Thao Ty | |
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| Allegiance | Laos |
| Service | Royal Lao Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
Brigadier general Thao Ty Lithilusa, best known as Thao Ty (not to be confused with Colonel Thao Ly, a fighter-bomber pilot of the Royal Lao Air Force), was a Laotian Paratrooper officer and commander of the Airborne Forces and the Special Forces of the Royal Lao Army (French: Armée Royale du Laos – ARL), the land component of the Royal Lao Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées du Royaume – FAR), the official military of the Kingdom of Laos during the 1960s and 1970s.