A female veteran still cherishes the black and white photo of the two sisters when they went to battle. The words under the photo are only a few short sentences: "Two sisters in the same trench fighting for independence. You sacrificed and lay down, I live and return to my mother". The younger sister no longer returned after the war, but every time she meets her comrades, she still carries that photo so that her younger sister can meet her comrades.
In the display room, the military backpack of the soldier of Quang Tri Ancient Citadel is quietly lying next to the gun, the jacket hat and the water canteen. Time has faded the fabric, rusted the metal, but cannot make old the age of 20 left on the battlefield.
And here, a letter from martyr Vo Thi Tan to her mother just a few days before she sacrificed at Nga ba Dong Loc, with round but firm handwriting. Young female volunteers miss their mothers, miss their homes, and carry simple dreams before entering the war.
And then there are still returns after decades of searching. Funeral ceremonies and burials of martyrs' remains always make witnesses speechless. There are promises that this nation has never forgotten to fulfill: Bringing the children who sacrificed back to their motherland. Among the gray heads is the green of today's young soldiers. They silently light incense in front of unfamiliar graves. At that moment, memories are passed from generations who have gone through war to generations who are maintaining peace.
79 years of the War Invalids and Martyrs' Day, the country has changed a lot, reaching out to enter a new era. But every July, incense sticks are still lit, flowers are still placed down, hands still gently touch the stone steles as if touching their beloved comrades. Because there are people who do not return. But they have never been absent from the nation's memory.
