> Phwvnyawm,
>
> I thought that you should have known where Lis Yaj is since his
> parents live near you in California and his young brother, the doctor
> just married one of the Yang' s daughter down there.
>
> Yaj Lis As cas Vam Lauj Lis tus tub nws tsis nyob Geogia. He lives in
> Jackson, Mississippi with his sponsor the American pilot trainer whom
> had trainned all the Mhong and Lao pilots in the CIA Flying Training
> school in Thailand.
>
> Yaj was the youngest and the most handsome pilot in that time and it
> was not just that but he was one of the quick and sharp learners.  He
> could land and take off and maneuver his airplane in the sky like a
> wild bird from the highest mountain(nyob pem tojsiab hauv Lostsuas
> teb).  He gained a favor and trust from his trainer and one day he(the
> trainer) had asked about Yaj's family and he told him that his father
> was a pastor.  The trainer is also a Christian too so he kind of
> sharing his faith with Yaj and they have become a good friend till
> this day.  He retired from the airforce and bacome a pastor and had
> sponsored Yaj and his family to live in Mississippi since 1976.
>
> In March through May, 1975 Pathet Lao troops with Vietcong's advisors
> had broken the truce and they had launched many attacks against Vang
> Pao's forces at the strategic road junction of Sala Phou Khoun, Yaj
> had flew many courageous sorties to bomb the Pather Lao troops that
> tried to take over the Mhong camps.  He silenced the enemy's
> artilleries and tanks that shoot toward the Mhong and had saved many
> soldiers lives.  Rumour after the war said that the  bombing raided on
> Sala Phou Khoun by the Mhong's pilots in that times had killed many
> high ranking Pathet Lao soldiers and Vietcong advisors.  The impacted
> had slowed down the advance of the Pathet Lao troops that planed to
> take over Long Cheng.
>
> Yaj a new and young pilot who had not enough of the chance to fly many
> sorties to bomb the enemy like Ly Lue were itching to fly back to
> practice his skill to proof to his scary wife and general vp that he
> could be like Ly Lue and Vang Sue.  He flew his last flight to bomb
> the Pathet Lao troops that chased general Vang Pao's forces so they
> could escape safely to Ban Xone.
>
> The weather in Wisconsin is very cold and snowing during the winter so
> to make life easier for me I had to adapt to the new sports.  I always
> go to ski and iced skating even with my old age.  My doctor always
> said to me that there is no madicine can cure people's illness but to
> prolong their life, they must excercise regularly.
>
> I always met Yaj at the Colorado Ski Resorts especially the Aspen
> mountain when I vacationed there during the winter.
>
> Old but still running 4 miles per day.
>
> yy