Journalist La Van Tuat is 65 years old this year. Before retiring in 2019, he worked for many years at Lao Cai Newspaper, holding the position of Deputy Head of the Party Building - Internal Affairs Department.
Journalist La Van Tuat told about the origin of the article, that was around April 2014, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - May 7, 2014), when attending a conference to report at Lao Cai province to meet hundreds of veterans and soldiers of Dien Bien, the reporter met, talked with, and admired the example of Mr. Be Van Sam, the person who was directly pinned the Dien Bien Phu Soldier Badge on his chest by Uncle Ho.
After the conference, journalist La Van Tuat went to where Mr. Be Van Sam lived in Chieng On village (now group 14), Binh Minh ward, Lao Cai city to talk more, learn about the years he fought in the Dien Bien Phu battlefield and the honorable time he returned to Hanoi to meet Uncle Ho and was presented with the Dien Bien Phu Soldier Badge by the beloved President and pinned on his chest. Admiring the example of the Dien Bien soldiers in the past, journalist La Van Tuat with the pen name Sy Anh wrote the article "Treasure" of the Dien Bien Phu soldiers, the article was published in Lao Cai Newspaper and the Lao Cai Journalist Newsletter of the Provincial Journalists Association.
Mr. Be Van Sam recalled that at that time, he and his relatives were very proud of the article by journalist La Van Tuat. According to Mr. Sam, this was also the first article about him that had soul, was rich in emotion, was authentic, and had full information. The Lao Cai Journalist newsletter had a smaller size than the Lao Cai Newspaper, and was printed in color on custard paper. The 2-page newsletter article fit into a common size of the certificate frame, so Mr. Sam separated the article and put it in a frame to hang on the wall.
During the past 10 years, every visitor to Mr. Be Van Sam's house has spent time admiring and reading the article "Treasure" of the Dien Bien Phu soldier, which contains full information and is a tribute to the Dien Bien Phu soldier Be Van Sam throughout the years.
"I value the newspaper more than many gifts, because only the newspaper tells the truth, can be preserved for a long time, and can be passed down far and wide," Mr. Sam confided.
After 10 years, the reunion between the Dien Bien soldier and journalist La Van Tuat also took place at Mr. Sam's private home, with handshakes and happy faces. What makes the author of the article happiest is that after 10 years, at the age of 89, the character Be Van Sam is still as healthy as ever, still clear-headed enough to tell in detail the story of 70 years ago on the Dien Bien Phu battlefield.
Another touching thing about the pen name Sy Anh is that the old wooden house of Mr. Be Van Sam has now been replaced by a solid, spacious house with full amenities. Pointing to the article hanging on the wall, Mr. Be Van Sam praised the good printing material, the photos he illustrated in the article are almost in full color, and the words are also intact. He said that he has many medals and orders on his chest, but the Dien Bien Phu Soldier Badge that Uncle Ho pinned on him is a "treasure" and in the house, the article is a precious item, he will still hang it there if it has not faded.
Sadly meeting the reporter again after the country celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, memories flooded back from the depths of the Dien Bien soldiers. Mr. Sam was born and raised in Tra Linh district, Cao Bang province, and was aware of the revolution early. At the age of 13, he followed the Viet Minh as a liaison before being assigned to the Viet Bac 375 Regiment. In 1953, Mr. Sam and his unit participated in the Northwest campaign, and in early 1954, he directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu campaign.
Mr. Sam clearly remembers the unit's mission at that time was to attack Muong Thanh airport to cut off the French air supply route to Dien Bien Phu bases. He recalls that during the campaign, he sometimes worked as a liaison, and normally he directly participated in the gunfight, the battle was a tug of war with the enemy for every inch of land at Muong Thanh airport. He confided: We defeated the powerful colonialists and imperialists thanks to the spirit of patriotism, our soldiers went into battle only to attack, never afraid of sacrifice or hardship.
We said goodbye to Mr. Be Van Sam, with many emotions in our hearts about the Dien Bien soldiers, about journalism, about colleagues, about life. Proudly, in the midst of television and digital information flooding our lives, an article has been hung solemnly on the wall for a decade. As for me, I secretly think that throughout a writer's life, each reporter has been praised, honored, and received awards on stage countless times, but to have the article preserved respectfully by readers and hung on the wall is not much.
In lieu of a conclusion: I learned that the article by author Sy Anh had been hanging on the wall for 10 years in April 2024, when I went to Mr. Sam's house to ask questions and write a propaganda article about the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. When I told him, journalist La Van Tuat was very surprised by this detail and was very eager to visit the character again after 10 years.
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