King Savang Vatthana and Queen Khamphoui

Photographer

Kuhn, Ernest

Date

• 1968

Summary

• Women and children paying homage to the King and Queen of Laos at the Sam Thong airstrip. Also present are Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma (behind and between the royal couple), Gen. Vang Pao (Vaj Pov) (Commander, Military Region II; red tassels), Col Phan Siharat (white suit), and Pheng Phongsavan (Minister of Foreign Affairs; hatless on the far right). Sam Thong was the USAID refugee operations center for northeastern Laos from 1962 until its fall on March 20, 1970.
• Site: LS-20, Coordinates: TG 7924