Hanoi teacher devotes life to teach students in southern battlefield
Every time Pham Thi Hai Am looked at old photos she took with her comrades, tears welled up in her eyes as she recalled the hardships of the battlefield and missed her departed comrades. Pham Thi Hai Am is happy to see her comrades again through photos displayed at the National Archives Centre III. Photos: Tra My “Although shrapnel pieces are still stuck in my body, I am still luckier than many teammates because I come back alive,” she said. Recently, she donated her memorabilia to the National Archives Centre III (Hanoi) in the hope that her story of war will forever be told to the next generation. Unforgettable moments in life In 1969, Pham Thi Hai Am left Hanoi and volunteered to enter the southern battlefield (battlefield B). Because of a special political mission, people going to battlefield B had to hide their identity and cut off all communications with the North. The mission to go to battlefield B began in 1959. Hundreds of cadres, teachers, and ...