The real-life version of "Captain Ta" and the farewell letter reveal a story that has never been told?

War is not only dry numbers, but also the real pain of soldiers, unfinished promises and noble sacrifices exchanged for blood and tears.

All of these things have been emotionally recreated in the movie "Red Rain", based on the novel by Colonel Chu Lai. In particular, the farewell letter of Captain Nong Van Ta from the front of Quang Tri Ancient Citadel made many people quiet. Just a few words, but it's not just a story on screen, but a piece of history written in blood and tears. He wrote: "I and I love you! I'm leaving, I'm sure I'll be gone forever... When he left, I told him to remember to buy a blue hairpin for me. I saw you buy it for my child... After that, there is someone who loves me, honestly, I just stick with people. It was like a snake under the numb, so he could rest assured. On the day of victory, if you still think about you, just take the boat to Quang Tri down the Thach Han River, I went to An Hoa village, people picked me up and buried me there. There's an aluminum piece engraved with your name in my Penicillin bottle."

Many people also realize that this letter has many similarities with the famous 10-page letter of martyr Le Van Huynh, one of those who died on the Quang Tri front in 1972. These letters are still preserved at the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel Museum, which are vivid testimonies of a bloody period.

Both letters were written at the Quang Tri front in 1972, when the war entered its fiercest stage, and the soldier faced death nakedly. Both were written as a final message in a state of willingness to sacrifice. If Mr. Ta wrote: "This time, I will probably go away forever" , martyr Huynh also affirmed to his wife: "I will read this letter to everyone in my family at the memorial service". That shows the determination of the young soldiers to devote everything to the Fatherland.

Couple love, family affection mixed with love for the country is also the common point of the two letters. In the midst of the smoke and fire, Nong Van Ta was still upset because of his promise to buy a blue hairpin for his child and told his wife to walk again. Similarly, Martyr Le Van Huynh also carries grief because his young wife has never fully enjoyed happiness. He wrote: "If you have the conditions, just keep walking because my life is still very young. In my opinion, you should do so... ". The war forced those soldiers to accept the heartbreaking reality, when the most loving word that could be said was to let go, instead of swearing to the sea.

Both soldiers meticulously instructed their families about where they were lying. Mr. Nong Van Ta instructed "when you win, go down the Thach Han river to An Hoa village", Le Van Huynh was more detailed, creating a map with writing: " Take the train into Quang Tri town, cross the Thach Han river... inquired about Nhan Bieu 1 village... There you will find a stele with your name chiseled on a piece of corrugated iron. His grave is there ." Those words contain a burning desire for reunion.

The story behind the letter of martyr Le Van Huynh and his wife Dang Thi Xo makes us choke even more. Le Van Huynh, a student of the University of Civil Engineering, put on a soldier's uniform and went to battle after only 7 days of marriage. After receiving the last letter, Mrs. Xu kept her promise for more than 30 years, refused all advice to remarry and single-handedly raised the hope of finding her husband's remains. A miracle happened in 2002, when the family returned to Quang Tri and found his grave exactly as the letter indicated. His remains were brought back to his hometown and buried in Thai Binh. After more than three decades of waiting, the wife finally brought her husband back into the arms of the motherland.

When she was over 70 years old, Mrs. Xo still lived alone, next to her husband's photos and sacred letters. For her, love with her husband who was only together for 7 days after the wedding was an unchanging belief. She shared: " Love Huynh, whether before or after, I don't regret it... Because of that advice, I spent 30 years looking for him ."

The war has receded, but those letters and stories live on, like a link between the past and the present. They remind us that today's freedom is at the expense of the flesh and blood and youth of the people who wrote each line of the farewell letter.

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