Today is 12/29/2014, I'd to share this VDO tribute with all of you in memory of Mrs. Gen. Vang Pao (May Song Vang), and Gen. Vang Pao. It starts at 20.01 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s5DT5C8vwU

My Dear Sister...La Vang On Dec 8, 2010 I lost my dearest sister (Lab Vaj) at Ban Lao Ou, Theung Chiengrai, Thailand. She was my best friend, dearest sister and she has put up with me so much during my childhood. She fed me, took the pain and suffering for me throughout her life and I am so very sorry for not being able to do much for her while she was living. Everytime I think of her, I just feel so sad and wished that I could turn back time. I hope she is watching over me. I just miss her a lot. The amazing thing I want to share with you tonight is this - she was sick for many years and spent countless nights, daysmonths and years at the local and regional hospitals. On that particular month of Dec 2010, I visited her at the Theung Hospital, Chiengrai. When I got to the hospital, she was very sick, but suddenly opened her eyes and talked to me like nothing going on. I spent about 2 hours there. during my visit, I asked if there's anything I can do to help her out. She told me..."brother, nothing is more valuable or important as much as you are here visiting me. I have been waiting for you for a long time and thank you for the offering". She then said, "well, since you are here and came all the way from America, I think I can use a new refrigerator, a new electric rice cooker, a TV, a hot water boiler, a few bag of rices, clothes for my son and my poor husband". I told her that I'd purchase those and transport in my rental car to her house, which located nearby and would return next day to visit her early in the moring, and I did just that and a little more. I put all the staff in her house and spent a night there in Ban Lao Ou. Next day, I returned to visit her again and spent about half a day with her. It was a filthy hospital, but the nurse treated her well she said. She is a well known patient there. I then left to Phu Chifa, then back to Chiangmai, then to Bangkok ready to return home to USA. For some reason, I had 12 days left on my trip and I just wanted to return home and felt like I couldn't do anything right. I tried to check with the airlines for a return flight home twice in two days...and no return flight for me. On my 3rd day in Bangkok waiting for a flight to return home, I received a phone call from my relative and it was a difficult one. He told me my sister La Vang just passed away and my return to prepare for her funeral was requested. I asked him what happened --- why she suddenly passed away? He told me that after I left, she spent another two nights at the hospital and suddently felt well and she amazed the doctors and nurses there; and they released her from the hospital. She got home and found the stuff that I bought her and was very happy. However, that very night, she suddently became ill and very ill and didn't make back to the hospital and passed away in her own home. I returned to Chiengrai airport next day, and prepared her funeral (a Christian funeral) because she had joined a church there and accepted God as her savior. I honored her choice of religion and the funeral was done cooperatively with her Pastor and the church as well as my relatives there. I helped dig her grave and positioned her body according to our belief. This picture was taken right after she was burried. Please ...don't wait to show your love ones...every second, minute is counted. I miss her. The amazing thing I wasn to share with you tonight is this - she was sick for many years and spent countless nights, daysmonths and years at the local and regional hospitals. On that particular month of Dec 2010, I visited her at the Theung Hospital, Chiengrai. When I got to the hospital, she was very sick, but suddenly opened her eyes and talked to me like nothing going on. I spent about 2 hours there. during my visit, I asked if there's anything I can do to help her out. She told me..."brother, nothing is more valuable or important as much as you are here visiting me. I have been waiting for you for a long time and thank you for the offering". She then said, "well, since you are here and came all the way from America, I think I can use a new refrigerator, a new electric rice cooker, a TV, a hot water boiler, a few bag of rices, clothes for my son and my poor husband". I told her that I'd purchase those and transport in my rental car to her house, which located nearby and would return next day to visit her early in the moring, and I did just that and a little more. I put all the staff in her house and spent a night there in Ban Lao Ou. Next day, I returned to visit her again and spent about half a day with her. It was a filthy hospital, but the nurse treated her well she said. She is a well known patient there. I then left to Phu Chifa, then back to Chiangmai, then to Bangkok ready to return home to USA. For some reason, I had 12 days left on my trip and I just wanted to return home and felt like I couldn't do anything right. I tried to check with the airlines for a return flight home twice in two days...and no return flight for me. On my 3rd day in Bangkok waiting for a flight to return home, I received a phone call from my relative and it was a difficult one. He told me my sister La Vang just passed away and my return to prepare for her funeral was requested. I asked him what happened --- why she suddenly passed away? He told me that after I left, she spent another two nights at the hospital and suddently felt well and she amazed the doctors and nurses there; and they released her from the hospital. She got home and found the stuff that I bought her and was very happy. However, that very night, she suddently became ill and very ill and didn't make back to the hospital and passed away in her own home. I returned to Chiengrai airport next day, and prepared her funeral (a Christian funeral) because she had joined a church there and accepted God as her savior. I honored her choice of religion and the funeral was done cooperatively with her Pastor and the church as well as my relatives there. I helped dig her grave and positioned her body according to our belief. This picture was taken right after she was burried. Please ...don't wait to show your love ones...every second, minute is counted. I miss her.

On this special birthday of the late Hmong Leader, Gen. Vang Pao, please take a few minutes of your time to read this special peom in honoring the great General Vang Pao (GVP), the
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol.
- Commander of the US Legion of Merit
- Knight of the French Legion d'Honneur
- Grand Officer of the Thai Order of the White Elephant
- Medal for Combatants from King Sisavang Vong
- Medal of the Reign of King Sisavang Vatthana
- French Croix de la Guerre des Operations Exterieures, four bronze stars and 1 bronze palm
- French Foreign Legion Indochina Vietnam Colonial Medal
- French Foreign Legion Indochina Campaign Dien Bien Phu

HERE'S A HMONG PEOM DEDICATE TO GENERAL VANG PAO SIR...

Yawg Hlob Nai Phoo Vaj Pov

Ntuj nis peb yawg hlob Vaj Pov…
Thaum peb hnov txog koj tsab xo
Tias koj tso peb haiv hmoob tseg
Siab dhua rhe npaum li xob tua
Lub kua muag ntws los tshaj dej

Koj puas paub tias peb nco koj
Tsis xav noj thiab tsis xav haus
Xyov yuav xaus lub neej li cas
Nco koj tas npaum li no nas

Tej mi hav nroj ntsuag ntsuab xiab
Ua peb siab nyob kho siab khuav
Peb tseem tuav koj txoj kev hlub
Tsis tau pub nws ploj mus li

Ntuj os me yawg hlob Vaj Pov
Koj puas hnov txog peb lub suab
Thaum ntuj nqhuab thiab tshav ntuj nrig
Koj tus plig nws puas paub txog
Hais tias yog peb seev txog koj
Nco tsis ploj hauv peb nruab siab
Tag ib txhiab thiab tag ibtxhis
Peb yuav tsis hnov qab koj li

Thov koj tig txoj kev tshua rov
Tig los hnov lub suab seev cuag
Koj cov ntsuag nyob rau tom qab
Hnov suab sab txog koj thaum twg
Txawm yuav pw los tsis tsis tsaug zog
Tsuas yog zaum tsheej pab pawg quaj
Vim yog nco txog tej kev hlub
Niaj hnub qhub txog tej txiaj ntsim
Uas koj tsim cia rau haiv neeg
Es yuav seev koj txog tav twg
Li lub lwg mam li peem tsheej
Ua lub neej Hmoob li yav dhau los

Ntuj nis peb hlob Nai Phoo
Thov koj tso koj tej koob hmoo
Tej kev zoo rau peb haiv Hmoob
Kom peb Hmoob tsuas muaj loj hlob
Zoo li tsob ntoo loj zuj zus
Zoo li dej ntws tsis txawj tu
Kom lub plhu nyob tshiab li khi
Nyob luag ntxhi thiab tsis muaj mob
Ruaj npaum cob thiab loj npaum roob
Kom haiv Hmoob muaj zoo lawm xwb.

Tab sis peb yawg hlob Vaj Pov,
Zaum no koj tso tag haiv neeg
Nyob ua neeg lub siab khoob lug
Txij koj nrug dua ntawm peb lawm
Lub sijhawm zoo li raug nres
Txawm daus te yuav pauv tsawg tom
Los tseem pom koj lub ntsej muag
Pom tseeb cuag li yog nag hmo
Thaum koj nrog peb nyob luag ntxhi

Los kua muag nws yeej tseem nrog
Vim xav txog tus neeg peb hlub
Thov koj pub ib lub sijhawm
Es yog txawm yog hauv npau suav
Los peb yuav zoo siab tos txais
Tsuav tau hais qhia tau ib lo
Tias peb nco koj npaum li cas
Xav piav tas peb txoj kev hlub
Tawm hauv peb lub siab Hmoob ntsuag
Xav kom tuav tau koj txhais tes
Thiab nyob ze li thaum yav tas
Ntawm koj npab hauv koj xub ntiag
Txawm ib pliag xwb los yeej kam
Tsuav tau tham txog txoj kev nco
Tshe ntau hmo yuav piav tsis tas

Tabsis mas peb yeej paub lawm
Tias sijhawm tig tsis tau rov
Tus uas hnov kuv tej lus hais
Ces qhov rais qhov rooj lub tog
Thiaj li yog tus uas paub tshaj
Hauv lub txaj peb tej hauv ncoo
Lawv paub zoo peb kev mob siab
Kuamuag iab ntxaum lawv txhua hmo
Txoj kev nco lawv thiaj piav tau
Tias nco dhau nws zoo li cas
Yog piav mas ntshe lub qhov rais
Nws yuav hais qhia rau koj tias
Peb yeej ntsia txoj me hauv kev
Ntsia los ntev yog nws txawj yaig
Tshe twb yaig ua roob ua hav

Xav tias tas txoj kev cia siab
Tsis nco thiab tsis tos koj lawm
Los thaum tawm rooj plaws pom luag
Muaj tus coj thiab muaj tus qhia
Peb lub siab nco koj dua ntxiv
Peb leej txiv koj txoj kev hlub
Zoo li hnub yuav yuav tig ua hmo
Mam tsis nco thiab hnov qab hais
Thiaj tau txais txoj kev zoo siab

Tawm xyoo tshiab thiab xaus xyoolaus
Pes tsawg zaus los peb nco koj
Txoj kev nco tseem nyob li qub
Tseem niaj hnub xav txog koj xwb
Yog koj rov tsis tau tiam no
Lwm tiam ho puas yuav rov dua
Lub vaj huam sib luag puas yuav muaj lawm
Tshe tias txawm pes tsawg tiam los
peb yuav tos koj xwb ib leeg
Nyob ua neeg yog tsis muaj koj
Ces peb yeej tsis paub yuav nyob li lawm os peb yawg hlob Nai Phoon Vaj Pov….

(C)tedvang/Hmong Report/Crossing TV 2014