ers . ▁With ▁fighting ▁ended , ▁desert ion ▁began . ▁Within ▁a ▁month , ▁Th ai ▁strength ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 1 4 , 9 0 0 ▁as ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁filtered ▁south ▁looking ▁for ▁fresh ▁employ ment . ▁By ▁mid year , ▁Unity ▁had ▁dw ind led ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers . ▁They ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁La os ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Although ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁thought ▁of ▁redirect ing ▁some ▁Unity ▁troops ▁into ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁the ater , ▁eventually ▁they ▁were ▁dis charg ed . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ah ern , ▁Thomas ▁L . ▁Jr . ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁Under cover ▁Arm ies : ▁C IA ▁and ▁Sur rog ate ▁War fare ▁in ▁La os . ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Int elligence . ▁Class ified ▁control ▁no . ▁C 0 5 3 0 3 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Anthony , ▁Victor ▁B . ▁and ▁Richard ▁R . ▁Se xt on ▁( 1 9 9 3 ). ▁The ▁War ▁in ▁Northern ▁La os . ▁Command ▁for ▁Air ▁Force ▁History . ▁. ▁ ▁Con boy , ▁Kenneth ▁and ▁James ▁Mor r ison ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁Sh adow ▁War : ▁The ▁C IA ' s ▁Secret ▁War ▁in ▁La os . ▁Pal adin ▁Press . ▁. ▁ ▁T app , ▁Nicholas ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁The ▁Im poss ibility ▁of ▁Self : ▁An ▁Ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁H m ong ▁D ias por a :