Colonel Đỗ Sâm. (He once served in the artillery regiment of North Vietnam).

Written to his wife on June 1968.

"You asked me what I remember most when I think of you. I remember the atmosphere of our wedding... I remember our little warm room filled with countless memories. I still do… Right after the wedding, I had to leave again to defend the coastline. We had such little time together before I was stationed in the South, my love. The more I think about it, the more I empathize with you. That’s why I’m so determined to defend our nation - so that millions of couples like us can live in happiness, my dear.

Last night, our convoy kept moving southward. This morning, I finally had a moment to sit down and write to you. Surrounding me were the sounds of flowing streams and rustling leaves, as if nature itself were celebrating our love. I cannot wait for the day of final victory, when we reunite. Then we can live with a joy more intense than anything else, right, my love? Wishing you good health and endless longing for your own..."

"Though you're always in my thoughts, I must focus all my strength on this task: to help bring our people’s struggle to victory. I’ve made a promise to myself: only when the South is free and independent, when joy returns to all, will I focus on building a life for just you and me. Only then can I truly devote myself to our family, my dear…”