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   Lê Văn Tống (September 1, 1945 [1] – April 5, 2019), known as Lý Tống, was a Vietnamese American aviator and anti-communist activist. [2] Early life. Ly Tong was born on September 1, 1945 [1] [3] to a family of 9 brothers. His father was a farmer who was killed during the First Indochina war when Ly Tong was 2 years old. [3]

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3. www.latimes.com › local › lanowLy Tong, the ‘Vietnamese James Bond’ and anti-communist folk ...

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   Mar 31, 2019 · Former fighter pilot Ly Tong hijacked a plane flying from Thailand to Vietnam in 1992 to distribute thousands of leaflets calling for the overthrow of the communist government.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2019/04/06 › obituariesLy Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight ...

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   Apr 6, 2019 · BANGKOK — Ly Tong, a South Vietnamese Air Force veteran who dropped anti-Communist leaflets over Vietnam from hijacked planes long after the war’s end, playing out the fantasies of many defeated...

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   Who was Ly Tong?

   • Ly Tong was born on September 1, 1946, to a family of 9 brothers. His father Le Van Tan was a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was arrested by the French Army in Huế and died during imprisonment. Tan was honored as one of the heroic martyrs by the Vietnamese government.

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   What happened to Ly Tong?

   • Ly Tong dressed up in drag to escape security and pepper spray the singer in the face as he was being handed a flower on stage. He was convicted of two misdemeanors—simple assault and resisting arrest—and two felonies, including using tear gas and second-degree burglary with the intent to commit a felony.

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   Why was Ly Tong arrested?

   • On November 17, 2000, Ly Tong and a copilot flew to Thailand, from where he flew to drop 50,000 pamphlets calling for armed demonstrations against the communist government of Vietnam over Ho Chi Minh City. The leaflet-dropping coincided with a visit to Vietnam by then-U.S. President Bill Clinton. After landing, he was arrested by Thai authorities.

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   Where did Ly Tong Go to school?

   • In the early years of his life, he studied at An Cựu Primary School in South Vietnam, and then transferred to Nguyen Tri Phuong High School. In 1962, Ly Tong finished middle school, and in 1963 he studied at Huế National School. In 1965, at the age of 19, he joined the Republic of Vietnam Air Force.

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6. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesLy Tong: Eccentric Vietnamese-American agitator who fought ...

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   Apr 17, 2019 · Ly Tong: Eccentric Vietnamese-American agitator who fought communism using leaflets, hijacking and fish sauce. His opposition to everything Ho Chi Minh stood for got him jailed both in...

7. www.latimes.com › local › lanowLy Tong, ex-fighter pilot known as the ‘Vietnamese James Bond ...

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   Apr 7, 2019 · Ly Tong, the former fighter pilot known as the “Vietnamese James Bond” for his daring stunts — including hijacking a plane to drop 50,000 political leaflets over his homeland,...

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8. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1992/11/30-mnEx-South Vietnam Pilot Fights On, a Folk Hero : Legend: 'The ...

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   Nov 30, 1992 · The latest chapter in the extraordinary life of Ly Tong began in September when the former South Vietnam air force fighter pilot and one-time Orange County resident hijacked a...

9. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesLy Tong, who hijacked planes to fight communism in Vietnam ...

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   Apr 8, 2019 · Mr. Tong, a self-described “freedom fighter” who made a daring escape in 1980 from a communist “reeducation” camp, was 73 when he died April 5 at a hospital in San Diego.