July back to Mom

The glorious golden pages of history of the nation were not only written by the courage of heroes who did not spare their blood for independence and freedom, but also by the silent sacrifices of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers (VNAH) in the rear - those who once suppressed their grief, wiped away their tears to see their husbands and children off to follow the call of the country, serve the country and never return.

July comes back to mother, comes back to listen to the stories of Heroic Vietnamese Mothers who contributed to making golden pages of history, forever famous.

The Provincial Police Youth Union visited Heroic Vietnamese Mother Nguyen Thi Thieu, Phuong Cuu village, Phuong Hai commune (Ninh Hai). Photo: My Dung

In the golden afternoon sunlight mixed with the gentle breezes from the salt fields in Phuong Cuu 1 village, Phuong Hai commune (Ninh Hai), the house of Heroic Vietnamese Mother Nguyen Thi Thieu is always filled with the laughter of her children and neighbors. Although we had not yet introduced ourselves, when we arrived at the alley, Mother shook our hands and greeted us. In addition to being moved, we admired her generosity even more and understood that thanks to these noble qualities, she had helped countless revolutionary troops that she had raised and hidden from the eyes of the enemy to succeed. This year, Mother Thieu is 94 years old, her hair has turned gray, and she has forgotten some of her old memories, but when mentioning her husband and son who sacrificed their lives, she has never forgotten. She said that she migrated from Quang Tri to here when she was in her twenties, because they shared the same revolutionary ideals, she felt sorry for him and married Mr. Vo Chac. At that time, Mr. Chac worked to build the revolutionary movement right in the locality. Mother hid cadres in the family's secret bunker. During the war, the cadres that Mother hid were all safe. But Mr. Chac was not so lucky. He died in 1962, leaving behind Mother and 4 young children. Swallowing her tears, Mother Thieu continued to work hard to raise her children to adulthood. And then in 1971, following the heroic tradition of the family, Vo Van Dan, Mother's third son, continued to go on a revolutionary mission at Thuan Bac District Team. Although she was very worried at that time, Mother always encouraged her son to be steadfast and loyal to the Party. Thanks to Mother's advice, Dan was always eager to fight on all fronts. However, one day at the end of 1972, Mother was once again shocked to receive the news that Dan had died at Bau Cong, Phuong Cuu village, Phuong Hai commune. At that time, Mother's heart ached. As time passed, overcoming the pain, Mother encouraged herself that the sacrifice and end of her husband and children was the beginning and the foundation contributing to the cause of victory over the invaders.

Saying goodbye and wishing Mother Thieu good health, we continued our journey to visit Heroic Mother of Vietnam Thai Thi Hue, Trieu Phong 1 village, Quang Son commune (Ninh Son). During the years when the country was invaded by colonialists and imperialists, like many other wives and mothers, Mother Hue quietly sent her husband and children off to fight. In 1964, Mother's husband, Mr. Thai Van Trac, died. The pain in Mother's heart had not yet subsided when her two sons, Thai Van Hien (died in 1968) and Thai Van Hien (died in 1975), also died on the battlefield in the South. Mother herself was also a participant in the resistance war, then taught popular education. More than half of Mother's life was spent under the rain of bombs and bullets, those difficult days and months, lacking in all ways, but Mother still worked hard day and night to raise her children,educating them with lessons about love for the country, and when peace was restored, Mother continued to work to build her homeland. Now Mom is 103 years old, her memories are no longer clear because age has made her forget many things in the past. Mr. Thai Van Tung, Hue's son, shared: Mom is old so her health is also much weaker, she cannot talk, the family is always present to take care of Mom in her daily activities. The Party and the State care for my family very thoughtfully. In addition to fully implementing the State's policies, for many years, local Party committees, authorities and organizations have always paid attention and taken care of Mom with specific and practical activities. When holidays and Tet come to encourage, the family is very happy.

Union members, youth and students of Thuan Nam district visited Heroic Vietnamese Mother Le Thi Hu in Ca Na commune. Photo: Diem My

Mother Thieu and Mother Hue are the representative images of 518 Mothers in our province who were honored by the Party and State with the noble title of Heroic Mother of Vietnam, of which 3 Mothers are still alive. Although the years have passed, the immense sacrifices of the Heroic Mothers of Vietnam will live forever. Gratitude mixed with admiration makes us even more proud of the Mothers and their stories are like a message to our generations today to never forget the heroic, glorious and extremely proud past of the nation.

Le Thi - Kim Thuy

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