Sunday, March 20, 2011

Souvenir Photos of the Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forced (1981-1989)

All photos courtesy: Dr. A. Gaffar Peang-Meth
Click on each photo to zoom in

My home

Document confiscated from a Vietnamese soldier

Document and insignia confiscated from an enemy soldier [KI-Media note: Hun Xen claimed he and his men liberated Cambodia, well it looks like his men were Vietnamese after all, isn't it?]

Cambodian man carrying his relative while fleeing

Organization of the KPNLAF


Oath taking ceremony

KPNLAF soldiers departing on a mission

A fallen KPNLAF soldier

KPNLAF soldiers campaign

Captured truck used the Viet soldiers

Captured armaments from the Vietnamese army

Captures ammunitions from the Vietnamese army

Shells on the captures ammunitions bear Cyrillic (Russian) characters

Captured tank from the Vietnamese army

KPNLAF Commander-in-chief (General Sak Susakhan?) and weapons seized from the Vietnamese army

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Khmer must pay attention with Youn Spy: Kem Sokha, Mom Sonangdo are Youn. Last time when they were in the prison, it was the Youn trick to show that they aren't with them. All Khmer must remark their situation every word and every action that they act. Rong Chhun also is an individual that all Khmer have to keep eyes on him. When he went to the border was very good to find out the Youn’s encroachment into Khmer land, but in the other hand it was an opportunity for him to paint his image, and to earn the popularity in Khmer politics that he is nationalist. As I said as above that we have watch their word and action. Last year Mr. Rong Chhun had agreed that the government need to give the right to the Vietnam for the project to create a radio station to serve its population in Cambodia...
All Khmer must understand that Youn spy are everywhere in Cambodia. Rong Chhun is simply one of Youn Game to swallow Cambodia. In the mean time, I would like to remind all Khmer to compare Rong Chhun to one of the character in Chinese movies; All of the sudden, that character become from a good person to a traitor. We need to pay attention before qualifying a person in Cambodia as a Hero we need to look that person from its root, e.g. Honorable Sam Rainsy is a real Khmer hero because we know his root. One of the big mistakes of Khmer with Youn Spy was Sosten Fenandez, who was the commander in Chef during Khmer republican. He has a Philippine father and Vietnamese mother, his brother was Emmanuel Fernandez was a doctor in Cambodia. Old Khmer generation must remember that most of the time, Marecharle Lon Nol 's soldier was in the ambush of the Khmer rouge; in that time the Khmer rouge was backed by the Vietcong. Every time Lon Nol's soldiers went to the battlefield, the information was already passed to Vietcong to ambush Khmer soldiers. I have a lot of experiences with Youn because when I was young I grew up with Youn kids in my village along the Tonle Sap River. Many Youn in my village were arrested by Marecharle Lon Nol; they were Youn Colonels...Before April 1975 the kid's Youn family that I grow with still lived in Phnom Penh. That Youn family were educated, teachers and Lon Nol’s soldier and military police (MP). One member of that family was a teacher at Lycee Preah Youkunthor ( Lycee 18 mars during the republican) in front of Old Chinese hospital which today become the golden tower 42. The moment that really waked me up was February 1979 after the Khmer rouge; two brothers of that Youn family meet our family by hazard under the Youn soldier uniform; one of them was a military police in Lon Nol’s regime. Today, one of them becomes General Two stars for Hun Sen’s government. I would like to remind all Cambodian to research the root closely of Kem Sokha and mom Sonangdo and or / any person before consider them a Khmer nationalist. I AM AGAINT THE UNIFICATION BETWEEN SRP and HUMAN RIGHT PARTIES Because I believe that in the future they will make THE COUP to the unification party. I believe that Youn tries to make the opposition party get weak. For me real Khmer are: Honorable Sam Rainsy, Mr. Sean Peng Se, Mrs.Mu Sochua, Mr. Yim Sovan, Mr. Son Chhay, Mr. Sourn Serey Ratha, MR. Tach Gnoc Tach,Dr. Tith Narahkiri, Dr. Kuch Ly, Mr. Meach Sovannara etc..

In Radio Free Asia, there is a lot of Youn’s Spy. They use Khmer name to pretend that they are Khmer, but in fact they are Youn; often, I have noticed that certain journalist tried to avoid questions which could disqualify Hun Sen’s regime. Most of the time RFA gives more air time to Hun Sen’s Party. I am very glad that World Khmer Radio and Radio Khmer post have been created to serve Khmer people and Khmer cause with real Khmer Journalist.

Khmer Kandal, Khmer Krom and Khmer Leu must unite in one in order to liberate our country from HYPOCRITE YOUN.

Anonymous said...

KPNLAF is the real Khmer Hero!

Khmer People's National leberation Armed forces need to be recreated.

We need a good leader Like the Hero Sam Dach Seun Sann.

Khmer must Reunited!

Anonymous said...

Are these arm forces allies of the Khmer Rouge? They are fighting Hun Sen who were protecting Cambodian inside Cambodia. Without Hun Sen these soldiers and Khmer Rouge would go back and kill everyone inside Cambodia. I, for one, don't care who these people are. I'm just happy that my ass was saved by Hun Sen back then. These coalition forces and the Western countries did nothing to me back then but put sanction on Cambodia who started zero from the Khmer Rouge. I could barely find any food to eat in 1980's because these people and western allies stop countries from doing trade with us. Who care if Vietnamese entered Cambodia in 1979? Without them, not even one Cambodian will survive to claim the land, and Cambodia won't exist if you let Khmer Rouge killed everyone like crazy.

Anonymous said...

Wow, I have the utmost respect for Dr. Peang-Meth for going through such a treacherous ordeal in the name of liberation of our motherland.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the memories Dr Peang Meath.....I was in High School when the Khmer resistences were struggling against the Youn occupation and contributed little financial support....now Youn CPP/Hun Sen try to kill off any nationalist movement within and outside Cambodia....some khmer abroad even sold their heads for the $$$$$ and puppet positions. We must reorganise the movement. Youn are everywhere in Cambodia....Hun Sen/Heng Samrin/Chea Sim they must be removed.

Anonymous said...

6:30 AM,

Go ahead kiss ah HUN SEN's ass and the Viet's balls now, ok? Better yet go suck the Viet's pussy dry now for all I care!!!

Anonymous said...

6:30am do you have the word "Dumb" written on your forehead? Don't try to make up stories about living thought hell and Hun Sen is your hero bullshit. Your gaol is to come here to create problem.

How do I know you are bullshitting? I was there during the KPNLAF and the Khmer Rough fighting against the government soldiers. When I read your story I know you are making shit up. You need to stop watching Youtube video, Thai boy!

Anonymous said...

Ideology should not be focused at these days. Youn Spy concept isn't really practical.

Culture can be intergrated, the matter is only time. Too short will be a culture shock or even conflict. slow in preferable. Change is inevitable.
So long as these youn accept cambodian culture, otherwaise we shouldn't blam their root. They are just Cambodia and living with life style which acceptable to us.

Many Khmers are living overseas. will they be happy if they could not intergrated into their host countries? And will you be happy if your host country treat you with descrimination?

We all human born in a free world. everyone is entitled to live their live freely.

Anonymous said...

the almost-forgotten-real-hero..
post more picture please

Anonymous said...

people should be honest about what they say, etc!