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H\u1ed8I NG\u1ed8 KEESLER AFB 2026
\nPHI \u0110O\u00c0N HU\u1ea4N LUY\u1ec6N PHI C\u00d4NG 3389th<\/strong><\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1edb<\/strong>
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Trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ef1c Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a (VNAF), ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n phi c\u00f4ng t\u1ea1i Hoa K\u1ef3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u son \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 phi c\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 th\u00f4ng qua ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c, k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt v\u00e0 k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng bay theo ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3. Trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u00e1ch c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, Phi \u0110o\u00e0n Hu\u1ea5n Luy\u1ec7n Phi C\u00f4ng 3389th t\u1ea1i C\u0103n c\u1ee9 Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Keesler, ti\u1ec3u bang Mississippi, lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m phi c\u00f4ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n

Phi \u0110o\u00e0n 3389th thu\u1ed9c Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh Vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 Qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 (Military Assistance Program \u2013 MAP), ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y 15\/1\/1967 \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y 4\/5\/1973. Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb l\u00e0 hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n phi c\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb c\u00e1c qu\u1ed1c gia \u0111\u1ed3ng minh, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 c\u00e1c h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean thu\u1ed9c Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ef1c VNCH, s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng lo\u1ea1i phi c\u01a1 hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n T-28 Trojan. Trong h\u01a1n s\u00e1u n\u0103m ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng, theo c\u00e1c s\u1ed1 li\u1ec7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi nh\u1eadn, kho\u1ea3ng 750 phi c\u00f4ng fixed-wing c\u1ee7a Kh\u00f4ng Qu\u00e2n VNCH \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eedi sang Hoa K\u1ef3 hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n.
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Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 \u0111ang chi\u1ebfn tranh kh\u1ed1c li\u1ec7t, ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 b\u00e0nh tr\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf v\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y mang theo ni\u1ec1m hy v\u1ecdng, ho\u00e0i b\u00e3o v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng phi c\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nh\u1eb1m b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 t\u1ed5 qu\u1ed1c. Keesler AFB, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft, c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng phi v\u1ee5 hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc T-28, \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu trong s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p qu\u00e2n ng\u0169 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.
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\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, 3389th kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i hay m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 s\u1edf hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i l\u01b0u gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb; n\u01a1i t\u00ecnh th\u1ea7y tr\u00f2 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh, t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e9n r\u1ec5 v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft bao k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng \u2013 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m m\u00e0 h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 tr\u00f4i qua v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb qu\u00fd b\u00e1u trong l\u00f2ng m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi.
\nNh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 qua ba th\u1eadp ni\u00ean
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Phi \u0111o\u00e0n 3389th b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1996, d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 kh\u1edfi x\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a Trung t\u00e1 Chuck Davies, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c c\u1ef1u hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nhau. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m k\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c nhau, th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1ch nhau hai n\u0103m. K\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 d\u1ef1 tr\u00f9 v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2020 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea1i d\u1ecbch COVID-19. N\u0103m nay 2026, \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m 30 n\u0103m k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t hai n\u0103m m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a 3389th b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u.
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Qua nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m, c\u00e1c c\u1ef1u hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean phi c\u00f4ng (Instructor Pilots \u2013 IPs), nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, thay phi\u00ean nhau \u0111\u1ee9ng ra t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea7y tr\u00f2 c\u0169 c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i li\u00ean l\u1ea1c, h\u1ecfi th\u0103m s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe nhau, nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n x\u01b0a v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng chia s\u1ebb t\u1ea1i Keesler. C\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn ho\u1eb7c th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m quen thu\u1ed9c nh\u1ea5t, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, v\u1eabn l\u00e0 c\u0103n c\u1ee9 Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Keesler, n\u01a1i h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0 Ohio, Colorado, Florida v\u00e0 Texas.
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T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp tham d\u1ef1 3 l\u1ea7n h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i Keesler v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u1edf San Antonio. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Keesler, d\u00f9 bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua, c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u00e2n quen ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n. Nh\u1eefng hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 t\u1eebng d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam t\u1eebng s\u00e1t c\u00e1nh b\u00ean nhau tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc T-28A & B, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 \u0111i. T\u00f3c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c, da \u0111\u00e3 nh\u0103n nheo v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed3i m\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, trong khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eady ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, m\u1ed7i khi g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nhau, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 n\u0103m th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00f9i xa. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1eaft tay th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi quen thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00ean nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01a1n m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi n\u00f3i.
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\u0110\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tham d\u1ef1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c l\u1ea7n h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t.
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Th\u1eddi gian ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t ai. M\u1ed7i n\u0103m tr\u00f4i qua, s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i \u00edt d\u1ea7n. Nh\u1eefng hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc, c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 l\u1eabn ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t, t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean nhau n\u0103m n\u00e0o, l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t r\u1eddi b\u1ecf c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi. Nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t c\u0169ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u01b0a th\u1edbt h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 l\u1ea1i mang m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129a s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed1n x\u01b0a, g\u1eb7p th\u0103m th\u1ea7y b\u1ea1n c\u0169, m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i qu\u00fd b\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nhau th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. V\u00e2ng, v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1eddi, l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng khi c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.
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M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i v\u1ecb hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0110\u1ea1i \u00fay O\u2019Brien. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e0i gi\u1ecfi, ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed7i th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i gia nh\u1eadp Phi \u0111\u1ed9i K, kh\u00f3a 72-01 \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i trong v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi thuy\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u1ed9t nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn hy v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng, b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i li\u00ean l\u1ea1c l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ea1i \u00fay O\u2019Brien.
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Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ea1i \u00fay Thomas Cathay, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5. T\u00ednh t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ea1i u\u00fd Thomas Cathay th\u1eadt l\u00e0 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9, m\u1ec1m m\u1ecfng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ecdi gian kh\u00f3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng, nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1ng kh\u00edch l\u1ec7, \u0111\u1ee9ng trong \u201ctop 5\u201d khi nh\u1eadn c\u00e1nh bay.
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\u0110\u1ea1i \u00fay Thomas Cathay qua \u0111\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t n\u0103m 2018 t\u1ea1i Keesler. Trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t \u1ea5y, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi t\u00f4i qua \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u00e0 email, nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch t\u00f4i tham d\u1ef1. \u0110\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n thay, khi bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng di\u1ec5n ra, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa.
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D\u00f9 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m \u00f4ng v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n t\u1ea1i Houston trong th\u1eddi gian \u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb \u1edf Trung t\u00e2m Y khoa Texas (Texas Medical Center). Sau k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t n\u0103m 2018, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 y\u00eau qu\u00fd \u0111\u00e3 chung s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi \u00f4ng su\u1ed1t 49 n\u0103m, b\u00e0 Deborah Cathay, t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1edf Pensacola, Florida.
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B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u00e0 th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng h\u1ecd qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 bi\u1ebft bao. Nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng.
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Li\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng?<\/strong>
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Theo l\u1eddi Major Treadway, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, k\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 n\u0103m nay c\u1ee7a Phi \u0111o\u00e0n Hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n 3389th, d\u1ef1 tr\u00f9 di\u1ec5n ra t\u1eeb 20 \u0111\u1ebfn 23 th\u00e1ng 10 n\u0103m 2026 t\u1ea1i c\u0103n c\u1ee9 Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Keesler, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng.
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L\u00fd do r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng th\u1eadt bu\u1ed3n. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean, s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n cho ph\u00e9p h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee9ng ra t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0 tham d\u1ef1 nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia.
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Nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y c\u0169 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nay \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i; nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb trung g\u00ec n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111au y\u1ebfu, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111i l\u1ea1i kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i tham d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. V\u00ec ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f4ng h\u01a1n d\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfn. C\u00f3 t\u1ed5ng c\u1ed9ng 135 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0y t\u1ecf \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh tham d\u1ef1, 117 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ghi danh v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f3 102 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ebfn Biloxi.
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M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00edt h\u01a1n s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ghi danh, \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f4ng th\u1ee9 nh\u00ec trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u00e1c k\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9, ch\u1ec9 sau l\u1ea7n t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c n\u0103m 2018 v\u1edbi g\u1ea7n 200 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1. Nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00ean r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m g\u1eafn b\u00f3 b\u1ec1n ch\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng c\u00f3 chung m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1eddi t\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n 3389th, d\u00f9 h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua.
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C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00ednh ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t n\u0103m nay tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u00fd ngh\u0129a h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u0103n c\u1ee9 c\u0169, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc n\u0103m x\u01b0a. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi xa x\u01b0a c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean nhau, k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn bay, nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng k\u00fd \u1ee9c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00f4n s\u00e2u trong l\u00f2ng su\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m qua.
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V\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Keesler, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb, b\u1edfi th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay ng\u01b0\u1ee3c kim \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. T\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n b\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eedi l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o v\u00e0 l\u1eddi c\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y n\u0103m x\u01b0a, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169 ch\u00fat h\u01a1i \u1ea5m c\u1ee7a t\u00ecnh th\u1ea7y tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ec1n b\u1ec9 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 qua.
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C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t di\u1ec5n ra m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n s\u1ebd c\u00f2n l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 ti\u1ebfp theo. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nhau. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng m\u00e1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi xa t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u, v\u1eabn m\u00e3i m\u00e3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp n\u01a1i \u1ea5y.
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Tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Keesler<\/strong>
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S\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y 20 th\u00e1ng 10 n\u0103m 2026, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eddi Houston l\u00fac t\u00e1m gi\u1edd. Nh\u00f3m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ed3m c\u00f3 anh Ph\u1ea1m V\u0103n T\u00f4ng, b\u1ea1n Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n N\u00f4 c\u00f9ng v\u1ee3, t\u1eeb San Jose bay sang, v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe thu\u00ea, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n c\u1ee9 Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Keesler, ti\u1ec3u bang Mississippi.
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Ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n \u0103n tr\u01b0a d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh gh\u00e9 th\u0103m Thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n Tam B\u1ea3o t\u1ea1i Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, trong m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i h\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u0103m, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea1i qua \u0111\u00eam t\u1ea1i thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111i ngang Baton Rouge, t\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng khuy\u00ean b\u1ea1n n\u00ean gh\u00e9 th\u0103m, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n y\u00eau th\u00edch kh\u00f4ng gian thanh b\u00ecnh, c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u01b0 th\u00e1i gi\u1eefa nh\u1ecbp s\u1ed1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n.
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Thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n c\u00f3 khu\u00f4n vi\u00ean r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac trang nghi\u00eam, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c chu \u0111\u00e1o, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng khu v\u01b0\u1eddn xinh \u0111\u1eb9p bao quanh b\u1edfi c\u00e2y xanh. \u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i tu h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh Ph\u1eadt ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a ch\u01b0 T\u0103ng, Ni v\u00e0 Ph\u1eadt t\u1eed t\u1ea1i gia, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed1n thanh t\u1ecbnh d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai y\u00eau thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat gi\u00e2y an b\u00ecnh gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng lo toan c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng.
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Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n thong th\u1ea3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o quanh khu\u00f4n vi\u00ean, ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed thanh t\u1ecbnh n\u01a1i c\u1eeda thi\u1ec1n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, th\u01b0 th\u00e1i h\u01a1n. Kh\u00e1ch vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xin ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea1i qua \u0111\u00eam. S\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3n r\u1ea5t \u00e2n c\u1ea7n, chu \u0111\u00e1o v\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u0103n ch\u1ed1n ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cung c\u1ea5p ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m kh\u00f4ng gian thanh b\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n, ho\u1eb7c tham gia c\u00e1c kh\u00f3a thi\u1ec1n v\u00e0 tu h\u1ecdc Ph\u1eadt ph\u00e1p \u2013 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng qu\u00fd gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadt.
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Mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft th\u00eam chi ti\u1ebft ho\u1eb7c li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi v\u1ecb Tr\u1ee5 tr\u00ec, xin gh\u00e9 th\u0103m trang nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n:
\nhttps:\/\/www.batonrougebuddha.org<\/a>
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Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i, v\u1ecb Tr\u1ee5 tr\u00ec \u0111ang \u0111i Ph\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. Tuy nhi\u00ean, Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 chu \u0111\u00e1o s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb s\u01b0 tr\u1ebb ra \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp v\u00e0 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng khu\u00f4n vi\u00ean thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n. S\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3n ch\u00e2n t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng hi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb s\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn chuy\u1ebfn vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u00fd ngh\u0129a.
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Th\u1eadt ra l\u00fd do t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n gh\u00e9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng b\u1ea1n Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n N\u00f4 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang si\u00eang n\u0103ng tu t\u1eadp t\u1ea1i gia, d\u00f9 h\u1ecd thu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t thi\u1ec1n ph\u00e1i tu t\u1eadp kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n nh\u00e2n d\u1ecbp n\u00e0y gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu gi\u1eefa chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u00f9ng chia s\u1ebb m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m t\u00e2m linh kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t, ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y.
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Sau khi th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng khu\u00f4n vi\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u1eeb gi\u00e3 v\u1ecb s\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadn t\u00ecnh h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn Keesler AFB. Sau khi nh\u1eadn ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Welcome Center \u0111\u1ec3 tham d\u1ef1 c\u00e1c sinh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t.
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Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u2013 Th\u1ee9 Ba, ng\u00e0y 20 th\u00e1ng 10 n\u0103m 2026<\/strong>
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Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng sinh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a ban t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 ghi danh v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed9n r\u00e0ng. Nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t quen thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi \u2013 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb, kh\u00e1c kho\u00e1 – l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1eaft tay th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng m\u1edbi m\u1ebb, sinh \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt ra \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i su\u1ed1t bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m qua.
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Ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p nh\u01b0 “Thu\u1eadn th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c”, Khi\u00eam nh\u00e1y, Nhu, Nho, T\u00f4ng, N\u00f4, Nh\u01a1n, Cung, \u00c1nh, C\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 5- 7 c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c kho\u00e1\u2026 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i anh \u0110inh \u0110\u1ed3ng K\u1ef3, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb n\u0103m x\u01b0a, th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng bi\u1ec7t danh \u201cK\u1ef3 h\u00f4i\u201d.
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Th\u1eadt ra, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u00e0y \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u mang m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec7t danh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. M\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7t cho m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e1n bi\u1ec7t danh th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n\u2026 t\u00ecm ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ednh s\u1ed5!
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L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, K\u1ef3 \u0111i c\u00f9ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi con, m\u1ed9t trai v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00e1i. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n vui t\u00ednh. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p, d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00ec c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t kh\u00e1 l\u01b0u lo\u00e1t, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 sinh ra v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean t\u1ea1i Hoa K\u1ef3. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i b\u1edfi t\u00ednh t\u00ecnh ho\u1ea1t b\u00e1t, th\u00f4ng minh, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n vui v\u1ebb v\u00e0 c\u1edfi m\u1edf. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed, t\u00f4i c\u00f2n tho\u00e1ng ngh\u0129, ph\u1ea3i chi c\u00f4 nh\u1ecf ch\u1ecbu nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi l\u00e0m con d\u00e2u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i th\u00ec hay bi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y!
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K\u1ef3 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng tham d\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t n\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi con nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a cha m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn cho b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i hi\u1ebfm hoi \u0111\u1ec3 cha m\u00ecnh g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eebng c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng chia s\u1ebb m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb huy ho\u00e0ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7.
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Sau v\u00e0i gi\u1edd th\u0103m h\u1ecfi v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng chia tay nhau. M\u1ed7i nh\u00f3m \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n ri\u00eang, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m sau trong bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c T\u00f4m Lu\u1ed9c \u2013 Shrimp Boiled.
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Tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n th\u00e2n quen \u2013 Th\u1ee9 T\u01b0, 21\/10\/2026<\/strong>
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S\u00e1ng th\u1ee9 T\u01b0, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng \u0111i chung m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 v\u1ecb hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 vui v\u1ebb t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n l\u00e1i xe, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1edf ba ho\u1eb7c b\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean c\u0169 v\u00e0o c\u0103n c\u1ee9.
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Ng\u00e0y nay, vi\u1ec7c qua c\u1ed5ng Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n C\u0103n c\u1ee9 Keesler kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 th\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 kh\u00e1ch vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t c\u00e1c th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3i qua ki\u1ec3m tra an ninh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong.
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Nh\u00f3m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ed3m c\u00f3 anh Ph\u1ea1m V\u0103n T\u00f4ng, Thi\u00ean Nam \u2013 con trai anh \u0110inh \u0110\u1ed3ng K\u1ef3 \u2013 c\u00f9ng v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t v\u1ecb hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean c\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 vui v\u1ebb l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng quanh c\u0103n c\u1ee9, th\u0103m l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n th\u00e2n quen m\u00e0 ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1eebng sinh s\u1ed1ng, \u0103n u\u1ed1ng, sinh ho\u1ea1t, h\u1ecdc l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft v\u00e0 t\u1eadp bay.
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M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt xung quanh \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u theo th\u1eddi gian. Khi chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1ea1y qua t\u1eebng khu v\u1ef1c, nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u0169 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 trong tr\u00ed nh\u1edb. T\u00f2a nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a t\u1eebng l\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng h\u1ecdc; t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1c t\u1eebng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i sinh ho\u1ea1t chung. Ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1eafn m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1eebng qua l\u1ea1i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang d\u1eabn t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t d\u0129 v\u00e3ng xa x\u00f4i.
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M\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u00fd ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Tyer House, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i t\u1eebng c\u01b0 ng\u1ee5 sau khi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p kh\u00f3a hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n bay v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn c\u00e1nh bay. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u00e2n b\u00f3ng chuy\u1ec1n g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean.
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Ng\u00e0y \u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, H\u00e0 Qu\u00e2n Ph\u00e1t, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng chuy\u1ec1n c\u1eeb kh\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u n\u1ecd, sau khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1eddng bay, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, Ph\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1eadp b\u00f3ng ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c, tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t giai tho\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t h\u1ee7 trong nh\u00f3m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.
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C\u00fa \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c L\u00ea Ti\u1ebfn B\u1ed9, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh v\u1ea1m v\u1ee1, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee1 n\u1ed5i. Tr\u00e1i b\u00f3ng bay th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c, khi\u1ebfn B\u1ed9 ng\u00e3 ng\u1eeda xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t\u2026
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\u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tai n\u1ea1n th\u1ec3 thao b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, v\u1eady m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean trong nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ng\u00e0y nay, c\u1ea3 Ph\u00e1t l\u1eabn B\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n chuy\u1ebfn bay cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o c\u00f5i v\u0129nh h\u1eb1ng, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng m\u00e3i trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i.
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\u0110\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i s\u00e2n b\u00f3ng chuy\u1ec1n c\u0169, b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u. M\u1ed9t s\u00e2n b\u00f3ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n vui c\u1ee7a tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb\u2026 v\u1eady m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m s\u1ed1ng d\u1eady h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n tr\u00ean c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng \u0111i ngang qua c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u01a1i d\u1eady bi\u1ebft bao k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Ph\u00e1t, \u0111\u1ebfn B\u1ed9, \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng kh\u00f3a, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e3 l\u00f9i xa. M\u1eaft t\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t th\u1ea5y cay cay.
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H\u01a1n n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 sinh ho\u1ea1t ngay t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, v\u00f4 t\u01b0 v\u00e0 tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc, nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn bay v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft bao cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u nho nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a th\u1eddi thanh xu\u00e2n. Khi \u1ea5y, ch\u1eb3ng ai trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng; r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t ra \u0111i; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i qua nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n quen thu\u1ed9c t\u1eebng \u0111i qua.
\nTh\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1ng d\u1eady, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng r\u1eddi xa n\u01a1i n\u00e0y.
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M\u1ed9t l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd\u2026<\/strong>
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Bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u1ea5y l\u00e0 th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m di\u1ec5n ra bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a n\u0103m nay. Ban t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e3 chu \u0111\u00e1o chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c T\u00f4m Lu\u1ed9c \u2013 Shrimp Boiled \u2013 t\u1ea1i Welcome Room, v\u1edbi r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u00f4m lu\u1ed9c, khoai t\u00e2y, b\u1eafp, h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i th\u1ee9c u\u1ed1ng, d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1.
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Trong bu\u1ed5i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1, Major Treadway m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng do \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng ra t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, tr\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai.
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Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p nhau, m\u00e0 v\u00ec tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng cao v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe suy gi\u1ea3m \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i ngo\u00e0i \u00fd mu\u1ed1n. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ai kh\u00e1c s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ee9ng ra g\u00e1nh v\u00e1c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t ti\u1ebfp theo.
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M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe phong thanh r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u00e2u s\u1eafc. Nh\u00ecn quanh nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t th\u00e2n quen, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng chia s\u1ebb m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft bao k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi c\u0103n c\u1ee9 n\u00e0y su\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7. Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd k\u1ebft th\u00fac nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y sao?
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\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c ZiAn, c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u c\u1ee7a anh \u0110inh \u0110\u1ed3ng K\u1ef3, khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch v\u00e0 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9, t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp, v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 t\u00f4i.
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T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ngh\u1eb9n l\u1eddi, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ee9a ra. Th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u, t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o, l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 quy t\u1ee5 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m n\u00e0y hay kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129, \u201cN\u1ebfu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bu\u00f4ng tay, truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t th\u1ea7y tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c duy tr\u00ec su\u1ed1t bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m qua s\u1ebd th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t.\u201d
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Ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y, l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111au x\u00f3t. Nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 n\u00e0y t\u1eeb l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00ecn gi\u1eef nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i d\u00e2y th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i cu\u1ed9c.
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C\u1ea3 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u1ed7ng vang l\u00ean nh\u1eefng tr\u00e0ng ph\u00e1o tay. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng l\u1edbn, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 trong l\u00fac m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00fd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p nhau. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong kh\u00e1n ph\u00f2ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc \u0111ang t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi, \u201cKh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o? S\u1ebd t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? V\u00e0 li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u1ed5i hay kh\u00f4ng?\u201d <\/em>N\u00f3i th\u1eadt, ngay c\u1ea3 ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i sau khi n\u00f3i xong c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u00e0o!
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Nh\u01b0ng \u00edt ra, trong bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u2013 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau c\u1ee7a \u0110inh \u0110\u1ed3ng K\u1ef3 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch \u2013 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1eef ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. V\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7m ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0\u2026 t\u00f4i.
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\u00d4i tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u01a1i! Tin n\u1ed5i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2y!
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Sau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169 v\u00e0 m\u1edbi ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f4m r\u1ea3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecfi th\u0103m s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe nhau, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n x\u01b0a, ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh. C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi x\u1ea3y ra h\u00f4m qua, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua.
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C\u00f3 l\u1ebd trong nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, th\u1eddi gian kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng n\u0103m th\u00e1ng, m\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng trong tr\u00e1i tim m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi.
\nM\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1 khuya, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd k\u1ebft th\u00fac bu\u1ed5i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t nhau v\u00e0 h\u1eb9n s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng \u0103n s\u00e1ng v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng trong c\u0103n c\u1ee9.
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M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y thong th\u1ea3 \u1edf Ocean Springs \u2013 Th\u1ee9 N\u0103m, 22\/10\/2026<\/strong>
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Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho th\u1eddi gian t\u1ef1 do. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ecbch tr\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i tu\u00e2n theo, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n n\u00e0o c\u1ea7n v\u1ed9i v\u00e3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ho\u1eb7c t\u1eebng nh\u00f3m nh\u1ecf, t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 v\u00f9ng ph\u1ee5 c\u1eadn hay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i t\u1eebng quen thu\u1ed9c trong th\u1eddi gian hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n bay ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y.
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Nh\u00f3m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ed3m h\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m khu ph\u1ed1 c\u1ed5 Ocean Springs. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i thong th\u1ea3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf, ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt v\u00e0 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1ecbp s\u1ed1ng ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n duy\u00ean h\u1ea3i duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng n\u00e0y.
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Sau khi ch\u1ee5p kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 \u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 r\u00e3 r\u1eddi \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e2n ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi kh\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che m\u00e1t b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y xanh. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i ng\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i, mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, to\u00e0n chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00ean tr\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t. N\u00e0o l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, tin t\u1ee9c h\u00f4m nay, chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t\u2026 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp nhau trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed vui v\u1ebb, th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh.
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R\u1eddi khu ph\u1ed1 c\u1ed5, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ra b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n. D\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n l\u00e0 b\u00e3i c\u00e1t tr\u1eafng m\u1ecbn, s\u00e1ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh, tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i b\u00ean l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc xanh. M\u1ed9t l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 bi\u1ec3n nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng mang theo ch\u00fat v\u1ecb m\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e1t m\u00e9p n\u01b0\u1edbc, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng ng\u1eafm c\u1ea3nh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c tranh th\u1ee7 ch\u1ee5p th\u00eam v\u00e0i t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh l\u00e0m k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m.
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Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t x\u1ea3y ra, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc b\u00ecnh d\u1ecb \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i mang \u0111\u1ebfn ni\u1ec1m vui ri\u00eang. \u1ede c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i m\u00e0 m\u1ed7i c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean qu\u00fd gi\u00e1, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i d\u1ea1o, nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i v\u00e0i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u0169 v\u00e0 chia s\u1ebb nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ea3ng kho\u00e1i, t\u1ef1 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi.
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\u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0103n tr\u01b0a, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed3 bi\u1ec3n Shaggy\u2019s, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng n\u1eb1m ngay b\u00ean b\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1eeba th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c b\u1eefa \u0103n, v\u1eeba ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn khung c\u1ea3nh bi\u1ec3n tr\u1eddi r\u1ed9ng m\u1edf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng.
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Chuy\u1ec7n ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa, chuy\u1ec7n gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i\u2026 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y d\u1eabn sang c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb, ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i b\u1eb1ng b\u1eefa \u0103n tr\u01b0a b\u00ean b\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1eady m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t Keesler l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y.
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D\u1ea1 ti\u1ec7c h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t \u2013 Th\u1ee9 N\u0103m, 22\/10\/2026<\/strong>
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D\u1ea1 ti\u1ec7c h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Courtyard by Marriott \u1edf Gulfport. Nghi th\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng ni\u1ec7m c\u00e1c t\u00f9 binh chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0 qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n m\u1ea5t t\u00edch (POW\/MIA) do Walt Linne ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch. Ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 nghi th\u1ee9c X\u01b0\u1edbng Danh T\u01b0\u1edfng Ni\u1ec7m (Roll of Honor), nh\u1eb1m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1edb nh\u1eefng phi c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n chuy\u1ebfn bay cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y, do Lee Richmond ch\u1ee7 tr\u00ec. Ph\u1ea7n tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c do \u0111\u00f4i song ca Edde v\u00e0 Brantley \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u00e1ch; h\u1ecd c\u0169ng t\u1eebng bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n trong k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t n\u0103m 2022.
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Sau b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c buffet v\u1edbi h\u1ea3i s\u1ea3n v\u00e0 th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 quay, ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eafng cu\u1ed9c trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u gi\u00e1 th\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng k\u00ednh ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt mang t\u00ean \u201cJust Plane Glass\u201d c\u1ee7a Phil Amrhein. Nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i phi c\u01a1 T-28, A-1 v\u00e0 OV-10, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1edbi ch\u1ee5p \u0111\u00e8n b\u1eb1ng k\u00ednh m\u00e0u, trang tr\u00ed h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 lo\u1ea1i phi c\u01a1 n\u00f3i tr\u00ean. \u00d4ng b\u1ea1n Thu\u1eadn th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea5u gi\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u201cb\u00e1u v\u1eadt\u201d.
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Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u gi\u00e1 thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 1.360 M\u1ef9 kim; phi \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p th\u00eam 640 M\u1ef9 kim, n\u00e2ng t\u1ed5ng s\u1ed1 hi\u1ec7n kim l\u00ean 2.000 M\u1ef9 kim. To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao t\u1eb7ng cho Fisher House t\u1ea1i Keesler AFB.
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Trong ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh, Joe Bazin \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u1ea1i Keesler v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1i Th\u00e1i Lan, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi Chanpheng Phanid, m\u1ed9t phi c\u00f4ng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u thu\u1ed9c Kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Ho\u00e0ng gia L\u00e0o. Chanpheng \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n h\u01a1n 800 phi v\u1ee5 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 con s\u1ed1 \u1ea5y c\u00f2n cao g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t trong nh\u1eefng nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ph\u1ed1i h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi c\u00e1c phi c\u00f4ng ti\u1ec1n ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Raven FACs.
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\u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i v\u00e0i l\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1eddi con g\u00e1i m\u00ecnh, Shandria Pinckard, thay m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 chia s\u1ebb m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a cha m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c.
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Ti\u1ebfp theo, Gary Koldyke chia s\u1ebb nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m s\u00e2u s\u1eafc v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian \u00f4ng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u1ea1i Keesler v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn bay trong v\u00f9ng \u0110\u00f4ng Nam \u00c1 (SEA).
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Billy Mobley, m\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean phi c\u00f4ng t\u1eebng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb 3551st v\u00e0 3512th, nay \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n gi\u1eefa tu\u1ed5i ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i, k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh Vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 Qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u hai c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1 phi c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 t\u00e0i n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. H\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t phi th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm g\u1ed1c g\u00e1c c\u1ee7a cha li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng bay c\u1ee7a hai c\u00f4 n\u1ea7y \u2013 khi cha c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd qua \u0111\u1eddi h\u1ecd c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 b\u00e9 th\u01a1 (m\u1ed9t trong hai c\u00f4 v\u1eeba m\u1edbi l\u1ecdt l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ai n\u00f3i cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p bay b\u1ed5ng c\u1ee7a cha h\u1ecd). Khi c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 chi ti\u1ebft.
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Major Treadway k\u1ebft th\u00fac ph\u1ea7n ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1ef1u hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch chia s\u1ebb \u0111\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 duy\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi ng\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng, s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean phi c\u00f4ng t\u1ea1i Keesler AFB, v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch \u0110\u1eb7c v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a FBI. Trong th\u1eddi gian l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i FBI, \u00f4ng tham gia c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra h\u00ecnh s\u1ef1 l\u1eabn vi\u1ec7c h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh H\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 quan n\u00e0y.
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Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh d\u1ea1 ti\u1ec7c k\u1ebft th\u00fac v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n ng\u00e2m \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i th\u01a1 mang t\u00ean \u201cThe Forgotten Man\u201d (Ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ecb L\u00e3ng Qu\u00ean), do c\u1ef1u hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean, \u0110\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Joe Seward s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ef1u hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean Trung t\u00e1 Jim Gress.
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L\u1eddi k\u1ebft \u2013 M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t, m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a<\/strong>
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V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y b\u00ean nhau t\u1ea1i Keesler c\u0169ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft. B\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y tr\u00f4i qua th\u1eadt nhanh, nhanh h\u01a1n t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. T\u1eeb l\u00fac r\u1eddi Houston, gh\u00e9 th\u0103m Thi\u1ec1n vi\u1ec7n Tam B\u1ea3o t\u1ea1i Baton Rouge, \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng gi\u1edd ph\u00fat thong th\u1ea3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c Shrimp Boiled, d\u1ea1 ti\u1ec7c h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 chuy\u1ebfn tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u0103m nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n th\u00e2n quen trong c\u0103n c\u1ee9\u2026 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh v\u1edbi bi\u1ebft bao k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m kh\u00f3 phai.
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Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1edb nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u1eefng b\u1eefa \u0103n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c hay nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee5p. \u0110i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00eam nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi; \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 v\u1ecb hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean n\u0103m x\u01b0a v\u1eabn c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n b\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i; \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eaft tay, \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y nhau, h\u1ecfi th\u0103m s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb m\u00e0 d\u00f9 h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 phai nh\u1ea1t.
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Trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao Chuck Davies, Major Treadway v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh bi\u1ebft bao th\u1eddi gian, c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i tr\u00e2n qu\u00fd truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.
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M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee9ng ra t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c. N\u00f3 c\u00f2n c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n, \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1. Nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi th\u0103m h\u1ecfi, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1eaft tay, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ea1o n\u00ean linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a phi \u0111o\u00e0n hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n phi c\u00f4ng 3389th.
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Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t, bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng trong l\u00f2ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n.
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T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng khi \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i email c\u1ee7a Major Treadway g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean, c\u1ef1u h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean, th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 sau k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t. Qua nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi t\u00e2m t\u00ecnh ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n s\u1ef1 t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y m\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ed9ng s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y su\u1ed1t bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m qua.
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S\u1ef1 t\u1eadn t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n qua nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u00fd ngh\u0129a; t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00e1c k\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9, duy tr\u00ec trang m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a Phi \u0111o\u00e0n 3389th, cho \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c s\u01b0u t\u1ea7m h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u01b0u gi\u1eef trong t\u1eadp s\u00e1ch Four Squadrons One Mission<\/strong>. Nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng qu\u00fd b\u00e1u v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c duy tr\u00ec s\u1ef1 g\u1eafn b\u00f3 gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u00fang ta qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf h\u1ec7. Thay m\u1eb7t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 quan t\u00e2m, l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb, t\u00f4i xin g\u1eedi l\u1eddi tri \u00e2n ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00fd v\u1ecb v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u00e3 \u00e2m th\u1ea7m g\u00f3p s\u1ee9c g\u00ecn gi\u1eef cho truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i.
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Thay m\u1eb7t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf, s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng t\u1eadn t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb, t\u00f4i xin g\u1eedi l\u1eddi tri \u00e2n ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00fd th\u1ea7y v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u00e3 \u00e2m th\u1ea7m \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c duy tr\u00ec.
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Chuy\u1ebfn tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Keesler l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng kh\u01a1i d\u1eady trong t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft bao k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ch\u00fang ta. H\u00e0 Quan Ph\u00e1t, L\u00ea Ti\u1ebfn B\u1ed9 v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n chuy\u1ebfn bay cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o c\u00f5i v\u0129nh h\u1eb1ng. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 v\u1ecb hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean t\u1eebng t\u1eadn t\u00ecnh d\u00ecu d\u1eaft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi.
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C\u00f3 l\u1ebd trong nh\u1eefng k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, s\u1ed1 gh\u1ebf tr\u1ed1ng s\u1ebd ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng t\u00ean tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00fang ta k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, trong nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh c\u0169, trong nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n quen thu\u1ed9c m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 th\u0103m, v\u00e0 trong tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i.
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Ri\u00eang \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t h\u01a1n n\u1eefa; \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp. Th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, khi \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o trong \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng t\u00ecnh th\u1ea7y tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c duy tr\u00ec h\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebft th\u00fac. C\u00f2n vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c ra sao, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1ea7n bao nhi\u00eau c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n g\u00ec ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc\u2026 th\u00f4i th\u00ec t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb t\u00ednh ti\u1ebfp!
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Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng tr\u00e0ng ph\u00e1o tay, l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u n\u00f3i cho vui n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf.
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D\u00f9 v\u1eady, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y b\u1ea1n c\u0169 c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1. C\u1ea7u mong c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 n\u0103m x\u01b0a, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a phi \u0111o\u00e0n hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n 3389th ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ecn gi\u1eef. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tin r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1, v\u00e0 li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a \u1ea5y hay kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 mong \u0111\u1ee3i, ng\u00e0y \u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eb9n c\u00f2n \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1, thay v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 chia tay nhau trong n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft th\u00fac.
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H\u01a1n n\u1eeda th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Keesler v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb t\u1eeb Vi\u1ec7t Nam, mang theo nh\u1eefng \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 v\u00e0 ho\u00e0i b\u00e3o cho t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc l\u00e1i phi c\u01a1, h\u1ecdc \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n chi\u1ebfc T-28A & B, h\u1ecdc tinh th\u1ea7n k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi qu\u00e2n ng\u0169 v\u00e0 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng binh nghi\u1ec7p ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ng\u00e0y \u1ea5y, kh\u00f4ng ai trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n phi c\u00f4ng l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y g\u1eafn k\u1ebft c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7y v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i, su\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m d\u00e0i.
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Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng, khi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng, m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi nhau b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7t danh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t cho nhau t\u1eeb thu\u1edf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1eddi vang nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb n\u0103m x\u01b0a.
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Th\u1eddi gian c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y \u0111i tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb, s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u00f3a nh\u00f2a – t\u00ecnh th\u1ea7y tr\u00f2, t\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng h\u1eefu, l\u00f2ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng nhau t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, Keesler kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t C\u0103n C\u1ee9 Kh\u00f4ng Qu\u00e2n. N\u01a1i \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn.
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T\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Houston, mang theo nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ea3m x\u00fac h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ng\u00f4n t\u1eeb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3. Chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac, nh\u01b0ng t\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng h\u1eefu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t k\u1ef3 h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhen nh\u00f3m.
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Keesler AFB \u2013 M\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1edb.
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Phi \u0111o\u00e0n 3389th \u2013 M\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng h\u1eefu \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u00e2n qu\u00fd.
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V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a\u2026 T\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f3a 72-01 \u2013 K Flight<\/strong><\/p>\n

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KEESLER AFB REUNION 2026
\n3389th PILOT TRAINING SQUADRON<\/strong><\/p>\n

A time to remember<\/strong>
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In the history of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF), the pilot training program in the United States holds a particularly distinguished place. It helped shape a generation of military aviators through the knowledge, discipline, and flying skills taught according to United States Air Force standards. Among the units entrusted with this important mission, the 3389th Pilot Training Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi occupies a special place in the memories of hundreds of Vietnamese pilots.
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The 3389th Squadron was part of the Military Assistance Program (MAP) and officially operated from January 15, 1967, through May 4, 1973. Its primary mission was to train military pilots from allied nations, particularly students from the Republic of Vietnam Air Force, using the T-28 Trojan trainer aircraft. During its more than six years of operation, according to recorded figures, approximately 750 VNAF fixed-wing pilots were sent to the United States for training.
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We came from a country torn by a brutal war, fighting against the expansion of international communism and the enemy from the North. We arrived with hopes, ambitions, and dreams of becoming military pilots capable of defending our homeland. Keesler AFB, with its classroom instruction, practical training, and flying missions in the T-28, became an indispensable chapter in our military careers.
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To us, the 3389th was far more than the designation of a military unit or the name of a training facility. It was a place that preserved a chapter of our youth; a place where instructor-student relationships were forged, friendships took root, and countless memories were created. More than half a century later, those memories remain as precious as ever in our hearts.<\/p>\n

Reunions through three decades<\/strong>
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The 3389th began holding official reunions in 1996, initiated and organized by Lieutenant Colonel Chuck Davies, who created opportunities for former instructors and students to come together again. Since then, fifteen reunions have been held at various locations, generally every two years. The reunion planned for 2020 had to be canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, 2026, marks the thirtieth anniversary of the beginning of the 3389th’s biennial reunion tradition.
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Over the years, former Instructor Pilots (IPs), the men who had personally trained us, took turns organizing these gatherings. They provided opportunities for former instructors and students to reconnect, inquire about one another’s health, revisit old stories, and relive the wonderful memories they had shared at Keesler.
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The reunions were usually held in September or October. Naturally, Keesler Air Force Base remained the most familiar and meaningful venue, for it was where our journey had begun. Occasionally, however, gatherings were held elsewhere, including Ohio, Colorado, Florida, and Texas.
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I had the opportunity to attend three reunions at Keesler and one in San Antonio. Each time I returned to Keesler, no matter how many years had passed, the familiar feelings of the old days came rushing back.
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The American instructors who had taught us and the Vietnamese students who had once flown side by side in the T-28A and T-28B had all grown old. Their hair had turned gray, their faces were lined with wrinkles and age spots, some could barely walk without difficulty, while others had to rely on walking sticks. And yet, whenever we met again, it seemed as though the years simply faded away. The heartfelt greetings, firm handshakes, and familiar smiles often said more than words ever could.
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Unfortunately, I had not been able to attend every reunion.
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Time waits for no one. With each passing year, the number of attendees gradually diminished. The instructors and former classmates, both American and Vietnamese, who had once stood together so many years ago, were slowly departing this world. The reunions became less frequent, and each gathering took on a deeper meaning.
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They were no longer simply occasions to revisit an old place and see former instructors and friends. They had become precious opportunities to see one another just one more time.
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Indeed, at our age, every reunion could very well be the last time we would have the chance to meet.
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One regret I still carry is that I have never had the opportunity to see my first instructor again, Captain O’Brien. He was a talented, sincere, and exceptionally friendly man who welcomed me when I joined K Flight, Class 72-01. He trained me for several months before being transferred to another assignment. I still hope that somehow, someday, I might find an opportunity to reconnect with Captain O’Brien.
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Afterward, I continued my training under Captain Thomas Cathay, who had just arrived to take over the assignment. Captain Cathay had a gentle, soft-spoken personality and a patient approach to instruction. His manner of teaching helped me overcome the difficulties of training and achieve encouraging results. I eventually ranked among the top five when I received my wings.
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Captain Thomas Cathay passed away before the 2018 reunion at Keesler. In the years leading up to that gathering, he had contacted me several times by telephone and email, reminding me of the reunion and encouraging me to attend. Sadly, by the time that reunion finally took place, he was no longer with us.
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Nevertheless, I had the opportunity to visit him several times in Houston while he was receiving treatment at the Texas Medical Center. After the 2018 reunion, I also had the pleasure of visiting his beloved wife of forty-nine years, Deborah Cathay, at her home in Pensacola, Florida.
\n

Looking back now, I realize how precious those opportunities to meet and visit them truly were. Those encounters have become memories that I cherish deeply.<\/p>\n

Could this be our last reunion?<\/strong>
\n

According to Major Treadway, the organizer, this year’s 3389th Pilot Training Squadron reunion, scheduled for October 20\u201323, 2026, at Keesler Air Force Base, might well be the last official reunion.
\n

The reason was simple, yet heartbreaking. Everyone was getting older, particularly the former instructors. Their health no longer allowed them to organize or attend gatherings as they once had.
\n

Many of our former instructors were now in their eighties, some even in their nineties. We Vietnamese students of those days were certainly no longer young ourselves. Some were dealing with health problems; others had difficulty walking. Perhaps many understood that this might be their final opportunity to attend such a gathering.
\n

Knowing that this could be the last reunion, interest was greater than expected. A total of 135 people expressed their intention to attend, 117 registered, and ultimately 102 made the trip to Biloxi.
\n

Although the final attendance was lower than the number of registrations, this was still the second-largest reunion in the history of the 3389th, surpassed only by the 2018 gathering, which attracted nearly 200 attendees.
\n

Those numbers spoke volumes about the enduring bonds among people who had shared a chapter of their lives at the 3389th training school, even though more than half a century had passed.
\n

Perhaps these circumstances made this year’s reunion more meaningful than ever. We understood that it was not simply a trip back to our old base, nor merely an opportunity to see former instructors and classmates. Who knew? Perhaps this truly was the last time the instructors and students of a distant era would still be able to sit together, talk about their flying missions, recall their training days, and revisit memories that had remained buried deep in their hearts for more than fifty years.
\n

And that was precisely why I decided to return to Keesler. Not simply to reclaim my youth, because time had passed and no one could turn back the clock. I returned to see those who were still with us, to offer my greetings and gratitude to our former instructors, and to share with old friends a little warmth from the teacher-student bonds that had endured for more than half a century.
\n

Some reunions take place without any promise that another will follow. Some friends we meet again today may be people we will never have the chance to see again. And some places, though we left them long ago, remain forever in the hearts of those who once studied and lived there.<\/p>\n

Back to Keesler<\/strong>
\n

On the morning of October 20, 2026, we left Houston at eight o’clock. Our group consisted of Pham Van Tong, my friend Nguyen Van No and his wife, who had flown in from San Jose, and my wife and me. We traveled together in a rented vehicle, beginning our journey toward Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi.
\n

Besides stopping for lunch along the way, we decided to visit Tam Bao Buddhist Meditation Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
\n

Earlier in the year, during another trip, I had visited the center and spent a night there. Whenever you happen to pass through Baton Rouge, I sincerely recommend stopping by, especially if you appreciate peaceful surroundings, natural beauty, and a little respite from the hectic pace of everyday life.
\n

The meditation center has spacious grounds, dignified architecture, and beautifully maintained gardens surrounded by lush greenery. It is not only a place where monks, nuns, and lay Buddhists study and practice the Dharma, but also a peaceful sanctuary for anyone who appreciates nature and wishes to find a moment of tranquility amid life’s many concerns.
\n

Simply taking a leisurely walk around the grounds, admiring the scenery, and breathing in the serenity of the temple can bring a sense of calm and lightness to one’s heart.
\n

Visitors may even request overnight accommodations. The hospitality is warm and thoughtful, and both meals and lodging are provided free of charge. It is a wonderful opportunity to experience the peaceful atmosphere of the center or participate in meditation retreats and Buddhist studies\u2014something truly precious amid the distractions and turmoil of everyday life.
\n

For more information or to contact the Abbot, please visit the center’s website:
\nhttps:\/\/www.batonrougebuddha.org\/<\/a>
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When we arrived, the Abbot was away on Buddhist affairs elsewhere. However, he had thoughtfully arranged for a young monk to welcome us and guide us around the grounds. His sincere hospitality and gracious manner made our visit especially pleasant and meaningful.
\n

Actually, my reason for stopping there was quite simple. My friend Nguyen Van No and his wife are both devoted to Buddhist practice at home, although they belong to a different meditation tradition. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce them to a meditation center that I had been fortunate enough to visit before.
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It was a pleasant interlude during our long drive and an opportunity for friends to share a different kind of spiritual experience, beyond our usual everyday conversations.
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After touring the grounds and thanking the monk who had so graciously guided us, we continued our journey to Keesler AFB. Once we checked into our hotel, we headed to the Welcome Center to take part in the reunion activities.<\/p>\n

The first day \u2013 Tuesday, October 20, 2026<\/strong>
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We arrived at the organizers’ meeting room to register and receive the necessary materials. The reunion atmosphere was already beginning to come alive.
\n

Familiar faces and new acquaintances – people from different units and different classes – began appearing here and there. Warm greetings, friendly handshakes, and conversations that seemed fresh and lively were actually stories that had been waiting for years, sometimes decades, to be told again.
\n

Besides seeing many familiar couples and close friends, including Thuan the Carpenter, Khiem the Blinker, Nhu, Nho, Tong, No, Nhon, Cung, Anh, Cuong, and five or seven other couples from different classes, I also ran into Dinh Dong Ky, a former friend from our unit, commonly known by his nickname, “Ky h\u00f4i.”
\n

Actually, every one of us back then had some sort of nickname. And once someone had been given a nickname, that person usually wanted nothing more than to find the fellow who had invented it and settle the score!
\n

This time, Ky came with his two children, a son and a daughter. Both were grown up, yet still happily single. They were polite, charming, and especially impressed me because they spoke Vietnamese quite fluently, despite having been born and raised in the United States.
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I was particularly fond of his daughter because of her lively personality, intelligence, cheerful conversation, and openness. In fact, a fleeting thought crossed my mind, \u201cWouldn’t it be wonderful if this young lady agreed to become my daughter-in-law!\u201d
\n

Ky had never attended any of the previous reunions. But this time, his two children insisted that they bring their father to the gathering. Perhaps they understood that this was a special occasion, a rare opportunity for their father to reconnect with old friends who had shared a glorious chapter of his youth more than half a century ago.
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After several hours of catching up and reminiscing, we finally said our goodbyes. Each group had its own plans and appointments, but we all agreed to meet again the following afternoon for the Shrimp Boiled.<\/p>\n

Back To Familiar Places \u2013 Wednesday, October 21, 2026<\/strong>
\n

On Wednesday morning, we got up early for breakfast. Since there were not enough vehicles to transport everyone together, several former instructors graciously volunteered to drive, each taking three or four former students onto the base.
\n

Getting through the gates of Keesler Air Force Base is no longer as simple as it was when we were students there. Today, all visitors must complete the required procedures and undergo security screening before being permitted to enter.
\n

Our group consisted of Pham Van Tong, Thien Nam – Dinh Dong Ky’s son – and my wife and me. One of our former instructors kindly drove us around the base, taking us to revisit the familiar places where we had once lived, eaten, socialized, attended classroom instruction, and learned to fly.
\n

Although I had returned on a few previous reunion occasions, much of the surrounding scenery had changed over the years. As the vehicle passed through different sections of the base, old images gradually resurfaced in my memory.
\n

That building used to be our classroom. Another had once been our common gathering place. Even the short roads we had traveled so frequently seemed to lead me back into a distant past.
\n

One place that held special meaning for me was Tyer House, where I had lived after completing flight training and receiving my wings. There was a volleyball court there, associated with a memory I have never forgotten.
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Back then, my close friend and roommate, Ha Quan Phat, was an outstanding volleyball player. One afternoon, after returning from flight school, we gathered to play as usual. But that particular day, Phat delivered an incredible spike that became an unforgettable legend among our group.
\n

The hit was so powerful that Le Tien Bo, a sturdily built friend of ours, had absolutely no chance of returning it. The ball flew straight into his chest, knocking him backward onto the ground, where he lay motionless for a brief moment…
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It was nothing more than an ordinary sporting mishap, something that might not have seemed particularly remarkable at the time. Yet somehow, it became one of those stories our group could never forget.
\n

Today, both Phat and Bo have completed their final flights into eternity, but they continue to live in the memories of those of us who remain.
\n

Standing there, looking at that old volleyball court, I suddenly felt a heaviness in my heart. An ordinary court, a humorous story from our younger days – and yet, it brought back the images of two friends who were no longer in this world.
\n

Just passing by was enough to awaken so many memories. I thought of Phat, of Bo, of all our classmates, and of a beautiful past that had slowly receded into the distance. My eyes suddenly began to sting with tears.
\n

More than fifty years ago, we had lived and spent our days right here, carefree and full of youthful energy, surrounded by classes, flights, and countless little adventures of our younger years.
\n

Back then, none of us could have imagined that one day we would return with heads of silver hair; that our friends would gradually depart this world; and that the memories of those days could only be rediscovered through the familiar places we once walked.
\n

Time has changed everything. Yet, somehow, simply setting foot again in a place from our past seems to bring a part of our youth back to life, vivid and alive, as though we had never really left.<\/p>\n

An unexpected promise…<\/strong>
\n

That afternoon marked the official gathering of this year’s reunion. The organizing committee had thoughtfully prepared a Shrimp Boiled at the Welcome Room, featuring plenty of boiled shrimp, potatoes, corn, onions, and a variety of beverages for everyone attending.
\n

During the gathering, Major Treadway once again reminded us that this would be the final official reunion organized by him, unless someone else volunteered to take responsibility for arranging future gatherings.
\n

It was not that people no longer wanted to see one another. Rather, advancing age and declining health had become unavoidable obstacles. Moreover, apparently no one else had yet been willing or able to assume the responsibilities involved in organizing future reunions.
\n

Although I had heard rumors beforehand that this might be the last gathering, I still could not help feeling deeply saddened and emotional.
\n

Looking around at those familiar faces, I thought about the dedication of our former instructors, the friends who had shared our youth, those who had already passed away, and the countless memories associated with this base over more than half a century.
\n

Could it really all come to an end like this?
\n

Encouraged and supported by ZiAn, Dinh Dong Ky’s beloved daughter, I finally gathered the courage to stand up and volunteer to organize the next reunion, provided that everyone would be willing to support me.
\n

I spoke with such emotion that my voice nearly failed me, and tears began welling up in my eyes. To be perfectly honest, at that very moment I had absolutely no idea where to begin, where to hold the event, how to bring everyone together, or whether I was even capable of taking on such a responsibility.
\n

But one thought kept echoing in my mind.
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“If everyone simply lets go, the reunion tradition that has brought instructors and students together for so many years will truly come to an end.”<\/em>
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The thought was genuinely heartbreaking. These gatherings had long since become more than ordinary reunions. They had become part of our memories and emotional lives. If there was still something I could do to preserve those precious bonds, I felt I should not stand aside.
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Suddenly, the entire room erupted in applause. It was an enormous encouragement, especially at a moment when everyone was saddened by the thought that this might be the last time we would ever gather together. Of course, I could not help imagining that quite a few people in the room might have been wondering:
\n

“How on earth is this fellow going to organize it? Where will he hold it? And can he actually pull it off?”<\/em> Honestly, even after I finished speaking, I had no answers myself!
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But at least that afternoon, there was one person – encouraged by Dinh Dong Ky’s lovely daughter – who had stood up and declared his intention to keep the flame of our reunion tradition alive.
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And the person who would now have to carry that torch was… me.
\n

Oh my Gosh! Can you believe it?
\n

Afterward, old friends and new acquaintances continued chatting animatedly. Some asked about one another’s health, others recalled old stories, while still others talked about their families. One conversation led to another, as though everything had happened only yesterday, despite the decades that had passed.
\n

Perhaps at gatherings like these, time is no longer measured in years, but in the memories that remain alive in each person’s heart.
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It was quite late before everyone finally agreed to end the gathering and return to the hotel for some rest. We said our goodbyes and arranged to have breakfast together the following morning before returning to visit the base once more.<\/p>\n

A Leisurely Day In Ocean Springs \u2013 Thursday, October 22, 2026<\/strong>
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The morning was set aside for free time. There was no fixed schedule to follow and no appointments demanding our attention. It was an opportunity for everyone, individually or in small groups, to explore the surrounding area or revisit places they had come to know during their flight training days or previous reunions.
\n

Our group of more than ten friends decided to visit the historic downtown district of Ocean Springs.
\n

We strolled leisurely along the small streets, admired the scenery, and enjoyed the relaxed pace of this charming coastal town.
\n

After taking what seemed like countless photographs and walking until our legs were nearly exhausted, we found a coffee shop with a spacious outdoor patio shaded by leafy trees.
\n

There, everyone settled down comfortably. We could talk about absolutely anything under the sun\u2014or beyond it. Stories from the old days, today’s news, the people who were present, and those who were absent… one story simply flowed into another amid laughter and friendly conversation.
\n

Leaving the historic district, some of us continued on to the beach.
\n

Beneath our feet was a stretch of fine white sand, sparkling in the sunlight and extending along the blue water. A gentle sea breeze carried the faint salty scent of the ocean.
\n

Some walked down to the water’s edge, others stood admiring the scenery, while a few took the opportunity to capture more photographs as keepsakes. Nothing extraordinary happened that day, yet those simple moments brought their own special happiness.
\n

At an age when every opportunity to meet becomes increasingly precious, being able to walk together, exchange a few old stories, and share hearty laughter is itself a wonderful blessing.
\n

When lunchtime arrived, we headed to Shaggy’s, a seafood restaurant right on the waterfront.
\nAs we enjoyed our meal and gazed out at the expansive seascape, our conversations continued from where they had left off that morning.
\n

Stories of the old days, friends who were no longer with us, family matters, and our present lives… one subject naturally led to another.
\n

It was just an ordinary morning followed by lunch beside the water. Yet somehow, that simple day became one of the most beautiful memories of this Keesler reunion.<\/p>\n

The Reunion Banquet \u2013 Thursday, October 22, 2026<\/strong>
\n

The reunion banquet was held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Gulfport.
\n

The POW\/MIA Remembrance Ceremony was conducted by Walt Linne. This was followed by the Roll of Honor, a solemn tribute to fellow aviators who had completed their final flights into the western horizon, led by Lee Richmond.
\n

The musical entertainment was provided by the singing duo of Edde and Brantley, who had also performed at the 2022 reunion.
\n

Following the buffet dinner, featuring seafood and roast beef, the program continued with the announcement of the winners of the silent auction for Phil Amrhein’s artistic glass creations, under the name “Just Plane Glass.”
\n

These beautiful pieces featured images of various aircraft, including the T-28, A-1, and OV-10. There were also magnificent lamps with stained-glass shades decorated with images of some of these aircraft.
\n

My dear friend \u201cThuan the Carpenter\u201d was fortunate enough to win one of these treasures at the auction.
\n

The auction raised $1,360, and the squadron contributed an additional $640, bringing the total donation to $2,000. The entire amount was presented to Fisher House at Keesler AFB.
\n

During the program, Joe Bazin shared several experiences from his time at Keesler and later in Thailand, where he had met and worked with Chanpheng Phanid, a fighter pilot in the Royal Lao Air Force.
\n

Chanpheng had flown more than 800 combat missions, and the actual number might have been considerably higher, perhaps even many times that figure, particularly when counting missions conducted in coordination with the Raven Forward Air Controllers (FACs).
\n

Joe spoke only briefly before inviting his daughter, Shandria Pinckard, to speak on his behalf. She shared part of her father’s life story, and it was truly an astonishing account.
\n

Next, Gary Koldyke shared some deeply meaningful memories of his time at Keesler and his flying experiences in Southeast Asia (SEA).
\n

Billy Mobley, a former instructor pilot who had served with the 3551st and 3512th units and was now approaching his mid-nineties, recounted his experiences during the early years of the Military Assistance Program.
\n

He also introduced the two grown daughters of a former pilot who had once been his exceptionally talented student.
\n

Their remarkable journey to discover their father’s past was closely connected to the flight school. When their father passed away, they were still very young – one of the daughters had only just been born. No one had ever told them about their father’s flying career.
\n

It was an extraordinary story. I hope to share it in greater detail on another occasion.
\n

Major Treadway concluded the former instructors’ presentations by sharing how he had found his way into aviation, his career as an instructor pilot at Keesler AFB, and his subsequent work as an FBI Special Agent.
\n

During his years with the FBI, he participated in both criminal investigations and efforts to establish the agency’s Aviation Program.
\n

The banquet program concluded with a recitation of a poem entitled “The Forgotten Man,” written by former instructor Colonel Joe Seward and presented by former instructor Lieutenant Colonel Jim Gress.<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts \u2013 A Reunion, A Promise<\/strong>
\n

And so, our days together at Keesler finally came to an end.
\n

Four days passed remarkably quickly, much faster than I had imagined. From our departure in Houston and our visit to Tam Bao Buddhist Meditation Center in Baton Rouge, to the warm gatherings, leisurely explorations of the town, the Shrimp Boiled, the reunion banquet, and finally our return to familiar places on the base, everything came together to form a journey filled with memories that will be difficult to forget.
\n

Yet the most memorable things were not the places we visited, the meals we enjoyed, or the photographs we took.
\n

What mattered most was the opportunity to see old friends again and make new ones; to see some of our former instructors still among us; to shake hands, embrace one another, ask about our health, and reminisce about a time of youth that, despite the passage of more than half a century, somehow never truly faded away.
\n

During those days, I came to understand even more deeply why Chuck Davies, Major Treadway, and everyone who had devoted so much time and effort to organizing these reunions cherished this tradition so dearly.
\n

A reunion cannot survive through the efforts of one willing organizer alone. It also requires the presence, participation, contributions, and affection of everyone involved.
\n

The photographs, the stories, the greetings, the handshakes, and even those seemingly ordinary moments of laughter are what give the 3389th Pilot Training Squadron its soul.
\n

When someone is absent, the reunion can still go on, but that absence will surely leave an empty space in the hearts of those who are present. I was particularly moved when I reread the email Major Treadway had sent to all the instructors, former students, family members, and friends following the reunion.
\n

Through his heartfelt words, I came to appreciate even more deeply the dedication that he and his fellow organizers had devoted to preserving this tradition over so many years.
\n

Their commitment has been reflected in many meaningful efforts: organizing reunions, maintaining the 3389th Squadron website, and collecting photographs and historical documents for preservation in the book Four Squadrons, One Mission.<\/strong>
\n

These efforts have made an invaluable contribution to maintaining the bonds among members of our community across generations.
\n

On behalf of everyone who has benefited from their kindness, generosity, and hard work, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our former instructors and to all those who have quietly contributed their time and effort to keeping this wonderful tradition alive.
\n

This return to Keesler also awakened countless memories of friends who are no longer with us.
\n

Ha Quan Phat, Le Tien Bo, and many others have already completed their final flights into eternity. Some of the instructors who once guided us so patiently have also passed away.
\n

Perhaps at future reunions, the number of empty chairs will continue to grow. But I believe their names and images will never disappear.
\n

They will continue to live in the stories we tell, in the old photographs, in the familiar places we return to visit, and in the hearts of those who remain. For me personally, this trip left behind something even more special – a promise to do everything I can to organize the next reunion.
\n

To be perfectly honest, when I stood up to speak that afternoon, I had absolutely no concrete plan in mind.
\n

I simply could not bear the thought of seeing a teacher-student tradition that had endured for more than half a century come to an end.
\n

As for how to organize it, where to hold it, how much effort it would require, and what difficulties might lie ahead… well, I figured those were things I could worry about later!
\n

But once I had made that announcement before everyone, and the entire room had responded with applause, my words were no longer just something casually said in the heat of the moment.
\n

I understood that I had taken on a considerable responsibility.
\n

Nevertheless, if I can contribute even a little effort to give our former instructors and friends another opportunity to gather, if our teachers remain healthy enough to sit once more with the students they trained so many years ago, and if the memories of the 3389th Pilot Training Squadron can continue to be preserved, then I will consider every effort worthwhile.
\n

I still do not know where the next reunion will take place, how many people will attend, or whether I will have the health and ability to fulfill this promise.
\n

But at least, from this moment on, we have something to look forward to. There is another date on the horizon for us to anticipate, rather than simply saying goodbye in sadness, with the feeling that everything has finally come to an end.
\n

More than half a century ago, we arrived at Keesler as young men from Vietnam, carrying dreams and ambitions for the future.
\n

We learned to fly, to handle the T-28A and T-28B, to embrace the discipline of military life, and to prepare ourselves for the careers that lay ahead.
\n

Back then, none of us could have imagined that a pilot training program would become the bond connecting instructors and students, friends and comrades, for more than fifty years.
\n

Nor could we have imagined that when our hair had turned completely gray, we would still return to this place, still call one another by the nicknames we had given each other so long ago, and still laugh together as loudly as the young men we once were.
\n

Time may take away our youth, our health, and even the people we love.
\n

But there are things that time cannot erase: the bonds between teachers and students, the friendship among comrades, our gratitude, and the memories we created together.
\n

To us, Keesler is more than an Air Force Base. It is an inseparable part of the lives of everyone who was connected to it.
\n

I returned to Houston carrying photographs, stories, and more emotions than words could ever express.
\n

The journey had ended, but the friendships remained.
\n

And somewhere deep in my heart, another reunion had already begun to take shape.
\n

Keesler AFB \u2013 A Time to Remember.
\n

The 3389th Pilot Training Squadron \u2013 A Friendship to Cherish.
\n

And a Promise… I will do my very best to keep this tradition alive.<\/p>\n

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