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Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos where the United States waged a "secret war" while fighting in Vietnam, dropping an estimated two million tonnes of bombs on the country.
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President Barack Obama visits the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist sanctuary, close by his cooperation in the ASEAN Summit, in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
A Secret Service operator keeps look as President Obama drinks water of a crisp cut coconut on a stroll in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama visits the Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) for casualties of removals because of mischances with the numerous rounds of unexploded arms staying in the Laotian field taking after the Vietnam War period, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit, in Vientiane, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith offers a toast with President Obama and other world pioneers toward the begin of the ASEAN Summit celebration supper in Vientiane, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama visits the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist sanctuary, close by his investment in the ASEAN Summit, in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama postures alongside the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid a family photograph at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
President Obama visits the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist sanctuary, nearby his investment in the ASEAN Summit, in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama bands up his shoes in the wake of expelling them to stroll in the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist sanctuary, nearby his cooperation in the ASEAN Summit, in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama welcomes nearby inhabitants on a stroll in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama welcomes nearby occupants on a stroll in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama visits the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist sanctuary, nearby his investment in the ASEAN Summit, in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama is welcomed with a honor gatekeeper and celebrity lane as he touches base on board Air Force One, in front of the ASEAN Summit, at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Obama visits the Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist sanctuary, nearby his cooperation in the ASEAN Summit, in Luang Prabang, Laos. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst