The United States government acknowledges the existence of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laotian_Civil_War" id="mwATg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Laotian Civil War">"Secret War" in Laos</a> and dedicates the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos_Memorial" id="mwATk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Laos Memorial">Laos Memorial</a> in honor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong_people" id="mwATo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hmong people">Hmong</a> and other "Secret War" veterans.