your vision.

Im 41 and was born in California. Im Hmong. Visited Laos a few months ago and went to long Cheng. It was surreal. Hoping to go back again soon

Love my friends of the Hmong. Gen. Vang Pao was a good leader and a hero. The US politicians abandoned the Hmongs then the country of Lao. It is a communist land now, and of course under the control of China.

Thanks to all the hmong hero who died fighting for freedom that's why we are here

u r great man, deserve. Respect. God bless.

This is a very sad history of the Hmong. Tears running down as watching this video. This video is a great documentary. The graphics quality and narration are awesome. This documentary deserves alot more views.

Mr. Beery, Thank you for being their for my culture and being there for them they were suffering over there but you helped them Thanks Again

Thank you for these pictures and stories. I turned 50 this year and have been in this country since I was one. We have lost so much history of how our parents, brothers and sisters, and neighbors struggled, suffered, and persevered. These pictures and your stories were so powerful.

sir... i'm in tears! 6:43, the man that is smiling is my dad and my mom is carrying me on her back. What a find!! Thank you so much! I think I know 2 of those men as well.

Thank you, so sad to hear the painful story

Its sad all the little hmong boy who died. Kids not suppose to die this way. Kids suppose to enjoy life. Honor all these hmong kids soldiers who past. Thanks to all the hmong soldiers and my Dad who fought in the Secret War. I am proud to be Hmong. Long live my Hmong people. Kuv yog Hmoob, peb yog Hmoob. 💯💯💯👍👍👍

Now im at Fresno I still miss my old house i cry and cry:(

Listening to you my tears running down from my eyes, too sad. I love my hmoob people

Thanks for the video and your effort during the war. I am very said to see these things

These are the most vivid pictures I’ve seen of my people during the war. Thank you for this piece of my history.

I've seen this before and yet tears still rolling :'(

Thanks for sharing your story about your experience with the Hmong in the Vietnam war back in Laos. I read you book and now heard it told.

Thank you keeping the memory Mr. Beery

Thanks United state of America for saving our life ❤

Thank you for your support, I am Hmong, former refugees, but of French nationality. During the war in Laos, I was a small child, but I remembered what my parents accompanied us to escape the bomb of B52 and Lao Issara (pathe lao) we could compare between the mice and the cat rescues as well as the eagle, the night the mouse fears the wild cat (B52 bombardment that night) the day the mouse fears the eagle (the communist and Vietnamese Lao military)

Mr. Beery, Thank you.

Omg! Thank for sharing this story mr. Beery. So, sad about hmong history..

We thank you very much that you have recorded and told the history of our Hmong people!

I was a n RN at. the Sam thong hospital in 1969

I'm 0nly 3 years old. My dad was a lieutenant sadly passed from the war. I have to walk all the way to Thailand for safety. There's more tears and deaths than words that's all I have to say. RIP to all trying to flee communism and didn't make it and so the ones trying to cross Mekong too. I'm still traumatize by the war till today. 😭

Seeing this tears gushes out right away

Thank you served , indicated that you was the best helped hmoob and happy told the story defended freedom.

Beautiful. Thank you, Mr. Beery! Many blessing ♡

I had several uncles who fought in the war. All survived and came to America except one whose body was never recovered. This story reminds of the sacrifices our people made so long ago so we could enjoy the freedom we have today. Thank you!

If Laos sacrifices for the caused of US ,why they not help those people dying all in such unimaginable condition ,at least they should think of small children and women.Or who will bear the curses.

Good story thanks for sharing this for the Hmong - miao people and the world thank you

Thank-you ❤

The lives and their ways of living changed forever.

Hmoob nej pheej ntxeev siab yuav mus tuaj nplog,nyab laj,thaib,suav,phab mab saib qhov keeb kwm no puas tus nej siab tsim nyog koom siab peb mus ciaj haiv uas yog hmoob xwb txhob koom leej twg lub npe lawm mog

Peb hmoob yeej tsis yog neeg yuav ntshai tuag thiab ntshai tiv thaiv peb cov neeg hmoob thov hawm thov qhuas cov tub uas muaj,peev xwm tsaug ntau ntau Txawm hnub no nej taumuab nej txoj sia los tiv thaiv peb ha8v hmoob los peb yuav nco ntsoov nej tus thiaj ntsig tsis ploj ha7v peb hmoob lub siab mog lwm tiam muaj tiag thov peb ro= los ua hmoob dua mam sib pab sib hlub dua nawj cov zoo kwv tij

amazing ppl who sacrificed so much to defend their freedom .From a south vn to s hmong thankyou for fighting against the evil scourge of communism

Thanks for share we see and know the history our hmong

Life has got to be as hard for you just as it was for them.....strange how it Carry's on....and on.....and on........and on......😔

Forgotten stories. These pictures speak a million words. Thank you, sir, for your service to human history. 🫡

Thank you history of my people. ❤

This brings back lots of memories during the secret war in Laos. The Hmong community are strong willing to spill blood for our land territory of integrity. It sad we have lost grandparents, parents, child's in the war but Hmong will stand up n fight till the end. Thank you for your sharing in consideration.

I was there " and I was very lucky to be alive today. Thank God "

Rest in Peace Galen! Missed you during we visited one of my relative who was killed during dropping food supply and crash near at Skyline II Long Cheng.

The only one American Hmong can't save him. Because he went to feed the blact Bear at Longcheng, which American locked the Bears in the cage. So he went to give some eat, but unfortunately, the Big bear pulled his arm chum up. So he used his hand gun on the left side, shot the Bear to die. That time, I was staying behind. I am so scared running into my uncle office. It was 1974.

My tears drop when I watch this story.

I am hmong and proud to be hmong thank you for sharing this video

I can't stop crying when see this lady's husband and son die. So sad of a story.

Thank you for the documentary about the Hmong. Sometimes, I wonder whom we are because I don't even know whom we really are, and where we come from because we only 12 last names.

Thank you Mr. Berry for sharing this documentary. Not too many people know the reason why we're here. It's people like you who knew the reason we're here and help share it. I am a first generation Hmong American who also US Army veteran. I served four tours in Iraq. I appreciate the work you have done for us Hmong back in Laos and in the US. God bless you and your family.

Thanks Mr. Beery. For your effort and kindness. May god bless you and your family.

Most of Hmong tribes live in Bokeo and Namtha province in Laos and around Luang Prabang.

Hmoob lub kua muag ntshav no mas yeej tsis muaj leej twg yuav los them tau tej nuj nqi no nawb....yog tswv ntuj tsis them ces txawm yuav tsawg tiam los no one can't paid the price of our blood that has been shedding to the land of the free.😓😥😢😭

I'm hmong and my grandpa and others who fought in the Vietnam war are my heroes if it wasn't for them I wouldn't have this freedom that I have today my grandpa sadly passed away a month ago due to health issues but I am proud of my grandpa and his service

Hmong Community leaders were always worked hard together to fight our freedom in Laos many years ago. Thank you so much for the Americans Leadership were so hardest worked to helped the Families in Laos. The Hmong people were here in the United States. Because the WAR in Laos. We were here this Country as Refugees. We all, appreciated so much for the great Americans Church sponsored all the Refugees and took good care each Hmong's families as well in this Country. We all...never forget your hardest helped in our hearts no matter now or in the features.

Thank you very much Mr Galen for your story about the hmong people it is too bad that we Los the War, and we just sacrifice for nothing that all.

I am so proud of you for keeping our Hmong history alive, thank you very much.

This is only a few short stories of a whole group of people. A people that have been fighting all their lives. Every Hmong family has a story. Let's all take the time to appreciate where we came from and appreciate this video and the people behind it. We are survivors and we can do great things don't forget that.

Can I use some your footage for a school project? I am Digital Media Production student who is doing a documentary about a hmong person who was a refugee in Thailand. How I can contact you?

You had a great Hmong story to tell. I had moved to move many places in Laos during to war.

Leej twg txawm yuav hais li cas los kuv tsis qhuas puastsawg. Tsuastab tus neeg uas kuv tsa 2 tug ntiv tes xoo siab2 rau ces yog tus qub President Ronald Reagan, vim nws ua tau TXIV heev thiab nws tsis ntshai tog liab li ! Yog tsis muaj nws ces Russia thiab ntau lub tebchaws nyob rau Europe tseem coj kevcai Koomsam li qub. Ronald yog tus rub Hmoob thiab ntau haiv neeg uas ntxub tus kevcai Koomsam no tuaj nyob rau Meskas teb. I don't know the real truth, but I have the feeling that the former President did a lot for the Indochinese refugees. HE OPENED THE GATE WIDE AND SUPPORTED ALL THOSE REFUGEES' PROGRAMS IN THE USA.

2021 I'm watching this again

Best documentary I have ever seen Very compassionate with legit perspective Thanks from a 1975 Hmong refugee now settled in the US with “middle class” status So Yeah We survived and we did it good

Thank Mr. Beery, now I am a soldier fighting for America! Fighting is in my blood, my life's always been dull, but every since I joined the Army of United States, I felt as I finally had a true purpose. Too fight and defend!

Respect to the man at least you know who you were I was born here and sometimes people don't even know that I am hmong if you're not here no more because the video I saw is late I hope your family see I have gratitude for you serving

Hmong peoples, it is time to STOP helping other race fight for their own countries.

God damn. This is WAY too sad.

Fabulous images of a terrible time in history and I can see that the weight of bearing witness to the slow death and destruction of the Hmong people and their culture weighed heavily on Galen Beery. I hope the pictures make it into a gallery somewhere for people to see.

Despite all the negative feedback well done well say!you told a story pretty good, I'm an Hmoob American born in Kansas City Kansas in 1982 I just miss the war by 3yrs lucky me my parents left Thailand 1979 that shit crazy...... God bless America happy July 4th Independence day.

i was 3, and my cousin girl was 11 and she took care of me... by herself.. it was just sad during those times.

Thanks for keep my Hmong history.

Why Japanese soldiers in the thumbnail?

Thanks to gvp and all our hmong soldiers. Without you guys i won't be here today. You are my Hero.

We are quick to forget those who give us so much

Thank you for sharing this sad story of our parents

Great history and we will never forget this in our Hmong lives. And I want to say thank you very much for Mr. Beery that spending your effort to carry and keep this for our people. After seeing this I couldn't stop my tears.

Appreciated a lot of your speeches make me cry my tear is falling down it was a very sad story. You are a man knows how humans are suffering as well as you have told your parents became refugee to New York from past in way back. So, that God let you came to Lao's for helping my people were running from war attacters. My people are respecting you as our God never forgotten you in our heart. Let God blesses you have very good luck.

Thank you that you still have my hmong photos during Vietnam and American war in Laos. The last image was my grand parent.

Nghe ko hiểu nhưng 😢😢😢

Im am so proud of my religion always fighting for their family, kids and all the hmong people.

I was there when they took all sixth graders in Long Cheng into the army.

Galen you are our hero of history. 🇺🇲🌿🌈🌎

I felt sorry for them, they had to go through so much 😢

I very like the history is very sad

History recorded in pictures.

How come I only hear Hmong and laotian who fought the Vietnam war, did u know most khmu were foot soldiers during the war .it seems like only Hmong n laos had known the most ,my two brothers fought against Vietnam communists my brother in law 2 of my aunts son n my uncle son were killed by north Vietnam communists. N u guys standing there n said Hmong Hmong laotian fight hard ,it's a shame through out the history all these times u guys interviewed these people. C'mon man!!!! Late comment

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Thank for you

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Hmong/Mong are the most beautiful people in the world that I ever know. If you ever got lost in a Hmong village, You will be survives. 🍚🥛🍲🛏️🏚️ We may be poor but with a rich heart.❤️

Excellent documentary. This is Sunni Lee's people.