Fresno — Thousands of Hmong gather Friday in Fresno for the start of a six-day funeral for Gen. Vang Pao, who led guerrilla fighters in the CIA's secret campaign in Laos during the Vietnam War. Vang Pao's casket, draped in an American flag, is brought into the Fresno Convention Center by his fellow solders.
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Fresno — Veterans wait in the Fresno Convention Center for the start of a six-day funeral honoring Gen. Vang Pao.
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Fresno — Hmong war widow and veteran Blia Yang, 70, takes part in the procession honoring Gen. Vang Pao.
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Fresno — Beauty queens and veterans are part of the crowd honoring Gen. Vang Pao.
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Fresno — Men and women weep as they watch a horse-drawn carriage carrying Gen. Vang Pao's casket.
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Fresno — Women wearing traditional Hmong clothing line the street as they wait for the funeral procession of Gen. Van Pao.
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Fresno — Pajielly Vang, 15, of Fresno cries as she watches a horse-drawn carriage bearing Gen. Vang Pao's casket.
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Fresno — The street falls silent as people watch a horse-drawn carriage bearing the casket of Gen. Vang Pao.
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Fresno — A carriage bears the casket of Gen. Vang Pao.
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Fresno — Sou Thao salutes at the beginning of a six-day funeral for Gen. Vang Pao.
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