Government officials and King Savang Vatthana

Photographer

Kuhn, Ernest

Date

• 1968

Summary

• King Savang Vatthana (in the forefront), Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma (with a cane) in front of Gen. Vang Pao (Vaj Pov) (Commander, Military Region II; red tassels), with Chao Saykham Southakakoumane (Governor, Xieng Khouang Province; black uniform, a Phuan) on the left, and Queen Khamphoui on the far right at the Sam Thong airstrip with other visiting officials. 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