Over fifty years ago, during the Vietnam War, Laos was hit with millions of earth shattering bombs that destroyed their land and killed over 20,000 people ("Secret War in Laos." Legacies of War RSS.). Although the Laotian people faced great struggle during the war, after the war ended, millions of bombs were left hidden. Laotians have been tortured by these bombs for years, however, for over a decade COPE has been working to take a stand, and in doing so, they have improved the lives of victims of cluster bomb explosions. We still have a long way to go in fixing the situation forced upon Laos many years ago, however organizations such as COPE, Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise, give hope to victims whose lives would be very different if it weren't for COPE and their support every step of the way.
America's Secret War in Laos Uncovered. ABC News, 31 Oct. 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.