Complete the following sentence: Major General Richard Vernon Secord, Retired (born July 6, 1932), is a United States Air Force officer with a notable career in covert operations. Early in his military service, he was a member of the first U.S. aviation detachment sent to the Vietnam War in August 1961, Operation Farm Gate.<unk> Secord left Vietnam in 1965 to attend Air Command and Staff College. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
Secret War in Laos.<unk> Secret War in Laos. While in Laos, he was responsible for several notable military actions.<unk> While in Laos, he was responsible for several notable military actions. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Both of these came about because of his responsibilities for supervising the operations of the Royal Lao Air Force, Air America, and Raven FACs.<unk> Both of these came about because of his responsibilities for overseeing the operations of the Royal Lao Air Force, Air America, and Raven FACs.