MI HR0103

Declares May 14, 2025, as Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Remembrance Day in Michigan

Recognizes Hmong guerrilla soldiers who were recruited by the CIA and U.S. Armed Forces to fight alongside Americans during the "Secret War" in Laos during the Vietnam War

Acknowledges the sacrifice of thousands of Hmong men, women, and children who died in Laos while rescuing downed American pilots and saving U.S. troops

Notes that May 14, 1975, marks when the CIA withdrew from Laos and Hmong veterans and families began fleeing as refugees, with the first Hmong families arriving in the U.S. in 1976

Honors Michigan's significant Hmong American population and their contributions to the state's cultural and economic growth