From: tran@haldne.biogen.lsumc.edu (ldt)
Subject: Re: [NEWS] Tie^?u Su+? Ly' To^'ng
Originator: daemon@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Reply-To: tran@haldne.biogen.lsumc.edu
Organization: SCV Relay
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 00:58:58 GMT

> From: bui@berlioz.nsc.com (Cuong Bui)
> Subject: [NEWS] Tie^?u Su+? Ly' To^'ng
> Message-Id: <1992Sep9.202837.1897@news.media.mit.edu> 
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 20:28:37 GMT
> 
> \> 
> 
> Tri'ch Tho+`i Ba'o, San Jose 9-9-92
> 
> Va`i ne't ve^` tie^?u su+?
> 
> DDu+o+.c bie^'t Ly' To^'ng sinh ta.i Cung An DDi.nh Hue^', cha'nh qua'n
> huye^.n Hu+o+ng Thu?y ti?nh Thu+`a Thie^n. Tha^n phu. la` cu.
> Hu+o+ng Ta^'n, mo^.t ddi.a chu? gia^`u co' o+? mie^`n Trung. O^ng
> ngoa.i la` Ngu+. Y chu+~a be^.nh cho Hoa`ng gia. Ho.c trung ho.c
> ta.i tru+o+`ng Nguye^~n Tri Phu+o+ng, Hue^'. Na(m 1965 theo ho.c
> kho'a 65A si~ quan phi ha`nh ta.i Trung Ta^m Hua^'n Luye^.n
> Kho^ng Qua^n Nha Trang. na(m 1966 ddu+o+.c cu+? ddi du ho.c Hoa Ky`
> ta.i Lackland Air Force Base\... Sau mo^.t tho+`i gian xuye^n
> hua^'n tro+? tha`nh hoa tie^u pha?n lu+.c chie^'n dda^'u A37, thuo^.c
> phi ddoa`n 114. Nga`y 5-4-1975 trung u'y Ly' To^'ng bi. su'ng
> pho`ng kho^ng cu?a Vie^.t Co^.ng ba('n ro+i va` bi. ba('t la`m tu` binh,
> tu` ca?i ta.o lie^n tie^'p ga^`n 6 na(m. 
> Nga`y 12-7-1980 vu+o+.t ngu.c tra.i tu` A30 Phu' Kha'nh. Sau nhie^`u
> la^`n ddo^.t nha^.p phi tru+o+`ng Ta^n So+n Nha^'t, du+. ddi.nh cu+o+'p ma'y
> bay dde^? ne'm bom va`o sa`o huye^.t cu?a Vie^.t co^.ng ta.i Saigon
> kho^ng tha`nh, ne^n pha?i tu+` bo? "thie^n ddu+o+`ng" ddi ti`m tu+. do 
> ba(`ng ddu+o+`ng bo^., vu+o+.t cha(.ng ddu+o+`ng da`i ga^`n 3000 ca^y so^' 
> xuye^n qua la~nh tho^? ca'c nu+o+'c La`o, Cao Mie^n, Tha'i Lan,
> Ma~ Lai, Singapore va` bi. nha` ca^`m quye^`n Tha'i ba('t giam
> ho+n mo^.t na(m. Ha`nh tri`nh gian kho^? ti`m tu+. do na`y dda~ ddu+o+.c
> ba'o chi' A^u My~ tu+o+`ng thua^.t (Selection: Vietnam: Le calvaire
> d'un e'vade', DasBeste: Durchfung lander in die freiheit,
> Reader's Digest: Ly Tong's long trek to freedom, Wall Street 
> Journal, Bankok Post ...). Tu+` Singapore dde^'n Boston, Hoa Ky`
> nga`y 1-9-1983. Na(m 1984 ghi te^n ho.c ta.i dda.i ho.c New Orleans
> ddo^~ hai ba(`ng cu+? nha^n, va` ba(`ng cao ho.c, vu+`a tri`nh lua^.n a'n
> tie^'n si~ Chi'nh Tri. Ho.c tru+o+'c nga`y le^n ddu+o+`ng ve^` nu+o+'c
> ra?i truye^`n ddo+n ke^u go.i to^?ng no^?i da^.y\.
> 
> Mo^.t ddoa.n di.ch ve^` Ly' To^'ng qua Anthony Paul cu?a Reader's Digest:
>  ...
> Tru+o+'c tie^n la` do no^~i kinh hoa`ng va` pha^~n no^. khi chu+'ng kie^'n
> mo^.t ca?nh ba.n tu` vi` mu+`ng ro+~ khi tha^'y tha^n nha^n dde^'n tha(m, dda~
> bu+o+'c ra kho?i ha`ng tu` mi`nh ddang ddu+'ng, va` vi` va^.y bi. mo^.t
> li'nh Ba('c Vie^.t ta`n nha^~n no^? su'ng va` ngu+o+`i tu` binh gu.c che^'t
> ngay . Tu+` chu+'ng kie^'n ddo', Ly' To^'ng quye^'t ddi.nh vu+o+.t thoa't. Vi`
> va^.y bi. ba('t, bi. lo^i ra tru+o+'c to`a a'n dde^? ro^`i "cu+o+ng quye^'t kho^ng
> qui` va` ba'c bo? lo+`i buo^.c to^.i cu?a ke? thu`. Ly' To^'ng kha(?ng kha'i
> tuye^n bo^' : Ba('n ddi! Ly' To^'ng na`y che^'t ddi co`n co' tra(m nga`n
> Ly' To^'ng kha'c!". Cuo^'i cu`ng bi. giam va`o conex, hi`nh thu+'c nho^'t
> tu` ghe^ ro+.n nha^'t ma` nhu+~ng ai dda~ bi. dde^`u so^'ng do+? che^'t do+?. Sau sa'u 
> tha'ng ra kho?i conex, bi. dda^?y qua mo^.t tra.i giam kha'c, mo^.t tra.i
> tu` khu?ng khie^'p nha^'t cu?a Vie^.t Co^.ng. Khi bi. ba('t qui` trong
> nha` tu` 52 va` bi. ho?i co' nhu.c kho^ng, Ly' To^'ng no'i nhie^`u ca^u
> khinh bi? va` va^~n can tru+o+`ng. Cu~ng nhu+ dde^? la`m quen vo+'i gian
> kho^?, Ly' To^'ng dda~ khu+o+'c tu+` ta^'t ca? tie^.n nghi du` la` to^'i thie^?u
> cu?a nha` tu`. DDa^`u ddo^.i tro+`i, cha^n dda.p dda^'t, hi`nh a?nh cu?a
> Ly' To^'ng la` the^'.
> ...
> 
> \L

Anh Cu+o+`ng,

DDo.c xong ma^'y do`ng anh vie^'t to^i kho^ng kho?i ba`ng hoa`ng vi` dda^y 
chi'nh la` anh Ly' To^'ng, ta'c gia? cuo^'n O' DDen, ma` to^i quen bie^'t.
To^i dda~ ddu+o+.c ha^n ha.nh nha^.u vo+'i anh To^'ng va`i la^`n o+? New
Orleans, anh luo^n nuo^i hy vo.ng da`nh la.i que^ hu+o+ng kho?i tay bo.n
co.ng sa?n ngu do^'t.  Anh va^~n no'i se~ du`ng phu+o+ng pha'p chi'nh tri.
va` kinh te^' dde^? dda'nh tha(`ng co.ng sa?n cho ne^n anh mo+'i ddi ho.c
PhD in Political Science!?.  

Sao anh ve^` so+'m the^' anh To^'ng?  Sao anh la.i ve^` ba(`ng phu+o+ng pha'p
nha?y du` tu+` ma'y bay da^n su+.?  Pha?i cha(ng anh cho bie^'t su+. tro+? 
ve^` ba(`ng phu+o+ng pha'p na`y khi la^'y tu+.a sa'ch la` O' DDen?  Hi`nh 
dung anh trong ca'nh du` ma`u dden tu+` tre^n kho^ng vo^` xuo^'ng bo.n co.ng
no^ nhu+ con O' DDen ddang nha`o xuo^'ng dda`n ga` khie^'p so+. pha?i kho^ng 
anh???????????????????????????

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Tra^`n DDi`nh Lie^.u               
LSU Medical Center in New Orleans  
tran@haldne.biogen.lsumc.edu       
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