General Vang Pao died at age 81

2 of 36: Former military leader Gen. Vang Pao, center, meets with the Twin Cities Hmong community in St. Paul, Minn.m on Friday, May 21, 2004, to address concerns of safety in the Hmong community in the wake of a series of attacks directed at his associates and family. His son Cha Vang's house was firebombed in April. (AP Photo/ Janet Hostetter)

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