At 9:00 a.m. on March 5, American veteran Peter Mathews and his wife Christina Mathews arrived at the house of Mr. Ha Huy My (Ky Xuan commune, Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh) to meet the relatives of martyr Cao Van Tuat.
At Mr. My's house, Mr. Mathews brought a special gift of a box of dried roses and a notebook to offer to the altar of martyr Cao Van Tuat.
US veteran Peter Mathews at Mr. Ha Huy My's family. (Photo: Trong Tung)
“When I received the diary, I was very surprised by the illustrations, which showed the optimistic spirit of war that martyr Tuat had experienced. After returning from the war, it took me a long time to open my heart to the memories of the war.
“My wish was to return the diary, and today I have done that. This is my mission and duty,” said Mr. Mathews.
Mr. Mathews talks with the martyr's family. (Photo: Trong Tung)
Mr. Ha Huy My said that he and his family were very moved. "My family will preserve and pass it on to future generations. Thank you very much, Mr. Mathews, for preserving the book until today to return it to my family," Mr. My said.
After visiting the martyr's family, Mr. Mathews attended the ceremony to receive the relics of martyr Cao Van Tuat at the People's Committee of Ky Xuan commune.
Previously, VTC News reported on the story of American veteran Peter Mathews, who fought in Vietnam and kept a notebook engraved with the name "Cao Xuan Tuat" (a soldier of the Vietnamese army) for more than half a century.
The above information has attracted the attention of Mr. Tran Nhat Tan, Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Ha Tinh province. After many days of searching for information about the martyr, Mr. Tan and the authorities of Ha Tinh province have identified the owner of the above book as martyr Cao Van Tuat in Cao Thang village, Ky Xuan commune, Ky Anh district.
The American veteran then sent an email to the authorities of Ha Tinh province expressing his wish to go to Vietnam to return the diary of martyr Cao Van Tuat. On March 5, American veteran Peter Mathews went to the home of martyr Cao Van Tuat's relatives to return the diary that had been lost for 56 years.
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