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|| vii Contents Illustrations ix Maps xii Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Chronology xvii Introduction 3 Fragment One 6 Fragment Two 7 Fragment Three 8 One || Bangkok: late April–May 6, 1982 1 Discovery 11 2 Shock and Dismay 22 3 Laos, Part I: Na Khang 33 Two || Missoula: May 2–8, 1982 4 Hometown Friends 57 5 Missoula Hmong 64 6 Laos, Part II: Long Cheng (1968–73) 70 Three || Missoula: May 8–10, 1982 7 Hard Landing 99 8 Laos, Part III: The Fall (1973–75) 112 9 Laos, Part IV: Uprooted 127 10 Coming Together 141 11 Refugee Program, Thailand (1976–82) 149 12 Condolences and Rumors 169 13 Funeral Chant Phases 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: “Showing the Way” 177 14 A Way of Life 191 viii || Contents 15 Funeral Chant Phase 6: Sin City and Rodeos 214 16 Funeral Chant Phase 7 and Kheng Performance 223 17 Tears in my Beer 230 18 Silk Stories 242 19 Kickers for the CIA 252 20 The Lingo 262 21 “Visiting Day” 269 22 Marana 283 23 A Man’s Man 298 24 Jerry’s Last Visit 315 25 Final Gathering 329 26 Louise 334 27 Until Horse Grows Horns 347 Four || After the Burial: May 11, 1982–2012 28 Question Remains 361 29 An Echo of Death 370 Fragment Four 385 Appendix: Interviewees 387 Notes 395 Glossary: Terms, Places, People 415 Selected References and Reading 419 Index 423 ...