After the nation’s long resistance wars, many soldiers, despite returning to normal life, still carry the wounds of a time of bombs and smoke. As the years pass, overcoming the physical pain, in the eyes of the wounded and sick soldiers, there is still faith in life because behind them there is always the caring hands of relatives, families, and solid “rear”.
Following the delegation of commune officials, we visited the family of Mr. Ha Trong Thuc in Mo Son area, Son Tinh commune, Cam Khe district on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27. In the small house, war invalid Ha Trong Thuc with 81% disability expressed his emotion and gratitude when mentioning his "rear".
He said: In May 1971, he joined the Central Highlands battlefield, fighting in the resistance war against the US to save the country. The country was at peace, returning from the war with 5 pieces of metal still stuck in his head that could not be operated on, Mr. Thuc sometimes remembered and sometimes forgot, his mind was sometimes not clear. He thought happiness would not come to him.
To ease the pain, he often visited his comrades who also suffered from war injuries to share, encourage and help each other. And while visiting his comrades in Cam Khe town, he met Ms. Ha Thi Khang - at that time a student in her twenties who had just graduated from the Pedagogical College with full enthusiasm and youthfulness. After being introduced by her comrades, knowing and sympathizing with Mr. Thuc's situation and sincerity, ignoring all barriers from relatives and friends, Ms. Khang decided to come to him even though she knew that the road ahead was difficult and arduous.
Mr. Ha Trong Thuc and his wife and son recall memories.
Mrs. Khang is not only a devoted wife, mother, and enthusiastic teacher, but also takes on the role of a home nurse, taking care of her disabled husband. Having lost more than 80% of his health, Mr. Thuc faces many difficulties in his daily life, so the burden falls on her shoulders.
Mrs. Khang confided: “Thuc is usually gentle and quiet, but when his injury recurs, his personality changes, he cannot control his words and actions. After more than 40 years of living together, I have had to endure a lot of unreasonable anger from my husband. Then there were sleepless nights with my husband, going through excruciating pain caused by his injury.”
At those times, she was always the one who took care of him, encouraged him, comforted him, and was his spiritual support to help him overcome his illness. There were times when she thought she would collapse before the difficulties of life. However, that woman never complained, she felt happy to have him as her spiritual support and to raise her children to grow up and mature.
After 44 years of marriage, but every time he talks about his beloved wife, the eyes of the war invalid Ha Trong Thuc always shine with emotion and pride, gratitude to the woman who accompanied him through the most difficult years of his life. He shared: "During war, soldiers like me held on to guns and comrades to walk. But in peacetime, unfortunately becoming war invalids, wives, children, and families are the support that helps us to be more confident in life."
Saying goodbye to Mr. Thuc, we visited the family of war invalid Nguyen Tien Anh in Xom Canh 1 area, also in Son Tinh commune. We were received by a woman over 60 years old but her face still retained the charm of a youthful age.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Viet and Mr. Nguyen Tien Anh overcame difficulties and hardships to build a happy family.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Viet recalled: “Born in a poor countryside with Mr. Anh, growing up and maturing together, our feelings for each other grew over time. When I turned 18, he dared to propose. A year later, a simple wedding was held. Less than a year after the wedding, Mr. Anh enlisted in the army to join the fight to protect the Fatherland at the northern border in 1979.”
12 years of fighting away from home, the number of times she returned home to visit could be counted on one hand, the number of days off was also only a few days, there were times when the couple completely lost contact. The family was poor, her husband lived far away, Mrs. Viet did all kinds of jobs to maintain the family's life.
“I would do anything anyone hired me to do, as long as I could earn money to raise my children. There were times when there was not even a kilo of rice in the house, and rice was replaced with millet, corn and cassava. It was hard work, but I did not feel miserable, because back then, everyone was like that, suffering equally. During those years, the thing that I worried about the most was news of my husband because during the war, nothing could be predicted. I was determined that if the worst happened, I would stay single to raise my children and worship my husband,” Ms. Viet shared. And she cherished the times when he came home on leave, every time he came home it was like “having a party”.
Representatives of the People's Committee of Son Tinh commune, Cam Khe district presented gifts to war invalid Nguyen Tien Anh on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27.
In 1989, Mr. Anh returned to his hometown with a 31% disability. Every day, he still helped his wife with housework, but on windy days when his injury relapsed, she could do nothing but help him ease his pain. She shouldered all the household chores by herself. However, she was always cheerful and optimistic because she felt that her husband was luckier than his comrades who had fallen on the battlefield.
“Although life is difficult, I have never regretted my decision. I love him for his simplicity and gentleness, and for the sacrifices and losses he has gone through in his life,” Ms. Viet confided. After nearly 50 years of living together, despite many hardships and difficulties, both Mr. Anh and his wife feel satisfied with their current life.
The Fatherland honors the heroes, the wounded and sick soldiers, and is also grateful to the wives who have loved and cared for their husbands who have sacrificed and devoted themselves to the Fatherland. Although each has different circumstances, they are all capable, hard-working women with extraordinary sacrifice, altruism and determination.
These are just two of thousands of wives of war invalids and sick soldiers who have overcome difficulties day by day and hour by hour to build and nurture their family life. With love, they have vowed to devote their whole lives to alleviating loss and pain, bringing joy and happiness, helping war invalids and sick soldiers have more will to live. These women illuminate the traditional qualities of Vietnamese women: "Heroic, indomitable, loyal, and responsible".
Quoc An
Source: https://baophutho.vn/hau-phuong-vung-chac-cua-thuong-benh-binh-216118.htm
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