Fred Branfman

In September 1969, Branfman was working as an educational advisor for the U.S. government in Laos when thousands of refugees fled into the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

Working as a translator for international media, he began to interpret countless villagers' stories of planes dropping bombs.

Gathering details, he journeyed to Washington and spoke at a special session of the U.S. Senate Committee on Refugees, exposing the U.S. government's covert activities.

He also contributed to the traveling exhibition Legacies of War,[2] that was created to raise awareness about the history of the Vietnam War-era bombing in Laos.

In the acclaimed 2007 TV documentary, now released on DVD, Most Secret Place On Earth: CIA's Covert War In Laos Branfman is one of those who speak to camera.