{"id":10298,"date":"2023-07-22T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=10298"},"modified":"2023-07-19T08:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:05:27","slug":"thang-linh-tro-ve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=10298","title":{"rendered":"Th\u1eb1ng L\u00ednh\u201d Tr\u1edf V\u1ec1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Khu Welcome Center l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t doanh tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n doanh c\u1ee7a c\u0103n c\u1ee9 b\u1ed9 binh Fort Carson, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Colorado Spring, d\u00e0nh l\u00e0m n\u01a1i ti\u1ec5n \u0111\u01b0a binh l\u00ednh l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng xa c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n h\u1ecd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 sau khi ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t “tour” nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5. <\/p>\n

Hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u1eeb khu kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn trung t\u00e2m, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a – Khu kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n g\u1ed3m r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u building gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng khu doanh tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a l\u00ednh, t\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n b\u1ec1 th\u1ebf n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Ch\u1ec9 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ednh thu\u1ebf v\u00e0 gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 r\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p cho nh\u1eefng ph\u00f2ng \u1ed1c sang tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec7n nghi. <\/p>\n

Khu kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u1ea1m tr\u00fa trong th\u1eddi gian th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng – Nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3m c\u00e2y tr\u1ee5i l\u00e1 tr\u01a1 c\u00e0nh tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t th\u01a1, r\u1ea5t m\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ee9ng thi gan trong c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh t\u00e1i t\u00ea c\u1ee7a m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng Colorado! <\/p>\n

T\u1eeb t\u1ed1i qua \u0111\u1ebfn nay tuy\u1ebft ng\u01b0ng r\u01a1i l\u00e0m l\u0169 nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 v\u1ebb th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng! D\u00f9 v\u1eady, ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u0169ng xin h\u1eafn d\u1eebng xe l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y m\u1ed9t l\u00fac trong nh\u1eefng m\u1eb7t ph\u1eb3ng ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a. D\u00e2n Houston v\u00e0 d\u00e2n V\u00f9ng Bay Area, c\u00f3 kh\u00e1c… l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng tr\u00f4ng mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y trong tuy\u1ebft r\u01a1i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 3 \u0111\u1ee9a con; hai \u0111\u1ee9a con trai l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t sinh \u1edf Bay Area, California; \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i gi\u1eefa sinh \u1edf Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn “trung t\u00e2m ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n” t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng khi gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1eafn t\u1edbi n\u01a1i l\u00fac 12:30 tr\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ch\u1eadt n\u00edch nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean kh\u00e1n \u0111\u00e0i, n\u01a1i d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u00f3n. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee3i r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 c\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i b\u00f3ng r\u1ed5 chuy\u00ean nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c \u1ed3n \u00e0o nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m mua b\u00e1n trong m\u00f9a l\u1ec5 t\u1ebft. S\u1ef1 s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n \u00e0o t\u0103ng l\u00ean theo t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 tr\u00f4i qua! <\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd G l\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eebng \u0111\u00f3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t trong v\u00f2ng tay \u0111\u1ee9a con, ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ed3ng, v\u1ee3, cha, m\u1eb9, ho\u1eb7c anh, ch\u1ecb, em b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt sau h\u01a1n 500 ng\u00e0y h\u1ecd mi\u1ec7t m\u00e0i trong t\u1eed sinh tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Iraq. <\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd G l\u00e0 1 gi\u1edd tr\u01b0a, r\u1ed3i 2 gi\u1edd, r\u1ed3i 3 gi\u1edd… v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 6 gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u! Ban t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c li\u00ean t\u1ee5c tr\u1ea5n an m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t Hoa K\u1ef3, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi ng\u00f4n t\u1eeb “b\u00ed m\u1eadt qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1” n\u00ean ch\u1ec9 s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. <\/p>\n

C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ban t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c l\u00ean m\u00e1y vi \u00e2m th\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n \u00e0o im ph\u0103ng ph\u1eafc, h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t ng\u00f4n v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim h\u00e2n hoan \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee3i ch\u1edd.<\/p>\n

H\u1eafn suy ngh\u0129 m\u00f4ng lung, h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, ni\u1ec1m lo \u00e2u v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh c\u1ee9 l\u1ea9n qu\u1ea5t trong l\u00f2ng. H\u1eafn ngh\u0129 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n h\u1eafn s\u1ebd th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean khi \u00f4m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt trong v\u00f2ng tay si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng h\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau ly c\u00e0 ph\u00ea m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y nh\u1ed9n nh\u1ea1o; gi\u00e1 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1c r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ea1nh m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee3i ch\u1edd. H\u1eafn l\u01b0\u1edbt m\u1eaft kh\u1eafp gian ph\u00f2ng c\u00f9ng chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00e2u lo, nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111o\u00e0i \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u00ec nh\u1edb mong c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 tr\u1ebb, c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng cha m\u1eb9 anh ch\u1ecb em, v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u01a1i l\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1eefng tr\u1ebb th\u01a1 v\u1eabn v\u00f4 t\u01b0 n\u00f4 \u0111\u00f9a ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y. M\u1ea5y tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eafn c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp l\u00e0m b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng khi th\u1ee9c d\u1eady m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m h\u1edf m\u00f4i chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 m\u1ed9t ai! <\/p>\n

S\u1ef1 lo \u00e2u c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng t\u0103ng theo t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 ngh\u1ecbch v\u1edbi ng\u00e0y N “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. H\u1eafn c\u1ee9 suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ea9n v\u01a1 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i “hu\u00f4ng” trong \u0111\u1eddi qu\u00e2n ng\u0169 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe th\u1ea5y, t\u1eebng ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn. C\u1ee9 n\u0103m ba ng\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh”, c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nghe tin t\u1ee9c bom t\u1ef1 s\u00e1t n\u1ed5 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y, ch\u1ed7 kia v\u00e0 qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n t\u1eed n\u1ea1n tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Iraq l\u00e0 h\u1eafn qu\u00fdnh qu\u00edu! Trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng! Trong m\u01a1, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y qua nh\u1eefng khu r\u1eebng t\u0103m t\u1ed1i, r\u1ed3i bay ch\u01a1i v\u01a1i trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng gian x\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee5c, r\u1ed3i r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ea7ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c… sau khi nh\u1eadn l\u00e1 c\u1edd Hoa K\u1ef3 x\u1ebfp g\u1ecdn h\u00ecnh tam gi\u00e1c t\u1eeb tay hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 trong qu\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ec5 k\u00ednh c\u1ea9n trao cho h\u1eafn v\u1edbi c\u00e2u n\u00f3i g\u1ecdn l\u1ecfn “we re so sorry” (ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m \u00e2n h\u1eadn) r\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd quay g\u00f3t!<\/p>\n

B\u1ed7ng th\u1eddi gian nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng gian nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1eb7c qu\u00e1nh l\u00e0m cho c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00e0ng r\u1ed9ng th\u00eanh thang, h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n con tim nh\u01b0 ng\u1eebng \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o ph\u00eda c\u1ed5ng sau, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 v\u1ecb s\u0129 quan \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n “Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Tr\u00ecnh Ch\u00e0o \u0110\u00f3n” cho bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con y\u00eau c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y s\u1eafp xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng tr\u1eddi bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n \u0111ang ng\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ee3i. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ee7 c\u1ee1, \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2n c\u1ee7a khu “Welcome Center”; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong building, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 trong l\u00f2ng building n\u00e0y \u0111ang ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 tr\u1ebb l\u1edbn b\u00e9! H\u1eafn c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh n\u1ebfu ai \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m r\u01a1i chi\u1ebfc kim may trong gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

H\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n ti\u1ebfng h\u00f2 reo kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb9n c\u00f9ng c\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u00f2a v\u1ee1 khi ba c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u1edbn ph\u00eda tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u trong b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1eadn r\u1eb1n ri m\u00e0u c\u00e1t sa m\u1ea1c uy d\u0169ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eafn t\u00ea \u0111i\u1ebfng, hai m\u1eaft m\u1edf to h\u1ebft c\u1ee1 d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t l\u00ean t\u1eebng b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. B\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c, m\u1eaft h\u1eafn nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ecfng l\u00e0m nh\u1ea1t nh\u00f2a h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” cao nh\u00f2ng v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc qua ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda. <\/p>\n

“Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam m\u00e0 cao tr\u1ed9i h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft trong h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec3u \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ednh M\u1ef9. “Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 ba, \u1edf h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3n b\u00ea-r\u00ea ph\u1ee7 s\u1ee5p nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ng\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n duy\u1ec7t qua kh\u00e1n \u0111\u00e0i danh d\u1ef1. H\u1eafn d\u00f5i theo t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i c\u1ee7a “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” cho t\u1edbi l\u00fac v\u1ecb s\u0129 quan \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n \u0111o\u00e0n qu\u00e2n ra l\u1ec7nh cho nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc qu\u00e2n h\u00e0nh d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 quay ph\u1ea3i h\u01b0\u1edbng l\u00ean kh\u00e1n \u0111\u00e0i, n\u01a1i h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n \u0111ang h\u00f2 reo v\u1ee1 l\u1edf! <\/p>\n

N\u00f3n b\u00ea r\u00ea c\u1ee7a “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” v\u1eabn ph\u1ee7 s\u1ee5p che t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft! H\u1eafn l\u01b0\u1edbt nhanh m\u1ed9t d\u1ecdc qua h\u00e0ng qu\u00e2n, \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft l\u00ednh n\u00e0o ng\u00f3 l\u00ean kh\u00e1n \u0111\u00e0i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft thi\u1ebft tha \u0111ang vui m\u1eebng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i h\u1ecd. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ai c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng k\u00ecm h\u00e3m n\u1ed7i vui s\u01b0\u1edbng, n\u1ed7i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng trong l\u00f2ng!<\/p>\n

Sau khi c\u1eed h\u00e0nh nghi l\u1ec5 ch\u00e0o qu\u1ed1c k\u1ef3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trang tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 b\u00e0i h\u00e1t “L\u1ee5c Qu\u00e2n H\u00e0nh Kh\u00fac” ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t, Thi\u1ebfu T\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u1ec9 huy tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a c\u0103n c\u1ee9 ng\u1ecf l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng quan kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n qu\u00e2n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i n\u00f3i ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn, \u0111\u1ea1i l\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0: “K\u00ednh th\u01b0a to\u00e0n th\u1ec3 qu\u00fd v\u1ecb, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5 c\u1ee7a bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 v\u00ec th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft qu\u00e1 x\u1ea5u tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a \u0111o\u00e0n qu\u00e2n. H\u00e2n hoan ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng qu\u00fd th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 h\u00f4m nay. C\u00e1m \u01a1n s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a qu\u00fd v\u1ecb. H\u00e2n hoan ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean tr\u1edf v\u1ec1; c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 r\u1ea5t cam go \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao ph\u00f3, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh t\u00e2m c\u00e1m \u01a1n s\u1ef1 hy sinh cao c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u00e1c qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng vong tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Iraq. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng k\u00ednh c\u1ea9n nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng vong linh c\u1ee7a h\u01a1n ba ng\u00e0n binh s\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng trong cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn! Qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3 quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ef1 hy sinh cao c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb ph\u00ed ph\u1ea1m. V\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ngh\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Hoa K\u1ef3, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ef1 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do no \u1ea5m c\u1ee7a nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n Iraq s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1i t\u1ea1o trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng xa. Vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta ngo\u00e0i m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch n\u00eau tr\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 an ninh cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3 n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t 9\/11 kh\u00e1c x\u1ea3y ra! M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xin h\u00e2n hoan ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean, c\u1ea7u ch\u00fac c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y sum h\u1ecdp trong h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Sau nh\u1eefng d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1ea5p ch\u1ec9 huy, \u0111\u00e1m l\u00ednh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh tan h\u00e0ng. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 nhau \u00f9a ra s\u00e0n t\u00ecm ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a em v\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” c\u0169ng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t! H\u1eafn c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef v\u1ebb \u0111i\u1ec1m \u0111\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng v\u1ee3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00fac n\u00e3y. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n l\u00ednh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, ho\u1eb7c c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u0103n c\u1ee9, ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m nhau c\u1ea3 l\u0169, r\u1ed3i hai \u0111\u1ee9a em, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 thay phi\u00ean nhau \u00f4m c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi. <\/p>\n

Nh\u00ecn ho\u1ea1t c\u1ea3nh sum h\u1ecdp chung quanh v\u1edbi bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi, bao nhi\u00eau d\u00f2ng l\u1ec7 \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm m\u1eaft m\u00f4i, h\u1eafn li\u00ean t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1eabm l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9, nh\u1eefng ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o c\u1ee7a Ba trong nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n h\u1eafn v\u1ec1 ph\u00e9p n\u0103m x\u01b0a, ni\u1ec1m c\u1ea3m x\u00fac tu\u00f4n tr\u00e0o v\u1edbi bao nh\u1edb th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 \u00e2n h\u1eadn v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng khi\u1ebfm khuy\u1ebft v\u00e0 ch\u1ec3nh m\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn khi Ba h\u1eafn c\u00f2n t\u1ea1i th\u1ebf! “Ba \u01a1i! Con bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n m\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Ba m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i. V\u00e2ng th\u01b0a Ba, l\u1eddi Ba m\u01b0\u1ee3n c\u00e2u c\u00e1ch ng\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 con khi c\u00f2n v\u1eeba t\u1eadp t\u1ec5nh v\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi,’nu\u00f4i con m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft l\u00f2ng Cha M\u1eb9’, ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i ch\u1eebng n\u1ea7y tu\u1ed5i con m\u1edbi th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u ra!” H\u1eafn c\u1ed1 k\u00ecm gi\u1eef kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 r\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1edbi phi\u00ean m\u00ecnh sau khi m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 m\u1eebng m\u1eebng t\u1ee7i t\u1ee7i bu\u00f4ng ra. <\/p>\n

\u00d4i h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac bi\u1ebft bao khi h\u1eafn \u00f4m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eb1ng con y\u00eau qu\u00fd trong v\u00f2ng tay c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. L\u00f2ng h\u1eafn th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh an v\u00e0 sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn mu\u1ed1n b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c! B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i \u00e1m \u1ea3nh kh\u00f4n khu\u00e2y trong l\u00f2ng h\u1eafn n\u1eefa. <\/p>\n

Sau m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian m\u1eebng m\u1eebng t\u1ee7i t\u1ee7i kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u, ti\u1ec3u \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh tan h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 theo c\u00e1c c\u1ea5p ch\u1ec9 huy v\u1ec1 doanh tr\u1ea1i l\u00e0m th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c nh\u1eadn c\u01b0 x\u00e1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i ph\u00e9p 48 gi\u1edd. “Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn khu c\u01b0 x\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n cho h\u1eafn ch\u1ea1y theo. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0m th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c nh\u1eadn ph\u00f2ng r\u1ea5t nhanh v\u00ec m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc. <\/p>\n

Khi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i th\u00ec th\u1ea5y “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” \u0111ang chuy\u1ec3n nh\u1eefng d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng. H\u1eafn th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc ba l\u00f4 k\u1ec1nh c\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c “unload” t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t qu\u00e2n xa c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u1eafn t\u00ednh gi\u00fap mang l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u hai, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1eddi \u01a1i n\u1eb7ng o\u1eb1n c\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng! Anh em “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng khuy\u00ean ng\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang n\u00f3 mang l\u00ean. Th\u1eb1ng em c\u0169ng to con, cao l\u1edbn h\u01a1n B\u1ed1 ch\u1ee9 c\u00f3 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u, v\u1eady m\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u1eeba mang l\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 ngay xu\u1ed1ng! “Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i kho\u00e1c l\u00ean l\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i mang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y \u00edt nh\u1ea5t t\u00e1m ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 tr\u1edf l\u00ean, ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 t\u1edbi v\u0169 kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1ee3c! H\u1eafn nghe m\u00e0 b\u00e1i ph\u1ee5c cho th\u1ec3 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh M\u1ef9. H\u1eafn t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e8o \u0111\u00e8o, b\u0103ng r\u1eebng, v\u01b0\u1ee3t su\u1ed1i, x\u00f4ng tr\u1eadn nhanh ch\u00f3ng cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c”! <\/p>\n

\u00d4i! L\u00ednh M\u1ef9 c\u00f3 kh\u00e1c! Bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang b\u1ecb t\u1ed1i \u0111a! H\u1eafn ch\u1ea1nh l\u00f2ng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a n\u0103m x\u01b0a, \u0111i v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i hung hi\u1ec3m m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 trang b\u1ecb v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u thi\u1ebfu th\u1ed1n ki\u1ec7m \u01b0\u1edbc! \u00d4i sao th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ebfn l\u1eabn c\u1ea3m ph\u1ee5c v\u00f4 v\u00e0n! <\/p>\n

Gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i Fort Carson ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ebft 48 gi\u1edd ph\u00e9p c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 loanh quanh s\u00e1ng tr\u01b0a chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i \u0111i th\u0103m c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng qu\u00e1n x\u00e1 kh\u00e1c nhau, ho\u1eb7c k\u00e9o nhau \u0111i th\u0103m nh\u1eefng gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n l\u00ednh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u1edf ngo\u00e0i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, ho\u1eb7c l\u0169 nh\u1ecf ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi nhau nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n ho\u1eb7c mua v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb khu mua s\u1eafm trong c\u0103n c\u1ee9 (Post Exchange). Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i tr\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00ecu l\u00f2ng l\u0169 nh\u1ecf v\u00ec tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng ch\u1eb3ng r\u01a1i v\u00e0 n\u1eafng v\u00e0ng v\u1eabn r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y; ban \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng r\u00e9t bu\u1ed1t. 48 gi\u1edd ph\u00e9p c\u0169ng ra \u0111i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng, gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u1ecbn r\u1ecbn chia tay “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” v\u1edbi c\u00e1i h\u1eb9n hai tu\u1ea7n sau “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00e9p 4 tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5. <\/p>\n

V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 m\u1ea5y h\u00f4m, “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” g\u1ecdi h\u1ecfi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, “Ba cho con \u00fd ki\u1ebfn l\u00e0 con n\u00ean l\u00e0m sao. Con ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ngay cho c\u1ea5p tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a con bi\u1ebft. Th\u00e1ng 10 t\u1edbi l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 h\u1ea1n 5 n\u0103m c\u1ee7a con, \u0111\u00fang ra l\u00e0 con s\u1ebd h\u1ebft ‘giao k\u00e8o’, t\u1eeb gi\u00e3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed v\u1ec1 \u0111i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi em con, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eddi gian t\u1eeb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e1ng 10 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n 6 th\u00e1ng d\u01b0\u1ee1ng qu\u00e2n, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 con s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Iraq ho\u1eb7c \u0111i chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Afghanistan. Trong b\u1ed9 binh, m\u1ed7i khi chuy\u1ec3n qu\u00e2n \u0111i chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng xa, th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t n\u0103m m\u1edbi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. Khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u00e0 con m\u00e3n h\u1ea1n! Tuy nhi\u00ean, Ba c\u00f2n nh\u1edb 3 n\u0103m ‘option’ trong giao k\u00e8o c\u1ee7a con kh\u00f4ng; Qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i cho con m\u1ed9t ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a! N\u1ebfu con ‘t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n exercise’ th\u00ec th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u t\u1edbi con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn \u0111i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o trong ‘tour’ k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp; n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ea7n, ‘qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i exercise’ th\u00ec con s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t quy\u1ec1n ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a!” <\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c h\u1eafn quay cu\u1ed3ng ch\u1edbp nho\u00e1ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u00ec gi\u1edd suy ngh\u0129, trong tho\u00e1ng ch\u1ed1c h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: <\/p>\n

– Well, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a n\u00e0o t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 “t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n exercise”. V\u00ec theo Ba hi\u1ec3u r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i s\u1ebd exercise \u0111\u1ec3 cover th\u1eddi gian cho c\u00e1i tour k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp! V\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 cho con ra kh\u1ecfi qu\u00e2n ng\u0169 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ee3t chuy\u1ec3n qu\u00e2n, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u1eef con l\u1ea1i trong qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng exercise option tri\u1ec3n h\u1ea1n. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, c\u00e1c c\u01a1 quan truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0 \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n trong vi\u1ec7c tuy\u1ec3n m\u1ed9 t\u00e2n binh c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i M\u1ef9; nghe n\u00f3i Qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i cho nhi\u1ec1u quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i (incentives) cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n sau n\u00e0y; ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh chuy\u00ean ng\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 con m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng t\u1ed1i \u0111a t\u00e0i nguy\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc!<\/p>\n

– Con c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 Ba n\u00f3i!<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp:<\/p>\n

– \u00c0 ba! N\u00f3i v\u1ec1 “incentive”. Qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ee9a cho con m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1ebfu con “t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n exercise”. Con d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh cho c\u00e1c em m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a Ba M\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eeda sang nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 Ba M\u1eb9 chi d\u1ee5ng t\u00f9y nghi!<\/p>\n

H\u1eafn x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh”. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u0169ng qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7: <\/p>\n

– Con c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh ti\u1ec1n chi d\u1ee5ng, Ba M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ti\u1ec1n trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7u mong cho con lu\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ecnh y\u00ean v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe, vui v\u1ebb l\u00e0 Ba M\u1eb9 sung s\u01b0\u1edbng r\u1ed3i! Con cho ti\u1ec1n em con c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, cho n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh cho vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 Ba M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n lo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa!<\/p>\n

– Ba n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con l\u00e0 Ba \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ed1ng t\u1edbi 100 tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi t\u00ednh sau m\u00e0!<\/p>\n

– Ha ha! D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 v\u1eady r\u1ed3i! Ba mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3… Ba M\u1eb9 c\u1ea7n ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i du l\u1ecbch th\u00ec s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edd c\u00e1c con lo cho em th\u00f4i!<\/p>\n

– Ukie dukie Ba, Hahaha! Nghe v\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1n (It sounds about right) Ba!<\/p>\n

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Hai tu\u1ea7n sau “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” v\u1ec1 ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00e9p m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng. <\/p>\n

\u0110\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ed9n chung quanh sinh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a con, t\u1ea5t b\u1eadt v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ni\u1ec1m vui m\u1edf ng\u00f5, v\u00e0 r\u1ed9n r\u1ecbp b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. H\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd th\u1ea5y “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh; t\u00e2m t\u00ednh c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u thay \u0111\u1ed5i; u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0 h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 li\u00ean mi\u00ean; c\u1eed ch\u1ec9, n\u00f3i n\u0103ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1eeb t\u1ed1n h\u01a1n nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m. <\/p>\n

C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1i hai b\u1ed1 con ng\u1ed3i t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi nhau r\u1ea5t khuya, sau khi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ra v\u1ec1; khi nh\u1eefng chai bia cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai b\u1ed1 con chia \u0111\u1ec1u thanh to\u00e1n. Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3 ch\u00f9ng xu\u1ed1ng b\u00f9i ng\u00f9i n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e3 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1! Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, trong v\u00e0i tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p kh\u00e1c nhau, \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 g\u1ee5c trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n trong nh\u1eefng ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh qu\u00e1 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady! N\u00f3 n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng l\u00fac nh\u01b0 v\u1eady n\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft ai l\u00e0 ai, ch\u00ednh ngh\u0129a, t\u00e0 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec h\u1ebft r\u00e1o, n\u00f3 ao \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed5i \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean, mu\u1ed1n g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t, mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebft h\u1eadn v\u00ec l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u00f3t b\u1ea1n b\u00e8… v\u1eady m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0nh ng\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh g\u1ee5c ch\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf toang \u1ee9a m\u00e1u! N\u00f3 c\u0169ng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eadt trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n t\u1ea3o thanh ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o an d\u00e2n ch\u00fang. N\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n h\u00ecnh h\u00e0i d\u00f9 tinh th\u1ea7n n\u00f3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng sa s\u00fat… <\/p>\n

“Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” t\u1ecf v\u1ebb phi\u1ec1n mu\u1ed9n v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 th\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 m\u1eb7t; n\u01a1i m\u00e0 gi\u1eb7c th\u00f9 d\u00f9ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee7 \u0111o\u1ea1n d\u00e3 man, h\u00e8n m\u1ea1t k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 con n\u00edt cho nh\u1eefng t\u00edn \u0111i\u1ec1u ngu xu\u1ea9n; n\u01a1i m\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u00fd th\u1ee9c r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m bia di \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ph\u00fat gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ra kh\u1ecfi c\u0103n c\u1ee9!<\/p>\n

H\u1eafn chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi con nh\u1eefng kinh nghi\u1ec7m chi\u1ebfn tr\u1eadn b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1edbn \u0111au t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 cho b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 hy sinh trong tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i nu\u1ed1t l\u1ec7, v\u1eaft tim tr\u00fat h\u1ebft h\u1ecfa l\u1ef1c l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb anh m\u00ecnh khi c\u0103n c\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a anh b\u1ecb gi\u1eb7c th\u00f9 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp! H\u1eafn v\u1eeba k\u1ec3 v\u1eeba th\u1ea5y hi\u1ec3n hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft qua m\u00e0n l\u1ec7 m\u1ecfng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n 33 n\u0103m qua! H\u1eafn c\u0169ng chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi con v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 trong chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u0103m x\u01b0a. H\u1eafn c\u00f3 nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi v\u1ee5 M\u1ef9 Lai, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e0n s\u00e1t c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t l\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n 400 nh\u00e2n m\u1ea1ng, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 con n\u00edt. “Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u00e0n \u00e1c \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng t\u00e0n s\u00e1t t\u1eebng \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u00e3 man, l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh v\u00f4 k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt, thi\u1ebfu nh\u00e2n t\u00ednh, r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u00e1ch v\u00e0 c\u1ea7n nghi\u00eam ph\u1ea1t t\u1ed1i \u0111a. H\u1eafn c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” r\u1ea5t ch\u00ed l\u00fd nh\u01b0ng so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c t\u00e0n s\u00e1t h\u01a1n s\u00e1u ng\u00e0n th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2n v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i \u1edf Hu\u1ebf, trong d\u1ecbp T\u1ebft M\u1eadu Th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t C\u1ed9ng, ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng lo\u1ea1t trong c\u00f9ng th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp mi\u1ec1n nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam, l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eddi kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t! M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi t\u1ed9i danh kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9 r\u1ed3i, hu\u1ed1ng chi c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u00e0o v\u1edbi nhau m\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 lang s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 th\u1ea3m s\u00e1t m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho nh\u1eefng tham v\u1ecdng \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u1ed9ng S\u1ea3n! <\/p>\n

“Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 b\u1ecb s\u1ed1c (shock) khi bi\u1ebft chi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o c\u00f3 lo\u00e1ng tho\u00e1ng nghe qua nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e3 man, t\u00e0n \u00e1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu! <\/p>\n

– N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd con l\u00ean net truy t\u00ecm h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 M\u1eadu Th\u00e2n Offensive, v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c th\u00ec con s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 t\u1ea1i sao h\u01a1n hai tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t ph\u1ea3i \u0111au l\u00f2ng b\u1ecf n\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111i, t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y. Ba v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m t\u00e2m t\u01b0 c\u1ee7a con, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u Ba n\u00f3i cho con h\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 con th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng Ba v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t l\u01b0u vong \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0 \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u1ea9n \u1ee9c kinh mang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady su\u1ed1t ba m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ea5y n\u0103m qua! Nh\u01b0ng con \u01a1i, \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i t\u1edbi v\u00ec tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1eabn quay v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y mai m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi s\u1ebd m\u1ecdc, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ea9n h\u1eadn. <\/p>\n

– Con c\u00e1m \u01a1n Ba \u0111\u00e3 cho con bi\u1ebft n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec, ngh\u0129 g\u00ec m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi counselors con g\u1eb7p qua kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! <\/p>\n

T\u1ef1 d\u01b0ng hai b\u1ed1 con kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb9n m\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0a tay \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1eadp l\u00ean vai nhau nh\u01b0 an \u1ee7i, nh\u01b0 th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m! \u0110\u00eam l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng th\u1eadt s\u00e2u, th\u1eadt y\u00ean t\u0129nh. B\u1ed1 con “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t nhau \u0111\u1ec3 chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi nhau nh\u1eefng \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t trong \u0111\u1eddi…<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y vui bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng qua r\u1ea5t mau! M\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” \u0111\u00e3 ti\u00eau x\u00e0i h\u1ebft b\u1ed1n tu\u1ea7n ph\u00e9p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y \u0111i v\u00e0i h\u00f4m, “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00ec Ch\u00e2u, ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 n\u00f3, m\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1 bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c m\u1eebng xu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m “Hi Neighbor” \u1edf Kingwood Country Club. Nh\u00f3m h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e0 M\u1ef9 tr\u1eafng trung l\u01b0u tr\u1edf l\u00ean, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00c1 ch\u00e2u m\u00e0 d\u00ec c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i vi\u00ean n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng. <\/p>\n

D\u00ec Ch\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00f3m y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ee9ng ra t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c T\u1ebft theo truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng \u00c1 ch\u00e2u. D\u00ec Ch\u00e2u mu\u1ed1n gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u1eadp t\u1ee5c, v\u0103n h\u00f3a ng\u00e0y T\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t n\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eddi nh\u00f3m sinh vi\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam thu\u1ed9c c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Houston tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n nh\u1eefng m\u00e0n ca v\u0169 nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 m\u00faa L\u00e2n r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1eafc. C\u00e1c em sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u1ea3 h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea7n hai tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhi\u1ec7t li\u1ec7t t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 t\u1ecf l\u00f2ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng bao l\u00ec x\u00ec m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eabm v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tr\u00e0ng ph\u00e1o tay kh\u00f4ng d\u1ee9t. <\/p>\n

Khi ph\u1ea7n tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t, d\u00ec Ch\u00e2u l\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u c\u00e1m \u01a1n Nh\u00f3m \u0111\u00e3 cho c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 t\u1eadp t\u1ee5c ng\u00e0y T\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam. Sau c\u00f9ng, D\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch danh d\u1ef1 trong bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Kingwood v\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t “hero” v\u1eeba tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Iraq sau h\u01a1n 15 th\u00e1ng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch danh d\u1ef1 n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 “ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i”! Gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a D\u00ec x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean v\u1ed7 tay ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng! “Th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” b\u1ecb b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd n\u00ean c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00fang t\u00fang, ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong khi h\u1eafn c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1edbi \u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft!<\/p>\n

V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau khi “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb, M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t email ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn nh\u1edd chuy\u1ec3n cho d\u00ec Ch\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1m \u01a1n d\u00ec Ch\u00e2u v\u00e0 nh\u1edd d\u00ec chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong Nh\u00f3m:
\n“Con xin c\u00e1m \u01a1n d\u00ec Ch\u00e2u v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau d\u00ec d\u00e0nh cho con, v\u00e0 c\u00e1m \u01a1n d\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 trang tr\u1ecdng gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u con v\u1edbi Nh\u00f3m Hi Neighbor trong bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c M\u1eebng Xu\u00e2n \u1edf Kingwood Country Club v\u1eeba qua. Con \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ea5m ch\u00e2n t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e0nh cho con h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. Con nh\u1edd d\u00ec chuy\u1ec3n l\u00f2ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00fang con, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh chi\u1ebfn, r\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng nghe s\u1ef1 t\u00e1n d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 l\u1eddi c\u00e1m \u01a1n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1ea5p tr\u00ean nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t \u00edt c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp nghe t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 ch\u00fang con th\u1ec1 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 <\/p>\n

(We, as soldiers, often hear praise and thanks from our superiors, but not often enough from those whom we’ve sworn to defend). <\/p>\n

Th\u00e0nh th\u1ef1c m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, nghe nh\u1eefng tr\u00e0ng ph\u00e1o tay n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n l\u00e0m cho con th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta (made me extremely proud to serve our wonderful country). M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa con xin ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1”<\/p>\n

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H\u00f4m nay \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u00e1ng Hai r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 cho bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf nhi\u1ec7m s\u1edf m\u1edbi, mi\u1ec1n Nam n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u! H\u1eafn bu\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft, th\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed1t cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1. H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n h\u00fat nhi\u1ec1u thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng n\u0103m x\u01b0a, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e2u l\u00e2u m\u1edbi c\u1ea7m \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c tr\u00ean tay \u0111\u1ec3 theo kh\u00f3i thu\u1ed1c quay v\u1ec1 khung tr\u1eddi x\u01b0a c\u0169 t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng ti\u1ebfc tu\u1ed5i \u1ea5u th\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea5t c\u00e1nh bay xa! B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i h\u01a1i l\u1ea1nh g\u00e2y g\u00e2y, tr\u0103ng 18 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00f4 l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng, s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 soi r\u1ecdi t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u tr\u0103n tr\u1edf. H\u1eafn h\u00fat m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i r\u1ed3i th\u1edf kh\u00f3i th\u00e0nh v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n quen thu\u1ed9c n\u1ed1i \u0111u\u00f4i nhau bay l\u00ean cao xa d\u1ea7n, xa d\u1ea7n… <\/p>\n

H\u1eafn d\u00f5i m\u1eaft theo l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i m\u1ecfng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u1eddi xa, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 “th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh” c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111ang ngon gi\u1ea5c, phi\u00eau b\u1ed3ng trong gi\u1ea5c m\u1ed9ng m\u01a1 v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n qua!<\/p>\n

Vi\u1ebft \u1edf r\u1eebng Kingwood
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