The Bamboo Incident (Hoa-Binh)

I know, it's going to be hard for you and the kids.

But I have to go.

I go.

How often did rain take over from the sun

since your departure?

What's this?

A medicine for my leg.

I bought it very dear to the Chinese.

Maybe it will comfort me.

Is it thunder?

No, there is no more thunder in Vietnam.

There are only planes left. Nothing more.

Do you think daddy will come back soon?

Yes, very soon.

- Why did he leave? - Hold on.

I think the rice is cooked.

When Dad comes back, you will not have to work anymore.

- ا a will be as before. - Yes, as before.

He will be here. I will take care of Xuan.

And you, you will go back to school.

Xuan was born one morning and I was at school.

You too, Xuan, you'll go to school one day.

Viewing.

She is fine.

She took 200 grams.

Your radios have arrived.

Come see the doctor.

You have to admit her to the hospital.

This is serious enough.

I'm afraid it will not heal.

News from your husband?

You are very sick.

You have to go to the hospital.

We will take care of your children.

It's impossible.

The rice is cooked. I have to go to work.

I'm already late. Eat without me.

Are you very sick?

No do not worry.

Tomorrow we will go to the market all three.

Then we will go to your cousin Nam.

Look, a unicorn.

You are hurt?

No it is nothing.

It's still far away?

Yes, quite.

My house burned. I lost everything.

Can we stay here for a few days?

Take care of the children.

Hello.

You have a lot of pain?

A little bit, Hung.

The city is far away.

I was tired of walking from the village to the market.

Why two armies? One day, the other night.

Viet-Cong. Go open.

We will still have to break the road.

Come all, please.

Hung, wake up your mother.

Come on, everybody outside.

You are tired?

A little.

Quick, the road must be cut before sunrise.

Delta to Charlie. Delta to Charlie.

To you.

You do not go to the market?

No, I can not go to work this morning.

I can not get up.

I have a very bad leg, hung.

I have to get treatment.

The dispensary nurse will come later

and will take me to the hospital.

But will you come back?

No, I do not think so, my son.

But dad will come back.

Maybe, but it's not safe.

You will stay here.

You'll take care of Xuan as a man.

I know you'll get there.

Please, Hung, go to the clinic.

Go get the nurse.

She's going to die, it's almost safe.

Here is money for the kids.

My dear little boy,

you will soon learn that life is cruel.

When you were born, there reigned light and joy.

I remember it very well.

So you have to do everything to convey that to Xuan.

Only Xuan and you are left.

You have to take care of her.

Try to always hang on to happiness.

Never lose hope.

How many mountains and rivers will there be between you?

Poor hung.

You'll have to take care of Xuan. Your mother will not come back.

Hold. That's money to take care of children.

You will only have rice. I do not have money for you.

But Nam, my dad will be coming back soon.

He does not care.

He will not come back.

We can not stay here.

Nobody loves us.

There is the city where we lived with mom.

She may be at the market.

Or at the port.

She's waiting for us to be ready for Dad's return.

Tomorrow, we'll go get her.

Do you wear your father's hat?

Hung, come eat soup with your sister.

If you want to work,

I have a junk to unload. It is not too hard.

Come to port tomorrow, on the arroyo.

You can make a little money.

Do you want to be polite? I rent you a box.

Come see me on rue Calmette, tomorrow.

Sao.

Bay.

Hung.

Tonight, we share. Okay?

Come and wax our shoes.

So major, how is it going?

This year, we have inflicted heavy losses

to Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.

They were pushed back to the Cambodian border.

And we seized

tons of food and ammunition.

And the future?

We are very optimistic.

We are militarily stronger than our enemies.

Our official mission

is to help Vietnam repel Communist aggression.

The democracy of other countries depends on our success.

We want peace, not war.

But as the war was imposed on us,

then we make war.

We will stay here

until democracy settles.

It can take 20 years.

Perhaps.

North Vietnamese and Viet Cong,

supported

by the Russians and the Chinese, will never accept defeat.

They will fight to the end.

This is certain, unmistakable.

We must not under any circumstances relax our vigilance.

The troops of the 36 free nations who are with us

know that the Republic of Vietnam has called us