Toi vua ve den nha tu Japan, Russia trip thi sang hom sau 8-29-2019 toi len duong gay de di den tieu bang New Mexico, USA de du le dat vien da cho cac chien si Hoa Ky da tu tran trong chien tranh Vietnam tai Vietnam Veterans Memorial o thanh pho Angle Fire thuoc tieu Bang New Mexico, USA. Day cung la dip toi dat vien da co khac ten Ma toi va chinh tay toi se dat vien da nay vao dai tuong niem Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Day la niem sung suong cho chinh ca nhan toi vi toi da co van dong de Ba toi duoc khac ten vao tuong dai nay nam ngoai 9-1-2018 va dung mot nam sau 8-31-2019 lai chinh tay toi dat vien da co khac ten Ma toi vao tuong dai nay.
Toi di den thanh pho Taos cach Angle Fire noi co tuong dai nay luc 7Pm ngay 8-30-2019 de hom sau toi di som den tuong dai de lam le. Dieu la lung la ca toi dem do toi ngu duoc chi khoang 2 hours va tran troc toi 4AM
va toi quyet dinh lay xe chay den Tuong Dai de vao vieng noi khac ten Ba toi.
Tren duong di mat 45 phut duoi bong toi va nhieu thu rung di tren duong vi con duong di qua khu rung. Den tuong dai toi khong dam vao vi toi qua so nguy hiem nen toi tro ve khach san o thanh pho Taos noi co ngoi lang ten Tao Pueblo la ngoi lang dau tien cua dat nuoc Hoa Ky dang co bo lac da do song voi nhung tap tuc con giu thoi co xua. Noi day duoc Unesco cong nhan la di san the gioi. Toi da den day xem cach day 2 nam va cung nho dip nay toi biet duoc tai thanh pho Angle Fire cach Tao Pueblo khoang 35 miles co Vietnam Veterans Memorial de roi toi tim den xem va toi rat suc dong khi lan dau tien den vieng tuong dai nay vi noi day co day hinh anh dat nuoc toi Vietnam. Cung tu ngay nay tren duong di ve toi nay ra y nghia yeu cau ho cho Ba toi duoc khac ten vao tuong dai nay. Luc di
toi nghi neu ho chap nhan do la chuyen nhiem mau. Toi co y nghi do khi toi tren duong roi Dai tuong niem de tro ve California. Khi toi co y nghia la yeu cau ho cho khac ten Ba toi vao tuong dai mac dau Ba toi tu tran va la mot quan nhan Vietnam khong phai la quan nhan Hoa Ky. Khi toi co y nghia do toi ben lay xe tro lai tuong dai de noi chuyen voi nguoi co trach nhiem trong tuong dai. Luc do toi nghi neu ho chap nhan la su nhiem mau. ... va roi ho chap nhan. Toi sung suong gan roi nuoc mat.
9-1-2018 toi tro lai dai tuong Niem Vietnam Veterans Memorial de dat vien da co khac ten Ba toi tren tuong dai va hom nay 8-31-2019 toi den day de dat vien da co ten Ma toi vao tuong Dai.
Toi den tuong dai luc 4Am va tro ve khach san luc 6AM. Toi sua soan de den tuong dai de lam le bat dau luc 9AM. Toi den tuong dai luc 8AM va da co rat dong nguoi den truoc toi. Co le nhung quan nhan va gia dinh ho cung cung nao nuc nhu toi.
Dung 9AM le chao co bat dau. Nhung nguoi co trach nhiem doc vai bai dien van ngan. Hom nay co lam le dat vien da cua co khac ten Thuong Nghi SI Bob Dole vao tuong dai. Nam roi co dat vien da khac ten co nghi Si John Mc Cain vao tuong dai.
Buoi le dat vien da bat dau cho tong so tren 5,000 vien da duoc dat hom nay va buoi le du tru den 4PM. Cac vien chuc lan luoc len dien dan doc ten cac chien si co ten trong vien da roi chien si khac den nhan mot cach rat trinh trong mang vien da do den noi co nguoi cho san de dat vien da do xuong tuong dai va tiep tuc nhu vay cho den vien da cua Ma toi duoc goi
ten cuoi cung vai khoang 3:45Pm va chinh toi len nhan vien da do soi su chao don theo quan ky. Toi mang vien da do den noi do quan doi dong minh va co nguoi quan nhan tai day chao vien da co khac ten Ma toi va chinh tay toi dat vien da do xuong tuong dai va ong ta bat dau nghi thuc gan vien da vao tuong dai.
Vi vien da co khac ten Ma toi la vien da cuoi cung nen sau do toi tu gia cac nguoi ban Hoa Ky ma toi da gap nam truoc de len duong ve lai california va khong quen hen nam sau gap lai. Day la nhom nguoi cuu quan nhan tung chien dau o Vietnam va ho rat chan thanh va quy men nhau nhu chung mot nha. Ho rat chan thanh va san sang lam nhung gi do giup do nhau. Toi rat suc dong ve su chan tinh nay.
Tren duong ve toi tham nghi: Nguoi ta can 5 hay 10 nam de bao tro cha me gia tu Viet Nam qua My con toi can 44 nam de dua cha me tu
suoi vang den Hoa ky de duoc vinh danh tai nghia trang quan doi Hoa ky.
Sau day la tieu su tuong dai Vietnam Veterans Memorial tao Angle Fire, New Mexico:
Khoi dau Vietnam Veterans Memorial duoc xay boi cha me cua Thieu Uy Thuy Quan Luc Chien My ten la David Westphall va cha me la Victor va Jeanne Westphall. Thieu Uy David tu tran ngay 22-5-1968 tai Con Thien, Tinh Quang Tri Vietnam.
Cha cua Thieu Uy David Westphall la Victor Westphall la giao su dai hoc tai thanh pho Albuquerque thuoc tieu bang New Mexico, Hoa Ky. Ong cung la nha kinh doanh dia oc. Nam 1964 Ong ban dat dai o Albuquerque va mua 800 mau dat tai tinh Angel Fire, thuoc tieu bang New Mexico de song tai day voi y dinh dung 800 mau dat nay de xay resort co san golf. Trong khi xay cat san golf cuoi thang 5 , 1968 thi ong gap 2 nguoi linh Thuy Quan Luc Chien den bao cho ong biet la thieu Uy David con ong bi tu tran o xa Con Thien tinh QUang Tri, Vietnam ngay 22-5-1968. Tu khi nghe tin
nay tat ca dieu thay doi. Ong ngung viec xay Resort va dung tien co va tien bao hiem nhan tho cua con ong de xay tuong dai de tuong nho dua con xau so David Westphall cung 15 anh hung Thuy Quan Luc Chien My da tu tran cung con ong tai Quang Tri.
Thieu Uy David Westphall duoc dua vao chien truong Vietnam ngay 3-1967. Trong tran chien ngay 22-5-1968 Thieu uy David tu tran tai Con Thien, tinh Quang tri gan vi tuyen 17.
Vi dau buon con bi tu tran ong Victor Westphall da dung tien bao hiem cua con minh cung so tien ban 800 mau dat ma ong du dinh xay Resort de xay Tuong dai Vietnam Veterans Memorial bat dau xay 9-1968. Tuong dai nay tuong doi hoan tat ngay 5-22-1971, 3 nam sau khi con ong David Westphall tu tran.
Nam 1994 Victor Westphall luc bay gio da 80 tuoi, chong gay di den Vietnam tim ra noi con trai ong bi giet o Con Thien. Ong Victor mang dat tu tuong dai ky niem cua con o New Mexico ong mang den Con Thien, Quang tri Vietnam noi
con ong bi giet va rai dat tu tuong dai cua con ong tren vung dat ma con ong bi giet. Sau do ong mang dat tu Co Thien ve lai My va rai dat cua Con Thien tren tuong dai ky niem cua con ong.
Dr. Victor Westphall cha cua Thieu Uy David Westphall mat nam 2003 tho 90 tuoi. Mo cua ong duoc chon trong tuong dai gan mo cua con ong David Westphall.
Toi rat xuc dong khi vieng tham Vietnam Veterans Memorial va nhat la biet ve cau chuyen cua tuong dai nay,
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