<p>The Nashville-based Laotian Airborne Association — a group of veterans who fought with the Americans in the Vietnam War — gathered last night in Smyrna to voice support for the war in Iraq.</p>
<p>''We are the faithful allies,'' said Col. Khambang Sibounheuang, a proud warrior known as Col. K.B. to his American military friends. ''We support George W. Bush. We support our troops in the Gulf.'' He added that he wanted the troops to come home safely.</p>