Intact memories

House number 7, lane 18, Nguyen Van Troi street, Vinh city has a small museum. That museum preserves many mementos of the relentless fighting life of Uncle Ho's soldiers.-Le Van Hinh during the two sacred wars against French colonialism andDAmerica...At the age of 93, the special forces soldierwallI still remember every day that has passed.

Blood finds its way back

Le Van Hinh was orphaned by both parents at a very young age. That orphan boy was found by Mr. Sau Lau (Cao Van Lau) in an empty hut in An Thoi Dong village, Nui Trau (Ha Tien), so he was taken in and raised and named Cu Nho. The day the orphan boy was found (January 10, 1926) became Cu Nho's birthday.

In the 1930s, his adoptive father Sau Lau left to join the revolution, so his family's situation fell into decline. Cu Nho had to wander to Saigon to beg and was tricked and sold to a children's camp in Cambodia. At the camp, Cu Nho and many other children were taught martial arts, horse riding, spear throwing, snake catching... After 10 years of training at the camp, Cu Nho had just become a warrior, but quickly became a "deserter".

“Little Boy” - Le Van Hinh recounted: “One day at the camp, I accidentally heard that I was about to be castrated to serve the king in the palace. I was so scared that I ran away while catching snakes. Knowing that I was Vietnamese, I continued to head east, crossing mountains and forests to find my way home. After more than 10 days, I returned to Vietnam. That was in 1940.

..Leaving the forest, I was hungry and fainted. Luckily, I was rescued by 4 strangers and given food and drink. At this time, I had completely forgotten my mother tongue and could only speak Cambodian. Among the 4 benefactors, there was one who spoke Cambodian very well and asked me in detail about my background. He asked me if I wanted to join the revolutionary movement to save the people and the country? - and then I agreed.