Wives of Truong Sa soldiers
(VOVworld) – Soldiers stationed in the Truong Sa archipelago express their love for their families their beloved wives and children in emotional poems. Ensign Nguyen Duy Chinh often writes poems for his wife, Hoang Thi Mai, in Hai Phong city, who gives him continuous encouragement to fulfill his duty.
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Whenever Mai misses her husband, she plays songs about Truong Sa archipelago. One song she has heard hundreds of times, but she always feels moved. It reminds her of her husband, who used to sing it to her. Mai says: "He likes singing songs about Truong Sa such as “Truong Sa is close” or “Truong Sa marching song”. He loves Truong Sa very much and he knows a lot of songs about the archipelago. He sent us a CD of Truong Sa songs. We’ve listened to it many times and know the songs by heart."
The love story between teacher Hoang Thi Mai and ensign Nguyen Duy Chinh is romantic. They met each other as penpals through the Tien Phong newspaper, and carried on a correspondence for four years. After getting married, they lived together for only 2 months before Chinh had to return to his military duty on Truong Sa. When Mai gave birth to a son, Chinh couldn’t be by her side. He only saw his child in photos. Mai says life is quite hard but she’s determined not to bother her husband so he can keep his mind on his work. "I can rarely share my emotion and hardship with my husband, even when our children are sick. Sometimes both my children and I are sick. It’s really hard because we don’t have a helping hand. No one helps me take the children to school. My husband loves me a lot but he can do nothing but phone me to encourage me. I ask him to do his duty and I can take care of the family."
Since her husband is a Truong Sa soldier, Mai has made it her habit to read about the archipelago and sing songs about it. Her knowledge is only through the newspaper or what people tell her. In July 2007 she got an unexpected opportunity to visit her husband on Truong Sa. Mai recalls: "I was informed a fort night earlier. During that time, I couldn’t sleep well because I thought of the trip day and night. It was my first tip to the archipelago and I was quite anxious."
In the middle of 2012, Mai managed to visit her husband again. This time she witnessed significant developments on Truong Sa archipelago which made her feel more secure about her husband’s living and working conditions. Chinh says he is thankful for the love, trust, and encouragement of his wife and family, which have bolstered his determination to fulfill his duty of protecting the motherland’s maritime sovereignty.
"I thoroughly understand the hardship that my wife has to endure being the wife of a naval soldier stationed on an island far from home. At the same time, she has to fulfill the roles of both mother and father to my children while looking after our parents. She is a great source of encouragement to me to accomplish any tasks assigned and I would love to dedicate any achievement in my work to her and my family back home." Chinh says.
As Truong Sa is now connected with the mainland through phone lines, Chinh calls home every single day to talk with his son and daughter while keeping his wife updated about his life and work. Chinh says these are the best moments of his life, listening to the voices of his family members.