To live as a true soldier of Uncle Ho
(Baonghean) -Walking was difficult because one of his legs was left on the battlefield, but for nearly fifteen years, with the passion of a Ho Chi Minh soldier, he went to many places, knocked on the doors of many agencies to seek benefits for the less fortunate...
After nearly five years of fighting in B and experiencing difficult days in Da Nang and Phu Quoc prisons, in March 1973, former prisoner with the code name 1085 Le Van Long was released at Thach Han river wharf and returned to his hometown with his left leg permanently lost.
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Uncle Long (first from left) with his comrades at the Soldiers' Liaison Committee |
When he returned to his hometown, he was in a very difficult situation. He was disabled and had no job. His wife was also a war invalid and her health was not good. However, with the qualities of a Ho Chi Minh soldier and the courage of a former prisoner who had "experienced life and death" many times, he was determined to get rich on the land of Hung Dao (Hung Nguyen) - his hometown. Without capital, he started as a construction worker - a job that was too difficult for an invalid like him.
However, after 20 years of perseverance in the profession, he went from being a worker to a reputable construction owner with many valuable projects. Not stopping there, when the work began to stabilize and his children grew up, he suddenly changed direction, from being a construction contractor to developing a farm. Up to now, his farm has nearly 100 sows, 400 pigs and more than 1.2 hectares of fish ponds.
Talking about this new job, Mr. Long happily said: Although farming is harder, the advantage is that it is near a pond or lake which is cool. Besides, doing this job allows me to actively spend time doing many other things.
The "other thing" he mentioned was actually a very meaningful thing. As a soldier, what pained him the most was that his comrades who had fallen for so many years had not been recognized by the state.
That is the case of Mr. Le Cong Thong, Le Luong, Phan Nghinh... all from Hung Nguyen district, whose names are in the book History of Hung Nguyen district Party Committee, whose names are in the Nghe Tinh Soviet Museum... but for more than 70 years they have not received the regime, have not been recognized as martyrs... Faced with these ironies, he "many times" knocked on the doors of many agencies to do the procedures, get witness records, take photos, ask prestigious people to "speak up" to demand the rights of the martyrs' relatives. After many hardships and difficulties, by 2004, his above-mentioned comrades were all recognized as martyrs.
With the first results, he was trusted and entrusted by many old friends. In addition to working on Agent Orange and war invalids' policies for his comrades, in his position as Deputy of the Liaison Committee for Prisoned Soldiers of Hung Nguyen District, he and his comrades organized for former prisoners to meet and make records to receive commemorative medals and policies. Not stopping there, he actively did charity work. Over the years, he has supported the locality with more than 10 million VND to build facilities and support many war invalids' families whose children were infected with Agent Orange.
He has done a lot but he is reluctant to talk about himself, even though he has attended many conferences of typical people with merit, attended congresses of typical patriotic emulation, and received certificates of merit from the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
For him, being able to live, asserting himself, and helping friends is the reason for living as a Ho Chi Minh soldier today.
My Ha
