(Baonghean.vn) - On July 27, Hung Nguyen District Youth Union helped mother Nguyen Thi Khanh fulfill her wish to go to Truong Bon historical site to burn incense for her daughter, martyr Nguyen Thi Hoai - one of 13 youth volunteers who died while on duty at the Truong Bon fire line.
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| Mother Nguyen Thi Khanh is 99 years old this year and has difficulty walking. She gave birth to 7 children, now 4 remain. She is now living with her daughter-in-law in Hung Yen Nam commune, Hung Nguyen district. Every July 27, Mother Khanh hopes to visit the grave of her daughter, martyr Nguyen Thi Hoai, who died at the age of 16 in Truong Bon. |
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| On July 27 this year, mother Nguyen Thi Khanh was brought by members of the Hung Nguyen District Youth Union to burn incense for her daughter. |
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| Sitting by her daughter’s grave, brushing her hair, Khanh’s mother pondered the days when her daughter Nguyen Thi Hoai had not yet joined the army. She still remembered the time when Hoai came to visit and told her to take care of the lemon tree so that next time she would come back, she could pick the leaves and boil them to wash her hair. |
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| Mother Nguyen Thi Khanh and members of the Hung Nguyen District Youth Union heard about the heroic sacrifice of 13 Truong Bon martyrs. |
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| Khanh's mother was moved by the statues of Truong Bon youth volunteer martyrs, including her beloved daughter... |
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| ...because the pain of missing her 16-year-old daughter who has been with her mother for nearly half a century has never subsided. |
Ngoc Mai
