I don't think my pap was telling me the truth. He was probably sent to scope and spy on a group of known "red" Hmong..only he got caught..and he convinced them well enough that he was just hunting..lols he needed to know their location, their objective, and direction they are headed if any so the Hmong ready to escape to Thailand can have a idea when to run for the jungles and to the mekong..Yeah, not going to lie but I have known relatives who fought for the communist. They even attend Shaman parties, and they just don't talk about the past. Probably explain why the old men always talked about x-rated stuffs to avoid mentioning the war..lols