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ILLUMINATION

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Dec 13, 2021

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WAR | HUMAN STORIES | CHILD SOLDIERS

“They raped my wife and killed my son.” One Child Soldier remembers the Secret War.

Left behind by the CIA after the Secret and Vietnam Wars ended, one man recalls the journey to safety.

Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash

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