(Baonghean.vn) - Forty-two years have passed since the war ended, but the memories of those heroic years remain vivid for the soldiers who once faced life and death together. They preserve those memories through wartime mementos, as if preserving their own lives.
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| Despite being over 70 years old, Hero of the People's Armed Forces - Major Tran Kim Cau, residing in Hamlet 3, Dinh Son Commune (Anh Son District), still preserves many war relics. For him, these are priceless mementos closely linked to his life as a soldier. In the photo: The radio that accompanied him during the resistance war. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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| Mr. Cau still carefully preserves the certificates recognizing his heroic deeds in close-quarters combat with the enemy. He recounts that from 1968 to 1971, he personally destroyed 13 tanks, killed 100 enemy soldiers, and seized 11 weapons of various types. Hero Tran Kim Cau was awarded the title of "Hero of Destroying Mechanized Vehicles" 13 times and "Hero of Killing Americans" once. (Photo: Huyen Trang) |
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| Returning to civilian life from the smoke and fire of war, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Tran Kim Cau leads a simple life, and to everyone, he is a historical record of the war, of the heroic years of the nation. He often shares with others the mementos he has preserved for the past half-century. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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| Among them was a discharge certificate from the Military Medical Department. Hero Tran Kim Cau said he was wounded seven times and now he often reminds his children and grandchildren to cherish the value of peace and be grateful to the generations of ancestors who sacrificed for their homeland. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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| For Colonel Nguyen Duc Huyen (right) in Hamlet 1, Phuc Son Commune (Anh Son District), a wartime memento is a lunchbox that accompanied him on many marches and campaigns. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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| It was also a commemorative photo that he and his comrades took in Saigon after the liberation. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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| This water canteen accompanied soldier Nguyen Duc Huyen in many major battles and campaigns, such as the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954, the Quang Tri Campaign in 1972, and the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in April 1975. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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| The "Motivational Order" given before the troop deployment ceremony is a memento that veteran Dang Duy Huynh in Phuc Son commune cherishes as a priceless possession. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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| Whenever he recalls those historic days, veteran Nguyen Cong Anh from Hamlet 10, Phuc Son Commune, takes out his hammock and wartime scarf to look at them, reliving the memories of a time of fire and heroism. Photo: Huyen Trang |
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