Major Chouader Vue was born on June 6, 1937, in the village of Thamtat, Muang Ngat,
Xieng Khuang, Laos to Bliatong Vue and Ying Lee. He had three wives: Chee Lee, Chia Lee, and Mao
Xiong. Together, they have ten children: five sons, five daughters, and twenty-six grand-children.
ChouaderVue’S military career started when he was recruited into the Royal Lao Army in 1959
and ended in 1974. In 1961, he had his first military training in Houa Hin, Songkhla province, Thailand
as a paratrooper. In 1962 after returning from Thailand, he served under the command of General Vang
Pao in Military Region 2 (MRII) in Long Cheng, South Plane of Jars, Xieng Khuang province. His troops
and he fought many major battles against Lao Communist forces throughout the Northern part of Laos,
Xieng Khuang, Huaphan, and Phong Saly provinces. He was wounded twice: a shot in the left leg, and a
shrapnel in the shoulder.
Chouader Vue received many trainings in Thailand. He first trained at Houa Hin in 1961,
Phitsnoulauk in 1973, and Phou Khao Kheoui, Laos. In 1968, he also had a special training Etat-major
(Administrative staff) in Longcheng. Chouader Vue held many positions from group leader (Nai Mouat)
to Battalion Commander (Nai Kongphan). From 1959 to 1974, he attained a rank of Sergeant to Major.
When the secret war in Laos ended in mid 1974, CIA withdrew from Laos and stopped its sup-
port. An agreement to end the war in Laos was signed between Royal Lao government and Pathet lao (Lao Communist) party. Therefore, Colonel Chongkoua Vue, the commander of Battalion 209, offered
Chouader Vue to end his military service in exchange for a civil position as Nai Kong. He accepted and
assumed the name Nai Kong Chouader Vue. At the end of 1975, Chouader Vue escaped to Thailand to avoid persecution from Lao Communist and became a refugee. His family immigrated to the United States of America in 1980 and resided inAkron, Ohio. He was employed as a machinist with B&C Machine. In 1989, he passed away due to a stroke at his residence in Tallmadge, Ohio. He left behind three wives, ten children, twenty-six grand
children, relatives and friends across the country.
