(WTAQ-WRN) — Wisconsin will be honoring its Hmong and Laotian veterans next week.
May 14 is Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin, and Governor Tony Evers has ordered flags to be lowered.
In his proclamation, Evers says the story of Hmong-Lao veterans and their service is integral to the story of Wisconsin.
Hmong fought alongside the U.S. in the Vietnam War, and thousands settled in Wisconsin after the war ended in a U.S. defeat.
Wisconsin is home to the third largest population of Hmong in the U.S.
