SPYCRAFT 101

194. The Secret War: A Medic in Laos with Steven Schofield


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This episode contains particularly graphic descriptions of violence and gore. Know your own limits and proceed accordingly.

Today Justin sits down with Steven Schofield. Steve enlisted into the US Army and completed training as an 18 Delta Special Forces Medic in 1967. He then deployed to Okinawa and later to Vietnam, where he served with Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group. Afterwards, he left the US Army to join the US Agency for International Development and spent nearly six years working in Laos, providing medical services to the local population, and supporting the Secret War effort in the region. He's here to discuss his years in Southeast Asia and his lifelong support of the Hmong population, both in Laos and now in the United States, all of which he detailed in his book.

Check out the book, Secret War in Laos, here.

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-War-Laos-Green-Berets/dp/1694374114


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