(Baonghean.vn) - Returning from the fiery battlefield, the "gifts" that veteran Nguyen Huu Thuong (Hamlet 1, Hung Thong Commune, Hung Nguyen) brought back to his hometown were daily necessities made from bomb fragments, bullet shells, and plane wrecks. These souvenirs are considered priceless assets by the 83-year-old veteran.
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| Having studied mechanical engineering, when he joined the army (in 1969), Mr. Thuong took advantage of his free time to turn bullet fragments, bomb shells and many other destructive weapons of the enemy into everyday household items such as coffee filters, tables and chairs, lunch boxes, pots and pans... |
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| The thermos is made entirely from flare tubes. On the body is engraved the commemorative text, the time and place where the thermos was made, along with two lines of poetry: “Bomb fragments are assembled into a tray, sweet to make up for the bitterness”. |
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| Or the table and chair made from plane wrecks and bomb shells are now the daily study place of Mr. Thuong's granddaughter. |
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| Small table with 3 legs made of bomb wings, in the middle is the clutch disc. |
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| The chair is made from an F105 aircraft wing and a cluster bomb tube. |
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| Every detail is carefully forged and stamped. |
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| On the body of the chair is a decorative hole, which is the initials of his name and Phan Thi Man (his wife). |
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| Mr. Thuong's family's daily dining table is also made of bomb wings. |
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| Below the table top are four wings used to hang eight magnetic bombs. |
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| The sturdy table legs were also meticulously crafted by him. |
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| Items such as ladles, spoons, pots, lunch boxes... are also made of stainless steel in airplanes or flare tubes. |
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| Each item is meticulously engraved with time and beautiful symbols. |
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| The tray was made from a 130mm Soviet shell, which he made very meticulously. |
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| The Coffee Filter is made of ball bearing tube and is very skillfully crafted. |
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| "Bomb fragments assembled into a tray/Sweetness to make up for the bitterness" is what Mr. Thuong said about the objects he made from weapons of death. |
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| Water tray |
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| Mr. Thuong said: “These items have been very familiar to my family for decades. They remind me of memories, of my comrades and of me being a soldier. To me, they are priceless assets, unique in this world.” |
Wang Yun
