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The passing of 

Ananh "Lee" Saenviley

Funeral Services 
Memorial Day 2026, visiting a dear friend
Intered at Fort Snelling National Cemetery Section 40 , Site 2303
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Lee's grave can be found at Fort Snelling National Cemetery Section 40, Site 2303

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Ananh "Lee" Saenviley
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Ananh "Lee" Saenviley pictured center right accompany Royal Lao Veterasns at Fort Snelling All Airborne Circle Memorial Day 2020
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Ananh "Lee" Saenviley pictured center right with Lao Airborne leadership in North Carolina 2019

Funeral Services for

Ananh "Lee" Saenviley
will be held on

  Saturday, July 12th 2025

12:00 noon

At Washburn McReavy Funeral Home Capel and Cemetery,
Crystal Lake, Minnesota

3816 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis Minnesota 55412
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CPT Ananh “Lee” Saenviley suddenly passed into history July 1, 2025.

​Lee, as we all new him was a soft spoken dedicated friend to all who knew him with special fellowship with his veteran friends from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and the United States.
He served as the President of the Royal Lao Airborne, Minnesota Chapter, and The Royal Lao Armed Forces Representative and Board Member to the CAVWV, Coalition of Allied Afghan and Vietnam War Veterans. He was active in all Coalition legislation initiatives in both Minnesota and Washington DC. He was an active volunteer and supporter of the Lao Buddhist Temple in Forest Lake, MN. 

Lee served in the Royal Lao armed Forces and Special Guerrilla Units, Military Region 3, Savannakhet, Laos during the Vietnam Conflict and the “Secret War” in Laos. 
He continued to serve his country defending freedom from communist aggression after the American withdrawal form Laos in 1975. He performed clandestine missions along the Thailand and Lao border He assisted in running arms via President Ronald Reagan to those who continued to fight the North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao communists until the United Nations brokered a peace agreement with all waring factions in Cambodia and Laos. Lee made his last “Jump” last year while training with the Royal Lao Airborne and United States Military in North Carolina at age 67. 

He emigrated to the United States in 1989 and became a naturalized citizen of The United States of America.

He is survived by his wife, two children. 

Lee will be dearly missed and not forgotten.

More about the Royal Lao Airborne can be found at:

https://royallaoairborne.com/

The Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans is a former 501(c)3 non profit which ceased operating under that IRS status at the end of 2025 which was the 50th anniversary year of the ending of the Vietnam War.
It now operates as a Veteran Fellowship located in the State of Minnesota


  • CAVWV
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Coalition Partners
    • Meetings
    • Book & Film & Further Reading
  • Our Allies
    • Vietnam & Secret War Allies >
      • Vietnam War >
        • Republic of Veitnam
        • Cambodia & Khmer Republic >
          • Mike Force Members List
          • Long Hai Camp Roster 1972
          • Cambodia Timeline
          • Current Conditions in Cambodia
        • Kingdom of Laos "The Secret War " >
          • Other Ethnic Allies, Laos
          • Upland Lao
          • Midland Lao
          • Lowland Lao
          • Ho Chi Minh Trail
          • Lao Lima Sites
          • Campaign 74B
          • Battle for Skyline Ridge
          • AIR AMERICA
        • Canada
        • Korea - ROK
        • New Zealand & Australia
        • Taiwan - ROC >
          • Taiwan Current Conditions
        • Thailand
        • Other Coalition Countries ( 1954-1975 )
        • POW-MIA-Genocide
        • Tibet
        • Communist Aggression >
          • Communist Combatents North Vietnam
      • United States of America >
        • Forgotten Warriors United States in Laos
      • Maps
    • Afghanistan >
      • Timeline Afghan Evacuation
  • FORGOTTEN WARRIORS
  • In The News
  • Legislation
    • State of Minnesota >
      • Veteran, defined >
        • Veteran, defined >
          • Proposed Amendment to SF1959 >
            • A25-0066 amendment
          • Amended tite 38, Part 38, analysis and arguments >
            • Inclusive Recognition
            • Excluded Allies & Units
            • Letters and Testimony
          • Bill Text, benifits provided and problems found
        • Task Force Established >
          • CAVWV Balanced Report & Analysis >
            • Filipino WWII veterans
            • Baird - Hillmer
            • History of SGU OrganizationsNew Page
            • Motion #1, Task Force
          • Final Overview & Statement
          • Observations, Advise & Difficulties
          • HF3919 -SF4075
          • TF Protocol & Fix
          • Questions needing answered
          • Position Statement and Press Release
      • "Completing the Record" Documentary
      • 50th Commemoration Funding
      • Hmong Monument Controversy
      • Legacy Fund & Veterans
    • Federal legislation >
      • VA Hmong Burial Controversy >
        • Public Law 115-141’s Division J, Title II, Sec. 251, Paragraph (b) (10)
        • Pre Burial Application w/ Qualifications >
          • Criteria
        • Analysis, Rationale and Research >
          • 1971 Moose-Lowenstein Report
        • Coalition Remedy to PL-115-141
        • Costa Remedy >
          • Press Release HR 4204
        • Col. Insixiegmay Khao >
          • Khao Autobiography
          • Khao, History of the Secret War in Laos, 1953-1975
          • Khao Letters, Endorsements & Certificates
        • Khao Case for Recognition & Benefits >
          • Appeal to Congress
          • Callahan Letter
        • Vila Chau Case
        • Tran Van Quy Case
        • VA Amendment to Title 38
        • Pre burial and addendum application
      • Hmong Gold Medal
      • Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 >
        • S.2327 TEXT
        • S2324 text
        • S.1786 TEXT
  • Special Projects
    • Special Projects >
      • SEA Legislative Analysis & Report
      • Featured Focus >
        • PBS "The Vietnam War" >
          • Thomas Briggs
          • The Vietnam War an Introduction >
            • " Last Days in Vietnam " Documentary
          • Steve Sherman, "Re-examining History"
      • Declaration of Independence Khmer Translation
      • SOG Monument >
        • VA Responce
      • Phil Conran
      • Ethnic Status & Culture
      • Timeline Series >
        • Timeline South Vietnam >
          • 1995-2000
          • 2000-2005
          • 2005-2015
        • Timeline Laos >
          • Laos Timeline Table I
          • Laos Timeline Table II
          • Timeline Hmong
        • Timeline Communism
      • Allied Veteran Story Collections >
        • Vila Chau
  • Events & Observances
    • Coalition Observances >
      • CAVWV Veterans Day Commemoration
      • Mental Health Awareness Month
      • Gen. John Vessey Day Jr.
      • American Allies Day
    • United States Observances >
      • 1973 Paris Peace Accords Anniversay
      • Vietnam War Veterans Day
      • Memorial Day 2026
      • Independence Day
      • POW / MIA / Genocide Rememberence Day
      • Flag Day
      • American Veterans Day
    • Khmer Observances >
      • Genocide Liberation Day
      • Khmer Republic Veterans Day
    • Vietnam Observances >
      • Vietnam "Black April" Day
      • Vietnam Armed Forces Day June 14, 2025
    • Lao Observances >
      • Lao 50 Veterans 50th Banquet
      • SGU Veterans Commemoration Day
    • Hmong Observances
  • Contact Us
  • Obituaries
    • Father Lucien Bouchard
    • Roger Albertson
    • ELI "SUPERMEX" CHAVEZ
    • Amos Hykes
    • Ananh "Lee" Saenviley
    • Soukanh Kouanchao
    • In Memoriam