From: nguyen@airmics.gatech.edu (Son Nguyen)
Subject: [MISC] Ngu+o+`i DDie^n & Ngu+o+`i Kho^n 
Originator: daemon@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Reply-To: nguyen@airmics.gatech.edu
Organization: SCV Relay
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:52:23 GMT


Thu+a ca'c ba.n,

Ly' To^'ng tro+? ve^` que^ hu+o+ng kho^ng pha?i thuo^.c loa.i "a'o
ga^'m ve^` la`ng", nhu+ng dde^? ddo^'i dda^`u vo+'i dda^`u te^n mu~i
dda.n, dde^? cha^'p nha^.n bao hie^?m nguy, bao cu+.c hi`nh, dde^?
chi ?  dde^? chi ? dde^? chi ???

Co' ngu+o+`i cho ra<`ng vi` Ly' To^'ng ddie^n.  Co' ngu+o+`i cho ra<`ng
vi` Ly' To^'ng la` con ngu+o+`i thie^'u thu+.c te^', thie^'u suy nghi~,
ha`nh ddo^.ng vi` bo^'c ddo^`ng, kho^ng the^? la` con ngu+o+`i la~nh
dda.o ddu+o+.c.  Co' ngu+o+`i cho ra<`ng Ly' To^'ng da.i, bo? bao co^ng
lao dde^? vu+o+.t bie^n, ho.c ha`nh dde^'n no+i dde^'n cho^'n, co^ng
tha`nh danh toa.i, ta.i sao kho^ng vui hu+o+?ng vo+'i tu+o+ng lai, co+'
sao lao dda^`u va`o cho^~ che^'t???

Ly' To^'ng da.i, Ly' To^'ng ddie^n, Ly' To^'ng thie^'u suy nghi~, Ly'
To^'ng thie^'u thu+.c te^', Ly' To^'ng ba^'t bi`nh thu+o+`ng, Ly'
To^'ng mo^.t con ngu+o+`i quo^'c gia cu+.c ddoan, Ly' To^'ng cho^'ng
Co^.ng cu+.c ddoan, Ly' To^'ng, Ly' To^'ng, Ly' To^'ng...

Nhu+ng thu+? ho?i ta.i sao Ly' To^'ng la`m nhu+ the^'?  Ma^'y ngu+o+`i
trong chu'ng ta co' the^? tra? lo+`i mo^.t ca'ch trung thu+.c, hay can
dda?m dde^? nha^.n thu+.c ta.i sao Ly' To^'ng la`m nhu+ the^'?

Vi` ai, cho ai, bo+?i ai ma` Ly' To^'ng dda~ la`m nhu+ the^'?

Ne^'u Ly' To^'ng la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i kha'c thi` chu'ng ta co' the^?
ddo^? lo^~i la` vi` o^ng ta kho^ng tha`nh co^ng trong ca'i xa~ ho^.i
mo+'i na`y, kho^ng dde.p trai dde^? kie^'m vo+., kho^ng ddu? kha? na<ng
dde^?  ho^.i nha^.p va`o xa~ ho^.i mo+'i, o^ng chi? so^'ng luye^'n
tie^'c ca'i qua' khu+' cu?a tho+`i va`ng son...  Nhu+ng nhi`n va`o qua'
khu+' cu?a o^ng ta, ddo.c qua quye^?n "O' DDen", chu'ng ta ai cu~ng
nga^.m ca^m vi` kho^ng the^? ddo^? lo^~i o^ng ta va`o ba^'t cu+' mo^.t
lo^~i na`o no'i tre^n.

Cha<'c cha<'n ra<`ng trong chu'ng ta kho^ng ma^'y ai bi` ki.p o^ng ta
ve^` su+. "dda`o hoa".  Cha<'c cha<'n ra<`ng trong chu'ng ta kho^ng
ma^'y ai bi` ki.p o^ng ta ve^` con ddu+o+`ng co^ng danh, cho du` o^ng
ta dda~ tra?i qua bao cho^ng gai, bao ddo.a dda`y.  Cha<'c cha<'n
ra<`ng trong chu'ng ta kho^ng ma^'y ai kho^n ngoan, lanh lo+.i ba<`ng
o^ng ta, ngu+o+`i dda~ tu+`ng vu+o+.t thoa't bao nhie^u ngu.c tu`,
ngu+o+`i dda~ tu+`ng so^'ng so't, tra'nh kho?i ha`ng tra<m, ha`ng nga`n
ca.m ba^~y tre^n con ddu+o+`ng ddi ti`m tu+. do.

Nhu+ng no'i the^' chu+a ha<?n dda~ ddu?, dda~ ddu'ng.  Ly' To^'ng co`n
ho+n chu'ng ta o+? ddie^?m na`o?

O^ng ho+n chu'ng ta o+? ddie^?m la` lo`ng can dda?m, lo`ng vi. tha,
lo`ng hy sinh, ba'c a'i, xa? hi?, qua?ng dda.i.  O^ng ho+n chu'ng ta
o+?  ddie^?m bie^'t nhi`n xa tha^'y ro^.ng cho the^' he^. tu+o+ng lai
cu?a da^n to^.c.  O^ng ho+n chu'ng ta o+? ddie^?m kho^ng ham danh
lo+.i, ta`i lo^.c, ha.nh phu'c.  O^ng ho+n chu'ng ta o+? ddie^?m sa<?n
sa`ng hy sinh ta^'t ca?, ke^? ca? ma.ng so^'ng, dde^? ddo'ng go'p va`o
vie^.c gia?i pho'ng que^ hu+o+ng.  Va` ddie^?m quan tro.ng ho+n ca?,
o^ng ho+n chu'ng ta o+? cho^~ kho^ng bao gio+` u+o+'c vo.ng, ddo`i ho?i
ba^'t cu+' ddie^`u gi` cho ca' nha^n o^ng ta, ke^? ca? vie^.c ca tu.ng,
ghi o+n, to^n danh.

O^ng dda~ minh chu+'ng cho mo.i ngu+o+`i tha^'y la` o^ng dda~ chie^'n
tha<'ng ta^'t ca?, ngay ca? chi'nh mi`nh.  Nhu+ng kho^ng, o^ng kho^ng
vui hu+o+?ng tre^n chie^'n tha<'ng, nhu+ng chi? ddeo dduo^?i theo mo^.t
gia^'c mo+ ddo' la` gia?i pho'ng Vie^.t Nam kho?i a'ch tho^'ng tri.
ba.o ta`n cu?a Co^.ng Sa?n.

Co' le~ nhie^`u ngu+o+`i nghi~ ra<`ng ne^'u ha`nh ddo^.ng tro+? ve^`
cu?a Ly' To^'ng ddem dde^'n tha`nh co^ng thi` o^ng ta mo+'i dda'ng
ddu+o+.c ca tu.ng.  Thu+.c su+. Ly' To^'ng co' ca^`n su+. ca tu.ng cu?a
ngu+o+`i ddo+`i kho^ng?  KHO^NG.  Hoa`n toa`n kho^ng.  O^ng kho^ng
u+o+'c mo+ va` kho^ng ca^`n mo^.t ca tu.ng tu+` ba^'t cu+' ai.  O^ng
chi? u+o+'c mong mo.i ngu+o+`i cu`ng o^ng ddu+'ng le^n la^.t ddo^?
che^' ddo^. ddo^.c ta`i Co^.ng Sa?n dde^? ddu+a da^n to^.c ra kho?i
kho^'n cu`ng.  Chi? co' the^? tho^i, kho^ng ho+n kho^ng ke'm.

O^ng dda~ tu+`ng vie^'t (trong quye^?n O' DDen) la` mo^.t mi`nh o^ng
kho^ng the^? ddem la.i tu+. do, nhu+ mo^.t con e'n kho^ng the^? ddem
la.i mu`a xua^n, nhu+ng o^ng co' the^? tu+. hy sinh dde^? ddem la.i
ho+i Xua^n, mo^.t luo^`ng gio' Xua^n a^'m a'p cho mo.i ngu+o+`i.  DDo'
la` u+o+'c vo.ng nho? nhoi cu?a o^ng.

Nhu+ng ha`nh ddo^.ng tro+? ve^` cu?a Ly' To^'ng thu+.c su+. co' pha?i
chi? ga^y chu't a^m hu+o+?ng the^' tho^i, hay la` tie^'ng chuo^ng la`m
thu+'c ti?nh mo.i ngu+o+`i, kho+i la.i do`ng ma'u can cu+o+`ng, ba^'t
khua^'t cu?a do`ng gio^'ng Tie^n Ro^`ng?  Nhu+ tie^'ng chuo^ng chu`a
ban chie^`u ca?nh ti?nh lo`ng ngu+o+`i sau mo^.t nga`y va^.t lo^.n
vo+'i cuo^.c so^'ng dda^`y tham sa^n si, ha`nh ddo^.ng tro+? ve^` cu?a
Ly' To^'ng muo^'n dda'nh thu+'c mo.i ngu+o+`i ra kho?i ca'i tha'i
ddo^. luo^`n cu'i, he`n nha't, bi lu.y; ra kho?i ca'i tinh tha^`n nhu
nhu+o+.c, cha^'p nha^.n hoa`n ca?nh hie^.n ta.i; dde^? tro+? tha`nh can
dda?m, ddu+'ng le^n ddo^'i dda^`u vo+'i ba.o quye^`n, la^.t ddo^? che^'
ddo^. kha't ma'u; dde^? cu`ng nhau ddu+a da^n to^.c ra kho?i ca'i ca?nh
ba^`n cu`ng to^'i ta<m.

Mo^.t ngu+o+`i na<`m xuo^'ng dde^? ha`ng va.n, ha`ng trie^.u ngu+o+`i
ddu+'ng le^n.  Mo^.t ngu+o+`i hy sinh dde^? bao nhie^u ngu+o+`i kha'c
co' ddu? can dda?m ddu+a da^n to^.c ra kho?i go^ng cu`m, xie^`ng xi'ch
no^ le^. cu?a Co^.ng Sa?n, ha^`u ddu+a da^n to^.c le^n ngang ha`ng
vo+'i nhu+~ng da^n to^.c A' Cha^u kha'c.

Ne^'u Ly' To^'ng co' che^'t ddi, ca'i che^'t cu?a o^ng co' phi' pha.m
kho^ng?  Ca'i che^'t cu?a Pha.m Ho^`ng Tha'i co' phi' pha.m kho^ng, du`
o^ng kho^ng tha`nh co^ng trong vie^.c a'm sa't Quan Toa`n Quye^`n Pha'p
o+?  Sa DDie^.n?  Ca'i che^'t cu?a Tra^`n Bi`nh Tro.ng, "Tha` la`m
qui? dda^'t Nam, ho+n la`m vu+o+ng dda^'t Ba<'c", co' phi' pha.m
kho^ng?

Mo^.t Ly' To^'ng, mo^.t Vo~ DDa.i To^n, anh hu`ng vo^ danh lu+~ng
thu+~ng ddi ve^` ddo^`i tho^ng, nhu+~ng anh hu`ng vo^ danh no+i do`ng
so^ng Tha.ch ha~n, An Lo^.c, Kontum,  Charlie, Pleime, Dakto, DDo^`ng
Xoa`i, Bi`nh Gia?, va` co`n bao anh hu`ng vo^ danh kha'c dda~ va` ddang
dda^'u tranh; co' so^' dda~ nga~ gu.c trong ca'c lao tu` ca?i ta.o, vi`
sao, vi` sao???  Vi` ho. dda~ nho+~ mang trong ngu+o+`i ca'i gio`ng
ma'u ba^'t khua^'t cu?a do`ng gio^'ng Tie^n Ro^`ng.

Cu~ng nho+` ca'i do`ng ma'u ba^'t khua^'t a^'y ma` da^n to^.c Vie^.t
dda~ to^`n ta.i ho+n bo^'n nghi`n na<m du+o+'i a'ch no^ le^. va`
tho^'ng tri. lie^n tu.c cu?a qua^n Ta`u, dde^? da^n Vie^.t kho^ng bi.
ddo^`ng ho'a, dde^? dda^'t Vie^.t kho^ng tha`nh mo^.t thuo^.c ddi.a
cu?a nu+o+'c Ta`u.  Cu~ng nho+` ca'i do`ng ma'u ba^'t khua^'t a^'y ma`
thu+.c da^n Pha'p dda~ pha?i ru't lui sau ga^`n the^' ky? ddo^ ho^..
DDo' kho^ng pha?i do su+. cu+o+'p co^ng va` tro+? ma<.t cu?a DDa?ng va`
Nha` nu+o+'c, nhu+ng do ma'u cu?a bie^'t bao anh hu`ng dda~ ddo^? ra
ga^`n ca? the^' ky? dde^? gia?i pho'ng quo^'c gia, vi` su+. so^'ng
co`n, vi` ca'i chi' khi' ha`o hu`ng cu?a mo^.t da^n to^.c tu+. ha`o co'
mang do`ng ma'u ba^'t khua^'t.

"...co`n Vie^.t Nam, trie^.u con tim na`y co`n trie^.u kho^'i kie^u
hu`ng..."

The^' nhu+ng, ddo' la` nhu+~ng con ngu+o+`i mang na<.ng do`ng ma'u
kie^u hu`ng, kie^n ngang, ba^'t khua^'t.  Nhu+~ng con ngu+o+`i ddo'
dda~ na<`m xuo^'ng, nha<`m la^'y ma'u dde^? ru+?a nhu.c, ca'i nhu.c
cu?a ve^'t nho+ li.ch su+? do bo.n lai ca<ng, do bo.n Co^.ng no^, mang
ta` thuye^'t Co^.ng Sa?n vo^ tha^`n ha^`u nhuo^.m ddo? dda^'t Vie^.t,
ha^`u ddem da^n to^.c Vie^.t va`o ca'i the^' gio+'i ddie^u ta`n cu?a
Co^.ng Sa?n.  Co^.ng Sa?n Nga so^ dda~ ta.o ne^n ve^'t nho+ trong li.ch
su+? Nga, gio+` da^n chu'ng Nga ddang co^' ta^?y sa.ch.  Va` vi` CSVN
cu~ng dda~ va` ddang la`m nhu+ the^', cho ne^n ma'u cu?a bao anh hu`ng
dda~ va` ddang ddo^? ra nha<`m ta^?y sa.ch bao ve^'t nho+ cu?a bo.n
cuo^`ng ddie^n, ham danh, kha't ma'u, co^' dda`y ddo.a, bo'c lo^.t da^n
to^.c trong nu+?a the^' ky? qua.

DDo' la` nhu+~ng con ngu+o+`i bie^'t hy sinh cho da^n to^.c.  Tuy
nhie^n, co' mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i dda~ dda<.t ca^u ho?i, dda~ phe^ bi`nh
ha`nh ddo^.ng cu?a nhu+~ng anh hu`ng a^'y.  DDo^'i vo+'i ho., ca'i
ca^u, "Gia<.c to+'i nha`, dda`n ba` pha?i dda'nh", kho^ng co' chu't y'
nghi~a, nhu+ng ho. dda~ ha^'p thu. ca'i quan nie^.m, "Gia<.c to+'i
nha`, chu'ng ta bo? cha.y."  Bo? cha.y dda^y kho^ng pha?i dde^? ti`m
co+ ho^.i phu.c quo^'c, nhu+ng dde^? ti`m cho rie^ng mi`nh mo^.t cuo^.c
so^'ng no a^'m - vinh tha^n, phi` da - bo? cha.y dde^? que^n ddi ca'i
tra'ch nhie^.m cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i co^ng da^n Vie^.t Nam.

DDo^'i vo+'i ho., bo? cha.y dde^? ti`m mo^.t co+ ho^.i cho ba?n tha^n,
cho tu+o+ng lai la` mo^.t ha`nh ddo^.ng kho^n ngoan.  Ho. dda~ vui ve?
bo? la.i dda`ng sau: que^ hu+o+ng, to^? quo^'c.  Ho. dda~ ha~nh die^.n
khi tro+? tha`nh mo^.t co^ng da^n Pha'p, Gia Na~ DDa.i, My~, U'c DDa.i
Lo+.i...  Va` ha<?n nhie^n ho. ca?m tha^'y sung su+o+'ng khi mi`nh va`
con cha'u cu?a mi`nh ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i ddi.a phu+o+ng go.i la`, "Hey,
Oriental boy!"


Good day,

So+n Nguye^~n