Green shoots grow from silver soil

Ms. Khanh Nguyen (student of Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport) wore her grandfather's vest to attend the parade rehearsal.

Love blooms in the fire

Recalling the time when her grandfather struggled to endure the pain of his wartime wounds, Ngoc Lam (a student at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts) confided: “Before going to the front, my grandparents were already in love. When he returned with an unhealed body, my grandmother still loved him deeply to this day.”

For young people born and raised from wartime memories, the heroic stories of their grandparents will always be deep in their hearts as a reminder of the responsibility to preserve and protect the country. Every time she talks about her grandfather, Trang Linh (a second-year student living in Hanoi) is moved: “I really like listening to him tell stories, every time I listen attentively and remember them for a long time. I still remember him telling stories about being separated from his unit for many days, having to have stitches (without painkillers) for a large wound on his shoulder, when he was determined to learn to read and write letters to his grandmother, letters for 9 years, when he cried because he missed his friends and comrades who had fallen.”

During the days when the country was joyfully celebrating the great festival, Trang Linh wore her grandmother’s Ao Ba Ba to visit Uncle Ho’s mausoleum. She said that it was a source of pride and honor for her grandparents’ beautiful story, who had inspired in her a strong love for the country. “My grandfather always reminded us that peace is beautiful, he also told us to study, do our best to help our family and the country, to be worthy of the many ancestors who sacrificed their blood and youth for the nation,” Trang Linh confided.

So that memory is not just history

Recalling their years of steadfastness on the battlefield, many veterans use humor to hide some of their loss and pain when recounting their wartime memories to their children and grandchildren. Phuong Linh (currently studying abroad in Taiwan) said: “My grandfather and I were very close. When I was young, he told me that his leg was bitten by a rat and lost part of it. When I was young, I believed it all the time, but when I grew up, I understood that it was a testament to the fact that in his youth he had contributed to the fight to protect the Fatherland.”

Each veteran is a powerful witness to the glorious years of fighting of our nation. That heroic story is sometimes not only expressed in vivid stories, but also lives forever in the hearts of his descendants because of the evidence of war. At the time he heard his grandfather tell the story, Mai Son (31 years old, living in Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City) was too young to understand his sacrifices. However, he still remembers every wound on his legs, arms, back, stomach, and even the bullet fragments still inside his body. "For him, each painful wound is like a medal marking the years of heroic fighting, contributing his youth to the country. I always keep that deep in my heart," he confided.

As time passes, as each generation continues to build the Fatherland, the old story will live forever in the hearts of the children and grandchildren of veterans. Wearing his grandfather's war vest to watch the parade on April 30, Khanh Nguyen (student at Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport) said: "As a veteran, my grandfather missed his comrades very much and longed to attend the parade, to see the scene that he still called "the country full of joy", but his health did not allow it. Therefore, I promised to wear his shirt and attend all the parades as an indirect way to send this atmosphere to him."

Special days of the country are occasions for people across the country to remember and show gratitude to those who have fallen. For families of veterans, this is also a day of reunion, a symbol of strength and hope. It is a day for children and grandchildren to deeply understand the value of freedom and peace that their grandparents' generation contributed to creating. The more we remember, understand and appreciate history, the more each person can live a more meaningful and responsible life for the present and the future.

In the context of development and integration, each young person is a bright torch, lighting up the will to preserve the country with their own abilities and creativity. In the future, when the veterans become a beautiful part of the nation's history, their patriotism, their fierce spirit, and their heroic sacrifices will live forever in the hearts of their homeland and in the hearts of their youth. The green shoots will grow with vitality, even if the land is barren and barren.

GRACE

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nhung-mam-xanh-moc-len-tu-dat-bac-post794574.html