Ho\u00e0ng Lan Chi <\/strong><\/p>\n V\u1edbi t\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u0103n Minh \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi S\u00e0i G\u00f2n b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng u t\u1ed1i trong m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat cho d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0a Th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, n\u1eafng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1eeda. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 ch\u1ecb ru\u1ed9t t\u1ea1i Qu\u1eadn 1. T\u00f4i nghe m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tin, c\u1ee9 ng\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 m\u01a1. Tuy v\u1eady, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u00ean sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y \u201cacetone\u201d ch\u00f9i h\u1ebft m\u00f3ng tay, ph\u1ee5 c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 ch\u1ecb v\u1ee9t h\u1ebft qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n, s\u00e1ch v\u1edf c\u00f3 hai b\u00e0n tay Vi\u1ec7t M\u1ef9. Tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u1edf Gia \u0110\u1ecbnh, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t l\u1eafm nh\u01b0ng ng\u1ed5n ngang r\u00e1c do m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111em v\u1ee9t. Ngay s\u00e1ng 1\/5 th\u00ec v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng Khoa H\u1ecdc tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec7n. T\u1ebft n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng v\u1eabn k\u00e9o nhau l\u00ean nh\u00e0 b\u00e1c t\u00f4i (tr\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1ed9c) nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a v\u00ec ai c\u0169ng ngh\u00e8o \u0111i, ai c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i cho t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai b\u1ea5p b\u00eanh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng \u0111en t\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t\u2026C\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y n\u0103m sau, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u1edf t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Khi \u0111i v\u1ec1 mi\u00ean T\u00e2y, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi \u201c Qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y, mi\u1ec1n Nam m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb l\u0169 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0\u01a1i c\u01b0\u1edbp hay sao?\u201d. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u201ckhinh r\u1ebb\u201d l\u0169 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0\u01a1i. V\u1edbi t\u00f4i, h\u1ecd, l\u0169 c\u00e1n ch\u00f3p bu, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u201cng\u01b0\u1eddi\u201d!<\/p>\n Khi nh\u1eadn th\u01b0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n h\u1eefu th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 . Nh\u00e0 v\u0103n T\u1eeb Tr\u00ec \u1edf Ph\u00e1p,<\/em> l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e0m \u1edf ng\u00e0nh ngo\u1ea1i giao k\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 sau:<\/p>\n N\u0103m 1975, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n T\u1ebft \u1edf Tokyo. Tuy l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh b\u00ean nh\u00e0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i nguy ng\u1eadp l\u1eafm nh\u01b0ng trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n VNCH c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng b\u1ea5t an. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i n\u00ean th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh, bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng sau hi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ecbnh Paris 1973 c\u1ed9ng qu\u00e2n \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb chi\u1ebfm mi\u1ec1n Nam. \u0110\u00eam tr\u1eeb t\u1ecbch anh em s\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n g\u01b0\u1ee3ng vui \u0111\u1ebfn \u0103n T\u1ebft v\u1edbi ki\u1ec1u b\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng tr\u1ea5n an m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ai ai c\u0169ng lo l\u1eafng.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 30 – 04 – 1975 : khi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi T\u00f2a \u0110\u1ea1i S\u1ee9 th\u00ec th\u1ea5y sinh vi\u00ean du h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 ki\u1ec1u b\u00e0o \u1edf Nh\u1eadt v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7y ch\u1eb7t trong s\u00e2n. Khi b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u00e0o \u1edf ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c c\u1ed1 b\u1ea5u v\u00edu v\u00e0o S\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u00d4ng \u0110\u1ea1i S\u1ee9 v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh gia h\u1ea1n th\u1ebb th\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh (gi\u1edd g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu) 5 n\u0103m cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ki\u1ec1u b\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u00fd do xin ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Nh\u1eadt cho \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong khi ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i xin t\u1ef5 n\u1ea1n \u1edf n\u01b0\u00f3c kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ea5y h\u00f4m c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i giao ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u1ea1i Tokyo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Th\u1ee7 T\u01b0\u1edbng Nh\u1eadt m\u1eddi d\u1ef1 ti\u1ec7c trong v\u01b0\u1eddn dinh Th\u1ee7 T\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eebng m\u00f9a anh \u0111\u00e0o n\u1edf (Cherry blossom) nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec c\u1ed9ng qu\u00e2n ti\u1ebfn d\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 S\u00e0ig\u00f2n n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng tham d\u1ef1.<\/p>\n Sau ng\u00e0y 30\/04 v\u00ec t\u00f4i ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecdc b\u00ean Ph\u00e1p n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u0110\u1ea1i S\u1ee9 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u00f4i t\u1edbi S\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 lo vi\u1ec7c xin cho ki\u1ec1u b\u00e0o xin t\u1ef5 n\u1ea1n t\u1ea1i Ph\u00e1p. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p kh\u00e1c v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u1edf M\u1ef9 v\u1ec1 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 s\u1ee9 m\u1ea1ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 khi \u0111\u1ebfn S\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n M\u1ef9.<\/p>\n S\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp t\u00f4i l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 d\u00e0nh m\u1ecdi d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng khi c\u1ea5p chi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1n (visa) nh\u1eadp c\u1ea3nh Ph\u00e1p. S\u1ee9 qu\u00e1n M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m n\u1edf, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n g\u00ec v\u00ec h\u1ecd n\u00f3i ch\u01b0a nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ec9 th\u1ecb c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 M\u1ef9.<\/p>\n Gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf l\u1ea1i Nh\u1eadt cho t\u1edbi cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng 6 m\u1edbi qua Ph\u00e1p v\u00ec \u0111\u1ee3i h\u1ebft ni\u00ean h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 con c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u00e1n \u0111o\u1ea1n trong vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh. Trong th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt v\u1eabn cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean c\u00e1c quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i ngo\u1ea1i giao nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1eb7c quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1eb7c mi\u1ec5n (immunity and privileges) cho t\u1edbi khi r\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc Nh\u1eadt.<\/p>\n C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i n\u00ean nh\u00e0 v\u0103n T\u1eeb Tr\u00ec lo cho \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u0103n Minh \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng th\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 hay \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec?<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Nguy\u1ec5n v\u0103n T\u1ea7n,<\/em> l\u00fac 75 l\u00e0 Thi\u1ebfu T\u00e1 H\u1ea3i Qu\u00e2n th\u00ec k\u1ec3:<\/p>\n L\u00fac DVM ra l\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, t\u00f4i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ra C\u00f4n S\u01a1n h\u1ecdp v\u1edbi B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 L\u1ecbnh H\u1ea1m \u0110\u1ed9i.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ch\u1ebft s\u1eefng v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng 5 ph\u00fat, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ngh\u0129 g\u00ec. T\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i \u1edf Maryland, ng\u1ed3i bu\u1ed3n r\u1ed3i \u0111i ng\u1ee7, n\u1eb1m m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a em \u00fat c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1ecb VC r\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u1eafn. T\u00f4i la l\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u0103n t\u1eeb tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, t\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh ng\u1ee7 xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t \u201cng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh\u201d kh\u00e1c, \u00f4 Nguy\u1ec5n Ng\u1ecdc Anh<\/em> ( c\u1ef1u Ch\u1ee7 T\u1ecbch TCC\u0110 Arizona), v\u00e0o 75, \u0111ang ng\u00e0nh kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n :<\/p>\n L\u00fac \u00f4ng DVM tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, v\u00ec \u0111ang \u1edf C\u00f4n S\u01a1n n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp nghe, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 nghe m\u1ea5y c\u1ea5p ch\u1ec9 huy n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ecdc c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i m\u1edbi s\u1ef1c nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 t\u1eeb r\u1ea1ng s\u00e1ng 29 th\u00e1ng 4, sau khi VC ph\u00e1o v\u00e0o phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng TSN, cho \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng 4 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0103n g\u00ec c\u1ea3, ch\u1ec9 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea7m h\u01a1i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c khi nghe DVM \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng c\u1ef1c, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf nh\u00f2a \u0111i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb “\u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng”. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c “tr\u00ed nh\u1edb b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng” h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn 5 n\u0103m sau, kho\u1ea3ng 1980 th\u00ec t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ho\u00e0n h\u1ed3n. Trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb m\u1ed9ng du, kh\u00f4ng suy ngh\u0129 hay nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, th\u00e0nh ra kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 “k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1edb” n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed3i t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n C\u00f2n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eeda l\u00ednh n\u1eeda d\u00e2n th\u00ec sao? BS Th\u00fa Y B\u00f9i Xu\u00e2n C\u1ea3nh<\/em> k\u1ec3:<\/p>\n \u0110\u00eam 29 th\u00e1ng 4 n\u0103m 1975, t\u00f4i \u1edf trong doanh tr\u1ea1i qu\u00e2n y, g\u1ea7n T\u1ed5ng Y Vi\u1ec7n C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a, \u1edf G\u00f2 V\u1ea5p. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam, nghe \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c gi\u1eb7c r\u00f3t v\u00e0o phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng T\u00e2n S\u01a1n Nh\u1ea5t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chui v\u00f4 m\u1ea5y c\u0103n h\u1ea7m, ph\u00f2ng ng\u1eeba b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n. B\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng l\u00f2ng hoang mang tan n\u00e1t. N\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, \u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u0129 Th\u01b0\u1eddng V\u1ee5 n\u1ea5u ch\u00e1o g\u00e0 \u0111em t\u1edbi. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i:” V\u1ee3 con binh s\u0129 trong gia binh \u0111\u00e3 ra ngo\u00e0i h\u1ebft. T\u1ee5i em qu\u01a1 \u0111\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y con g\u00e0 n\u1ea5u ch\u00e1o. M\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec b\u1ecf b\u1ee5ng m\u1edbi c\u1ea7m c\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!\u201d L\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam . Ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c th\u01b0a d\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i im b\u1eb7t. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c bao tr\u00f9m kh\u00f4ng gian. Kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfng m\u00e1y bay g\u1ea7m r\u00fa, kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang quen thu\u1ed9c! B\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 lo l\u1eafng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng m\u1edbi nu\u1ed1t h\u1ebft ca ch\u00e1o g\u00e0. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb, l\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng Thi\u1ebfu \u00day l\u00e0 s\u0129 quan c\u1ea5p d\u01b0\u1edbi, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e2y quanh \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 h\u1ea1 s\u0129 quan v\u00e0 binh s\u0129. Thi\u1ebfu \u00day T\u1ed1 d\u00e8 d\u1eb7t n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i: \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn ng\u01b0ng b\u1eafn r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fay \u00e0! Sao t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u00eam l\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1!” Nh\u01b0ng linh t\u00ednh b\u00e1o cho t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh em: \u201cChu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb r\u00fat ra kh\u1ecfi doanh tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y ngay. T\u1ee5i n\u00f3 t\u1edbi r\u1ed3i, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 \u1edf ngay ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o n\u00e0y th\u00f4i!\u201d Nh\u00ecn n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t kinh ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi bao quanh, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd \u0111ang ch\u00e1y l\u00f2ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Sau c\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i l\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u0129 B\u1ed1n lo l\u1eafng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng:” Sao b\u00e1c s\u0129 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 n\u00f3 t\u1edbi s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i? N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m sao r\u00fat ra kh\u1ecfi tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d Nh\u00ecn m\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft xo\u00e1y v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, ch\u1edd \u0111\u00f3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p, nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ch\u1ebft kh\u00e1t ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: \u201c\u0110ang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u im b\u1eb7t, th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 cho \u0111\u1ecbch thanh to\u00e1n. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd qu\u00e2n ta quanh v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 r\u00fat h\u1ebft \u0111i r\u1ed3i! Th\u00f4i, t\u1ee5i bay chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb v\u0169 kh\u00ed v\u00e0 t\u1eadp h\u1ecdp quanh \u0111\u00e2y. Thi\u1ebfu \u00day T\u1ed1 s\u1ebd \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9ng anh em ra kh\u1ecfi doanh tr\u1ea1i, h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 Ng\u00e3 T\u01b0 Ph\u00fa Nhu\u1eadn. M\u1ee5c ti\u00eau l\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y. Ai kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i, xin t\u00f9y \u00fd. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft xin l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a ai l\u00fac n\u00e0y!<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n Trong khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb r\u1eddi doanh tr\u1ea1i th\u00ec tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edd m\u1edd s\u00e1ng. Nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u00e2n ch\u00fang t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7t G\u00f2 V\u1ea5p \u0111ang h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng V\u00f5 Di Nguy, h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Saigon.T\u00f4i m\u1edf v\u00f2ng k\u1ebdm gai b\u00ean c\u1eeda ng\u00e1ch, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t anh thanh ni\u00ean \u0111ang h\u1edbt h\u1ea3i, h\u1ecfi anh ta \u201cAnh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eady ?\u201d Anh ta kho\u00e1t tay ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau \u201cEm \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7y quanh nh\u00e0 em r\u1ed3i! Th\u00f4i, xin \u0111\u1ec3 em ch\u1ea1y ra b\u1ebfn t\u1ea7u b\u00e2y gi\u1edd!\u201d. T\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t n\u1ea9y ra \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u201cSao m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng r\u00fat ra b\u1ebfn B\u1ea1ch \u0110\u1eb1ng, may ra c\u00f3 t\u00e0u!\u201d T\u00f4i quay v\u00e0o doanh tr\u1ea1i, l\u1ec7nh cho Thi\u1ebfu \u00day T\u1ed1 [ nay \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 \u1edf Pennsylvania ] l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc xe Jeep c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, l\u1ea5y th\u00eam 2 binh s\u0129 h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng s\u0129 B\u1ed1n, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y ra b\u1ebfn B\u1ea1ch \u0110\u1eb1ng, may ra c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u00e0u. Ai kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i, th\u00ec v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra \u0111i l\u00fac 6 gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng. Xe ch\u1ea1y tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb T\u1ed5ng Y vi\u1ec7n C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a v\u1ec1 ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 Ph\u00fa Nhu\u1eadn, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u x\u00e1c l\u00ednh n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft b\u00ean ven \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng hai B\u00e0 Tr\u01b0ng v\u00e0 t\u1edbi b\u1ebfn B\u1ea1ch \u0110\u1eb1ng. T\u1edbi n\u01a1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t r\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 bu \u0111en tr\u00ean t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e0n ki\u1ebfn. Tr\u00ean m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t cao \u1edf t\u00e0u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u201c\u0111\u1eadu\u201d nh\u01b0 chim! Tr\u00ean b\u1ebfn , t\u1eebng lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea1n vang l\u00ean ch\u00e1t ch\u00faa. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 s\u00fang c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m l\u00ednh b\u1eafn d\u1ecda nhau, ho\u1eb7c d\u00e0nh nhau xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u. Th\u1ea5y c\u01a1 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i ra l\u1ec7nh quay xe v\u1ec1. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quay v\u1ec1, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1ea1 s\u0129 Nh\u00e0n l\u00e0 t\u00e0i x\u1ebf, cho t\u00f4i gh\u00e9 qua nh\u00e0 \u1edf C\u01b0 X\u00e1 S\u0129 Quan Ch\u00ed H\u00f2a. T\u00f4i s\u1ee3 khi gi\u1eb7c tr\u00e0n v\u00e0o, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd t\u00e0n s\u00e1t gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00e1c s\u0129 quan \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m qua, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi phone v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 x\u00e3 t\u00f4i \u0111em m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 em \u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00f4ng L\u00fd, g\u1ea7n Ph\u00fa Nhu\u1eadn. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ch\u1eafc \u0103n, n\u00ean gh\u00e9 qua nh\u00e0, c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 coi qua xem c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m. C\u1ed5ng c\u01b0 x\u00e1 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 l\u00ednh g\u00e1c nghi\u00eam nh\u1eb7t. Ngo\u00e0i to\u00e1n l\u00ednh th\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u00ednh d\u00f9 bao quanh. M\u1edf c\u1eeda v\u00e0o c\u0103n nh\u00e0 th\u00e2n y\u00eau, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eafng b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo. M\u1ea5y anh l\u00ednh \u0111i theo t\u00f4i, l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed3 trong t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh ra. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chi\u00ean tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 l\u00e0m b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, r\u1ed3i m\u1edf radio nghe tin t\u1ee9c. Khi t\u00f4i \u0111ang qu\u1ea5y ly c\u00e0 ph\u00ea v\u00e0 l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng nghe, th\u00ec thi\u1ebfu \u00fay T\u1ed1 la l\u00ean \u201cCh\u1ebft m\u1eb9! n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng r\u1ed3i<\/em>!\u201d. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i m\u1edbi t\u1ec9nh ra, \u0111\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i ti\u1ebfng eo \u00e9o c\u1ee7a Minh C\u1ed3, \u0111\u1ea1i \u00fd \u201c...anh em binh s\u0129 bu\u00f4ng s\u00fang, \u1edf y\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7, ch\u1edd b\u00e0n giao cho c\u00e1c anh em ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia<\/em>!…” T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i l\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng! Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u1ec7nh bu\u00f4ng s\u00fang v\u00e0 b\u00e0n giao! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng 10 gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng 30 th\u00e1ng 4 n\u0103m 1975!<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1eefng s\u1edd, th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 tr\u1eddi s\u1eadp \u0111\u1ed5, \u0111\u1ea5t s\u1ee5p d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n! T\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ee5 \u0111i, ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ec7nh trong m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng \u201c\u0110i v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i doanh tr\u1ea1<\/em>i!\u201d. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1ea3 mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u00e0 h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean xe. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ed5ng c\u01b0 x\u00e1 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t b\u1eb1ng hai l\u1edbp k\u1ebdm gai. M\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u201c\u0110\u1ea1i \u00fay kh\u00f4ng ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! C\u00f3 l\u1ec7nh b\u1ea5t xu\u1ea5t, b\u1ea5t nh\u1eadp!\u201d T\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng xe, g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t Trung \u00day d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 huy to\u00e1n l\u00ednh d\u00f9, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u qu\u00e2n y, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 doanh tr\u1ea1i g\u1ea5p. \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i th\u1eabn th\u1edd, r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o, \u00f4ng ph\u1ea5t tay ra l\u1ec7nh cho anh l\u00ednh k\u00e9o v\u00f2ng k\u1ebdm gai \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho c\u00e1i xe jeep v\u1ecdt qua. T\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng B\u1eafc H\u1ea3i, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n cho xe \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u1ee3 \u00d4ng T\u1ea1, \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i l\u1ed1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u1ed5ng Tham M\u01b0u, r\u1ed3i l\u00ean G\u00f2 v\u1ea5p. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1c, v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng L\u00ea Van Duy\u1ec7t l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ec1u. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i xu\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda Saigon m\u00e0 th\u00f4i! \u0110\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i xu\u00f4i theo l\u1ed1i \u0111\u00f3. \u0110i qua tr\u1ea1i Nguy\u1ec5n Trung Hi\u1ebfu, \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i Ngh\u0129a Trang Ch\u00ed H\u00f2a, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ea1n n\u1ed5, v\u00e0 x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n Xe ch\u1ea1y m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u01b0a t\u1edbi Ng\u00e3 S\u00e1u Saigon, th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t doanh tr\u1ea1i l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 B\u1ed9 T\u01b0 L\u1ec7nh Bi\u1ec7t Khu Th\u1ee7 \u0110\u00f4. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u00faa ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ki\u1ebfn, l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u1eb9t c\u1ee9ng. L\u00ednh tr\u00ean xe c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i b\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 thi\u00ean li\u00ean h\u1ed3i m\u1edbi l\u00e1ch qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1edbi Ng\u00e3 S\u00e1u, c\u00f3 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Y\u00ean \u0110\u1ed5 ch\u1ea1y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00f4ng L\u00fd.<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i qu\u1eb9o xe v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 v\u1ecdt ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00f4ng L\u00fd, r\u1ed3i \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u1ed5ng Tham M\u01b0u. Xe ch\u1ea1y tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng C\u00f4ng L\u00fd m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac, b\u1ed7ng nghe c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng xe t\u0103ng ch\u1ea1y \u1ea7m \u00ec ngay ph\u00eda sau, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t d\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn tr\u00ean c\u00e1c l\u1ea7u cao v\u00e0 hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ee3t r\u00fat s\u00e2u, bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Thi\u1ebfu \u00fay T\u1ed1 quay l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau v\u00e0 la l\u00ean \u201cCh\u1ebft m\u1eb9! xe t\u0103ng n\u00f3 \u1edf ngay ph\u00eda sau m\u00ecnh n\u00e8!\u201d H\u1ea1 s\u0129 Nh\u00e0n v\u1ed9i qu\u1eb9o xe v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con h\u1ebbm g\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc Qu\u1ed1c Anh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 r\u1eddi xe. T\u00f4i m\u00f3c t\u00fai l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u1eafm ti\u1ec1n d\u00fai v\u00e0o tay c\u00e1c anh em binh s\u0129 tr\u00ean xe, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i m\u1ed9t ng\u1ea3. L\u00fac \u1ea5y, m\u1eb7c qu\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 l\u00e0m m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau \u0103n \u0111\u1ea1n; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1edfi tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 c\u1edfi qu\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c , th\u00ec c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 l\u00ednh m\u00e0 th\u00f4i! Nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 v\u00e0 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i nh\u1ea1t nh\u00f2a. Ch\u1ee3t t\u00f4i nh\u1edb ra, t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 T\u00e2m, em v\u1ee3 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ed5ng, v\u00e0 v\u00e0o l\u1ecdt nh\u00e0 em, b\u00ean h\u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kh\u1ea9u colt ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp qu\u0103ng \u0111i. V\u1eeba v\u00e0o t\u1edbi nh\u00e0, th\u00ec hai chi\u1ebfc xe t\u0103ng Vi\u1ec7t c\u1ed9ng t\u1edbi ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda. N\u00f3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 t\u00e1c x\u1ea1 d\u1eef d\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u1ed5ng Tham M\u01b0u. Kh\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea1n bay kh\u00e9t l\u1eb9t v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, n\u01a1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea1n. Th\u00ec ra l\u00fac \u1ea5y c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn s\u0129 Bi\u1ec7t C\u00e1ch D\u00f9 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. Hai chi\u1ebfc xe t\u0103ng n\u00e0y h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1ecb b\u1eafn ch\u00e1y g\u1ea7n t\u1ed5ng tham m\u01b0u, v\u00ec ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, t\u00f4i \u0111i qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea7n t\u1ed5ng tham m\u01b0u \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y hai c\u00e1i xe t\u0103ng ch\u00e1y,c\u00f3 th\u1eb1ng l\u00ednh c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3n c\u1ed1i v\u0103ng sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean!<\/p>\n M\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y kinh ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby \u0111\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1edbi oan nghi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn B\u1eafc C\u1ed9ng. T\u00f4i ra V\u0169ng T\u00e0u, xu\u1ed1ng R\u1ea1ch Gi\u00e1, ra G\u00f2 C\u00f4ng, Phan Thi\u1ebft! Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111i nh\u01b0 k\u1ebb m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 quen bi\u1ebft ai! \u0110i \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y l\u01b0\u1edbi th\u00f9 v\u00e2y b\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n N\u1eeda th\u00e1ng sau, t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn h\u1eefu \u0111au l\u00f2ng c\u00fai m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn nhau trong tr\u1ea1i \u201ct\u00f9 c\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o\u201d, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n c\u1ee9 theo nhau nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn! T\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u1ec9 g\u1ee3i nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7m \u1ea5m khi ch\u01b0a m\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cM\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 m\u1ea5t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3<\/em>!\u201d C\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n 5 c\u00e1i t\u1ebft trong t\u00f9, nh\u00ecn b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7t cho\u1eaft, xanh b\u1ee7ng, trong nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o b\u00e8o nh\u00e8o, n\u00f3n c\u1ed1i, d\u00e9p r\u00e2u, n\u00f3i ng\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y th\u00f9 h\u1eadn, lu\u00f4n m\u1ed3n \u0111e d\u1ecda, gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c! L\u00f2ng v\u1eabn t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 trong m\u01a1:\u201d B\u1ecdn ng\u1ee3m kia \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang ta \u01b0!?\u201d C\u00f2n g\u00ec n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u! Th\u00ea th\u1ea3m k\u00e9o theo tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng! T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1nh l\u00f2ng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn h\u1eefu nay v\u1eabn c\u00f2n k\u1eb9t l\u1ea1i qu\u00ea nh\u00e0. Ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecd, l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i s\u00f4i l\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i b\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y x\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e1u, m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 che th\u00e2n, \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean th\u00e2n, tho\u00e1t ra n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, nay c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a mu\u1ed1n quay \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eafn qu\u00e1i, l\u00f2n tr\u00f4n k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 nh\u1ee5c m\u1ea1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y m\u00e1u x\u01b0\u01a1ng che ch\u1edf cho ch\u00fang n\u00f3. T\u00f4i th\u1ec1 v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ea5t, Tr\u1eddi, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd dung th\u1ee9 b\u1ecdn kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n C\u00f2n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi du h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc 1975, Kh\u00ea Kinh Kha:<\/em><\/p>\n Kh\u00ea Kinh Kha nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i n\u0103m 1975 l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111ang h\u1ecdc Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 H\u00f3a H\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc UMASS (Amherst, Mass). C\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc 30 th\u00e1ng 4, m\u1ed7i khi c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp l\u00e0 turn on TV hay radio \u0111\u1ec3 theo d\u00f5i tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf’ l\u00e0 tim m\u00ecnh qu\u1eb7n l\u00ean v\u00ec qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng tan r\u00e3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n b\u1ed3ng b\u1ebf nhau ch\u1ea1y b\u1ecf nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda l\u00e0ng m\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n B\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng Ford th\u00ec \u0111i ch\u01a1i golf … th\u1ebf l\u00e0 M\u1ef9 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i …<\/p>\n C\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n sau 30\/4\/75, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o h\u1ed3i t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f2n ngay \u0111\u00eam 30\/4 Kh\u00ea Kinh Kha bu\u1ed3n qu\u00e1 vi\u1ebft b\u00e0i th\u01a1:<\/p>\n 30 th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, 1975<\/p>\n 30 th\u00e1ng T\u01b0 l\u00e0 h\u00f4m nay<\/p>\n nh\u00ecn nhau, ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t, \u00f2a kh\u00f3c<\/p>\n em kh\u00f3c, anh kh\u00f3c, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f3c<\/p>\n m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y t\u1ed5 qu\u1ed1c t\u1ea3 t\u01a1i r\u00e1ch<\/p>\n \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i em, 30 th\u00e1ng T\u01b0 l\u00e0 h\u00f4m nay<\/p>\n em h\u00e3y th\u1eafp cho anh ch\u00fat nhan \u0111\u00e8n<\/p>\n em kh\u00f3c, anh kh\u00f3c, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f3c<\/p>\n r\u1ed3i m\u00ecnh qu\u00ec c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng<\/p>\n m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y h\u1ebft chi\u1ebfn tranh m\u00e0 l\u1eafm n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft<\/p>\n m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y ho\u00e0 b\u00ecnh m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u tan t\u00f3c<\/p>\n t\u1ea1i sao qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111i\u00ean<\/p>\n em th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha v\u1eeba m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ee9a con<\/p>\n em th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a em th\u01a1 v\u1eeba m\u1ea5t m\u1eb9<\/p>\n em th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng l\u1ea1c m\u1ea5t v\u1ee3<\/p>\n em kh\u00f3c, anh kh\u00f3c, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f3c<\/p>\n em th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ef1c th\u0103ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u1eeba c\u1ea5t c\u00e1nh<\/p>\n em th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng bao d\u00e2n m\u00ecnh ch\u00f4n x\u00e1c v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng<\/p>\n m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t trang s\u1eed m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u<\/p>\n m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u00e3i ng\u00e0n sau<\/p>\n em kh\u00f3c, anh kh\u00f3c, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f3c<\/p>\n \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i em, h\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 30 th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, 1975<\/p>\n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cho m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ki\u1ebfp l\u01b0u vong<\/p>\n c\u1ee7a bao v\u1ea1n d\u00e2n m\u00ecnh<\/p>\n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a con s\u1eafp ra \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh<\/p>\n (t\u1ed9i cho con ch\u01b0a ra \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc<\/p>\n ch\u01b0a ra \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed9i kh\u0103n tan cho t\u1ed5 qu\u1ed1c)<\/p>\n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00e1 c\u1edd v\u00e0ng ba s\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ecf<\/p>\n em h\u00e3y treo l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1edb<\/p>\n em kh\u00f3c, anh kh\u00f3c, qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng o\u00e0 kh\u00f3c<\/p>\n Vi\u1ec7tNam \u01a1i<\/p>\n Vi\u1ec7tNam c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i<\/p>\n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i<\/p>\n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i<\/p>\n 30 th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng kh\u00f3c<\/p>\n khekinhkha<\/p>\n Ho\u00e0ng Lan Chi <\/strong><\/p>\n ************************<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00b7 Kh\u00f4i An<\/a><\/p>\n \u00b7<\/p>\n T\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 t\u1eebng ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u1ec3n t\u1eeb tu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2, \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1ef9 n\u0103m 1984, hi\u1ec7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed, c\u01b0 d\u00e2n San Jose. V\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb, Kh\u00f4i An \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn Gi\u1ea3i Chung K\u1ebft Vi\u1ebft V\u1ec1 N\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 2013. v\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1t s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t B\u00e1o online. B\u00e0i m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Kh\u00f4i An l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m sinh vi\u00ean VNCH du h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i Hoa K\u1ef3 v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m th\u00e1ng T\u01b0 1975.<\/em><\/p>\n * * *<\/strong><\/p>\n Tr\u0103ng sao tin y\u00eau ai d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1, \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1eddi hi\u1ec1n h\u00f2a ai \u0111\u1ed1t ph\u00e1<\/p>\n v\u00e0 \u0111em th\u00ea l\u01b0\u01a1ng che k\u00edn<\/p>\n n\u00fai s\u00f4ng n\u00e0y.*<\/p>\n H\u1ecd g\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c tr\u00ean vai, c\u00f5ng em b\u00e9 tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng. B\u0103ng qua x\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eb1m ng\u1ed5n ngang. Sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd, l\u1eeda ch\u00e1y ng\u00fat tr\u1eddi. Kh\u00f3i \u0111en cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n. Gi\u00e0, tr\u1ebb, l\u1edbn, nh\u1ecf d\u1eaft d\u00edu nhau. S\u00fang n\u1ed5, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e9t. Ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n. H\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n\u2026<\/p>\n Ch\u1edbp m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh kinh ho\u00e0ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. M\u00e0n h\u00ecnh s\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00e0u s\u1eafc t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p. M\u1ee5c tin Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng, nh\u00ecn tr\u00e2n tr\u00e2n v\u00e0o c\u00e1i TiVi.<\/p>\n C\u1ea3 ph\u00fat sau m\u1edbi c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 m\u1ea5t th\u00eam m\u1ea5y t\u1ec9nh n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i!\u201d<\/p>\n \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng Ba n\u0103m 1975. Chung quanh t\u00f4i, tr\u00ean s\u00e0n c\u0103n apartment, m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i quanh c\u00e1i TiVi nh\u1ecf (\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i TiVi m\u00e0u duy nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i). \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba sinh vi\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u1edf Houston, Texas. V\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 Houston c\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t g\u1ed3m kho\u1ea3ng b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i sinh vi\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t sang M\u1ef9 theo ch\u1ed3ng. \u0110\u00e1m sinh vi\u00ean r\u1ea3i t\u1eeb n\u0103m th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t t\u1edbi cao h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u1ecfn v\u1eb9n c\u00f3 hai c\u00f4. Ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i thu\u00ea nh\u00e0 \u1edf Cougar Apartments n\u1eb1m s\u00e1t c\u1ea1nh Univerisity of Houston. Khu chung c\u01b0 c\u0169 k\u1ef9 nh\u01b0ng v\u1eeba t\u00fai ti\u1ec1n l\u00e0 n\u01a1i quen thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 \u1ea5m \u00e1p cho \u0111\u00e1m thanh ni\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t m\u1edbi l\u1edbn n\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a nhau tr\u00ean x\u1ee9 l\u1ea1. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chia s\u1ebb t\u1eeb g\u00f3i m\u00ec t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i, t\u1eeb ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c trong s\u00e1ch v\u1edf t\u1edbi c\u00e1i kh\u00f4n h\u1ecdc \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t n\u0103m v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t \u0103n u\u1ed1ng, ca h\u00e1t, trao \u0111\u1ed5i tin t\u1ee9c qu\u00ea nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn nh\u1eefng di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n *<\/strong><\/p>\n T\u1edd l\u1ecbch c\u0169.<\/em><\/p>\n Vi\u1ec7t Nam War l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng M\u1ef9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u01b0a tin, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat ki\u1ec3m duy\u1ec7t. T\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201ccu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch\u201d, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n M\u1ef9 qua TiVi \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch \u1edf m\u1ed7i nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n V\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1968-1970, sau g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m M\u1ef9 tham chi\u1ebfn t\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ed9 T\u1ebft M\u1eadu Th\u00e2n 1968, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng t\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n g\u1ea7n k\u1ec1. Th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1eeb tin t\u01b0\u1edfng, \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9, sang m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. C\u00e1i th\u1ea3m kh\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt tai h\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt m\u1edbi, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 TiVi m\u00e0u. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n M\u1ef9 b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ed5, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft, d\u00e2n l\u00e0nh t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n, bom \u0111\u1ea1n ng\u00fat tr\u1eddi. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh qu\u00e1 th\u1eadt nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n \u00e1c, tham v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a C\u1ed9ng S\u1ea3n B\u1eafc Vi\u1ec7t. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng thanh ni\u00ean M\u1ef9 quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n chuy\u1ec7n ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n l\u00e0n s\u00f3ng C\u1ed9ng S\u1ea3n \u0111ang lan ra \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c1 xa x\u00f4i.<\/p>\n B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a sinh vi\u00ean trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc, phong tr\u00e0o ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfn lan r\u1ed9ng, t\u0103ng c\u00f9ng chi\u1ec1u v\u1edbi con s\u1ed1 l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 ch\u1ebft tr\u1eadn \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n h\u00fat v\u00e0o l\u00e0n s\u00f3ng ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia \u1edf Qu\u1ed1c H\u1ed9i cho t\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i tr\u1ee3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m thanh ni\u00ean Hippy d\u00f9ng ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00e1ch h\u1ee3p th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp, b\u00e0y t\u1ecf s\u1ef1 n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n. TiVi th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean ph\u00e1t nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi g\u1ecdi cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn l\u00e0 \u201cb\u1ebf t\u1eafc\u201d, v\u00e0 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c M\u1ef9 r\u00fat qu\u00e2n.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m 1973, khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1ef9, th\u00ec phong tr\u00e0o ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e0n. Sau hi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ecbnh Paris ng\u00e0y 27 th\u00e1ng 1, 1973, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 r\u00fat kh\u1ecfi Vi\u1ec7t Nam. D\u00f9 M\u1ef9 v\u1eabn vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 cho Vi\u1ec7t Nam nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u1edd \u01a1. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, s\u1ef1 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1ecdi can d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian.<\/p>\n Tuy v\u1eady, \u0111\u00e1m sinh vi\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 ng\u00e2y th\u01a1. X\u00e3 h\u1ed9i M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 xa l\u1ea1 n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m quy\u1ebft \u0111o\u00e1n nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 qua th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng M\u1ef9 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng minh n\u1eb1m \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a. V\u00e0 tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n mong mu\u1ed1n Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i, ni\u1ec1m tin \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5n \u00e1t s\u1ef1 s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 khi c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh hi\u1ec3m ngh\u00e8o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng tin c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft g\u1ea7n k\u1ec1.<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng M\u1ef9 s\u1ebd gi\u00fap cho mi\u1ec1n Nam ch\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3 n\u1ebfu mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef cam k\u1ebft ng\u1eebng b\u1eafn. Ngay c\u1ea3 sau khi t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Richard Nixon \u2013 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam – b\u1ecb tru\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9c trong v\u1ee5 nghe l\u00e9n Watergate, ngay c\u1ea3 sau khi M\u1ef9 c\u1eaft vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng T\u00e1m, 1974, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c hy v\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n *<\/strong><\/p>\n V\u00e0 trang nh\u1ea5t b\u00e1o The New York Times ng\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975.<\/em><\/p>\n \u0110\u1ea7u n\u0103m 1975, t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng, gieo v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u hoang mang, lo l\u1eafng.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00e1m sinh vi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn nhau th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean h\u01a1n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean nhau, kh\u1eafc kho\u1ea3i theo d\u00f5i nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh kh\u1ed1c li\u1ec7t t\u1eeb qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u00e1ch n\u00e1t v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c b\u00e0n c\u00e3i \u1edf Washington, DC. D\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u00f3a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed3n lo, nh\u01b0ng b\u00ean nhau ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1edbt c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n. Trong nh\u1eefng c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i k\u1ec1 vai nhau, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd chia s\u1ebb ch\u00fat an \u1ee7i, v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb xa th\u1ea5y qu\u00ea nh\u00e0 v\u1eadt v\u00e3 nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf trong c\u01a1n s\u00f3ng d\u1eef.<\/p>\n Ngay t\u1eeb th\u00e1ng M\u1ed9t, 1975, khi th\u1ea5y C\u1ed9ng S\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfm Ph\u01b0\u1edbc Long m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u1ebfn th\u00e1ng Hai, tin t\u1ee9c l\u1ea1i \u1ed3n \u00e0o v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Vi\u1ec7t Nam xin vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 th\u00eam ba tr\u0103m tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef mi\u1ec1n Nam. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf so v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ef7 m\u00e0 M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 chi ra cho chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y H\u1ea1 Vi\u1ec7n Hoa K\u1ef3 tranh c\u00e3i k\u1ecbch li\u1ec7t. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng M\u1ef9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c chi ra, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4 la.<\/p>\n M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp quanh m\u00e0n \u1ea3nh TiVi, n\u00f3ng ru\u1ed9t theo d\u00f5i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c m\u1ee5c tin v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam. T\u1eeb Walter Cronkite c\u1ee7a CBS t\u1edbi Harry Reasoner c\u1ee7a ABC News, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u00e1n m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn, l\u1eafng tai nghe t\u1eebng l\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n Th\u00e1ng Ba, 1975. Ban M\u00ea Thu\u1ed9t, Pleiku, Kontum, Qu\u1ea3ng Tr\u1ecb, Hu\u1ebf, \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp m\u1ea5t. D\u00e2n ch\u00fang ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t th\u00e1o ch\u1ea1y. X\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eb1m la li\u1ec7t tr\u00ean c\u00e1c Qu\u1ed1c L\u1ed9. \u00d4ng l\u00e3o g\u00e1nh ch\u00e1u b\u0103ng qua l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ea1n, nh\u1eefng thanh ni\u00ean \u0111eo tr\u00ean xe \u0111\u00f2 b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n r\u1edbt nh\u01b0 sung r\u1ee5ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 v\u1eeba kh\u00f3c v\u1eeba n\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9a con b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00ean s\u00e0n m\u00e1y bay tr\u1ef1c th\u0103ng xin mang \u0111i c\u1ea5p c\u1ee9u\u2026 Nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111au kh\u1ed5 l\u00e0m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00e1t l\u00f2ng nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng cho v\u1eadn m\u1ec7nh n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi th\u1eadt l\u00e0 th\u1eaft ru\u1ed9t, th\u1eaft gan.<\/p>\n Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 tin n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u1ea3 quy m\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 n\u0103m 1972. TiVi chi\u1ebfu \u0111a s\u1ed1 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh, \u0111a s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb (l\u00e0m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1edb t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169 th\u1eddi Trung h\u1ecdc) trong nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i hay \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u00fat. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00e0n t\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Vi\u1ec7t Nam mu\u1ed1n \u00e1p l\u1ef1c M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a \u0111ang tr\u00ean b\u1edd x\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. Nh\u01b0ng, nh\u00ecn th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n, v\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng M\u1ef9 trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft ph\u1ee7i tay. N\u1ebfu ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh b\u1ecf \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m cho n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ea5t c\u00e0ng nhanh. C\u00e0ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng quay qu\u1eaft v\u00ec nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra t\u1ea1i qu\u00ea nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n Khi nh\u1eefng t\u1ec9nh \u1edf mi\u1ec1n Nam Trung ph\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 Nha Trang m\u1ea5t th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed3ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9u gia \u0111\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00e1m sinh vi\u00ean truy\u1ec1n tai nhau r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu ai t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd l\u00e0m Affidavit of Support (Gi\u1ea5y B\u1ea3o Tr\u1ee3 T\u00e0i Ch\u00e1nh) r\u1ed3i n\u1ed9p cho c\u01a1 quan di tr\u00fa \u1edf M\u1ef9 th\u00ec khi di t\u1ea3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 M\u1ef9 s\u1ebd \u01b0u ti\u00ean \u0111em theo nh\u1eefng gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi anh b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 duy nh\u1ea5t, kh\u1ea9n kho\u1ea3n xin gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. May m\u1eafn cha m\u1eb9 anh ta \u0111\u00e3 mau m\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea7u cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc xe c\u00e0 kh\u1ed5 v\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u1ea5y tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n l\u00e0m gi\u1ea5y. Tr\u00ean qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i, t\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn bu\u1ed5i chia tay l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng du h\u1ecdc m\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u0103m r\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 gi\u00fap qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng. L\u1eddi h\u1ee9a \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n r\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i m\u00e0 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00ec \u0111ang v\u00f9n v\u1ee5t m\u1ea5t, t\u1eebng ng\u00e0y. Ni\u1ec1m an \u1ee7i duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5m gi\u1ea5y b\u1ea3o tr\u1ee3 nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc phao cho t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n Th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, 1975. C\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 8 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975 qu\u00e2n Vi\u1ec7t C\u1ed9ng ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c, c\u00e1ch S\u00e0i g\u00f2n ch\u1ec9 s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i kilo m\u00e9t. Thi\u1ebfu t\u01b0\u1edbng L\u00ea Minh \u0110\u1ea3o (l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 Chu\u1ea9n t\u01b0\u1edbng) ch\u1ec9 huy m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p g\u1ed3m S\u01b0 \u0110o\u00e0n 18 B\u1ed9 Binh, m\u1ed9t Ti\u1ec3u \u0110o\u00e0n Ph\u00e1o Binh, L\u1eef \u0110o\u00e0n 3 K\u1ef5 Binh k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ecba Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Qu\u00e2n-Ngh\u0129a Qu\u00e2n Ti\u1ec3u Khu Long Kh\u00e1nh v\u00e0 Ti\u1ec3u \u0110o\u00e0n 82 Bi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1ed9ng Qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Thi\u1ebfu T\u00e1 V\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1ed9ng Long. V\u1edbi s\u1ef1 y\u1ec3m tr\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a S\u01b0 \u0110o\u00e0n 4 Kh\u00f4ng Qu\u00e2n, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ee9ng qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecbch t\u1ea1i Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c.<\/p>\n Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng su\u1ed1t n\u0103m ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ecbch \u0111\u00f4ng g\u1ea5p ba, g\u1ea5p n\u0103m l\u1ea7n. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Trung T\u00e1 Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n \u0110\u1ec9nh \u0111em L\u1eef \u0110o\u00e0n 1 Nh\u1ea3y D\u00f9 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u0103ng vi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 b\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u1ef1c th\u0103ng v\u1eadn c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.<\/p>\n Tinh th\u1ea7n s\u1eaft \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e3 thu h\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a gi\u1edbi truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf.<\/p>\n Gi\u1eefa th\u00e1ng 4, m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1i \u0111o\u00e0n g\u1ed3m nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean gan d\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e0i truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh, b\u00e1o ch\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c.<\/p>\n H\u1ecd thu v\u00e0o \u1ed1ng k\u00ednh c\u1ea3nh chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng nghi ng\u00fat kh\u00f3i, x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft ng\u1ed5n ngang. H\u1ecd truy\u1ec1n \u0111i kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u00e1c t\u01b0\u1edbng, t\u00e1 c\u00f9ng binh l\u00ednh s\u00e1t vai nhau, chung l\u00f2ng quy\u1ebft chi\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n T\u01b0\u1edbng L\u00ea Minh \u0110\u1ea3o d\u00f5ng d\u1ea1c tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u201cI dont care how many divisions the other side sends against us, we will knock them down.\u201d<\/p>\n (\u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng g\u1edfi m\u1ea5y s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i h\u1ecd\u201d)<\/p>\n L\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 tinh th\u1ea7n Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m nhen nh\u00fam trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00fat hy v\u1ecdng. Nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i phao nh\u1ecf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00e1m v\u00e0o, d\u00f9 phao r\u1ea5t mong manh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mong s\u1ef1 d\u0169ng m\u00e3nh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn s\u0129 Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c – \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ed5 nh\u1eefng tuy\u00ean truy\u1ec1n sai l\u1ea1c v\u1ec1 tinh th\u1ea7n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i mi\u1ec1n Nam – s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed3ng minh M\u1ef9. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p l\u1ea1, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 v\u00e0o gi\u1edd ch\u00f3t \u0111\u1ec3 mi\u1ec1n Nam l\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf c\u1edd.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 B\u1eafc qu\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp mi\u1ec1n Nam. Chi\u1ebfm kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c, ch\u00fang \u0111i v\u00f2ng Qu\u1ed1c L\u1ed9 15 v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfm Bi\u00ean H\u00f2a, D\u1ea7u Gi\u00e2y \u1edf ph\u00eda T\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang c\u0169ng l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Phan Thi\u1ebft, kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t g\u1ecdng k\u00ecm t\u1eeb ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng. L\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng Nam qu\u00e2n \u00edt \u1ecfi \u0111ang tr\u1ee5 \u1edf Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i ph\u00e2n t\u00e1n ra \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Ng\u00e0y 15 th\u00e1ng 4, C\u1ed9ng qu\u00e2n d\u1ed9i ph\u00e1o xu\u1ed1ng phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng Bi\u00ean H\u00f2a, c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e1y bay th\u1ea3 bom y\u1ec3m tr\u1ee3. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i n\u00e9m th\u00eam m\u1ea5y s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n v\u00e0o tr\u1eadn v\u00e0 bao tr\u00f9m Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c b\u1eb1ng m\u01b0a ph\u00e1o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i x\u00f3t xa nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn s\u0129 mi\u1ec1n Nam \u0111ang b\u1ecb bao v\u00e2y trong bi\u1ec3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecbch. V\u00e0 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn h\u01a1n n\u1eefa khi th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a xoay chuy\u1ec3n t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00eam 20 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975, l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i r\u00fat v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn tuy\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n S\u00e0i g\u00f2n.<\/p>\n Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c m\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eefng t\u1ec9nh quanh S\u00e0i g\u00f2n b\u1ecb nhu\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ecf nhanh nh\u01b0 m\u00e1u loang tr\u00ean v\u1ea3i m\u1ecfng.<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n sang tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i b\u1ea5n lo\u1ea1n. C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi li\u1ec1u gi\u1ea3 danh B\u1ed9 Ngo\u1ea1i Giao M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn v\u1ec1 t\u00f2a \u0110\u1ea1i S\u1ee9 M\u1ef9 nh\u1edd di t\u1ea3n gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n L\u1ea1i c\u00f3 tin t\u1eeb Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong tu\u1ed5i \u0111i l\u00ednh s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ch\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i khi ra phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 H\u1ea1m \u0110\u1ed9i B\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang \u1edf ngo\u00e0i kh\u01a1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam. V\u00ec gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i c\u00f3 hai \u00f4ng anh, s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u00ean t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tho\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u1ec3n.<\/p>\n C\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y l\u1eabn \u0111\u00eam, t\u00f4i quay s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n b\u1eadn. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ra ghi t\u00ean v\u1edbi t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 21 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975, t\u1edbi phi\u00ean t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Vi\u1ec7t Nam. \u0110\u1ea7u d\u00e2y b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 B\u1ed1 M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n hy v\u1ecdng g\u00ec n\u1eefa, B\u1ed1 M\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0a gia \u0111\u00ecnh ra V\u0169ng T\u00e0u ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ea1y ra t\u00e0u M\u1ef9 \u0111ang neo ngo\u00e0i kh\u01a1i. Ti\u1ec1n g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t m\u1eafc v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea5p n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u. G\u00e1c m\u00e1y r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eabn th\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Nh\u01b0ng, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 23 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975 T\u1ed5ng Th\u1ed1ng Gerald Ford tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u201cThe war is finished as far as America is concerned\u201d (\u201cCu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Hoa K\u1ef3\u201d). R\u1ed3i ngo\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edfng M\u1ef9 Henry Kissinger b\u1ed3i th\u00eam \u201cthe war is history\u201d (\u201ccu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed\u201d). D\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft M\u1ef9 b\u1ecf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y cay \u0111\u1eafng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1eb7t tr\u1eafng tr\u1ee3n c\u1ee7a Kissinger. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi thanh ni\u00ean trong l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5m th\u00eda v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean: ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u1ed1t l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecd v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00ean tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn mi\u1ec1n Nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u00e3 xong, M\u1ef9 quay qua b\u00e0n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c di t\u1ea3n nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng s\u00e1t c\u00e1nh l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. C\u00e1c ch\u00ednh kh\u00e1ch l\u1ea1i x\u00f4n xao tranh c\u00e3i. Di t\u1ea3n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o, bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u1ecbch tr\u00ecnh ra sao\u2026 Thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1eebng ng\u00e0y. M\u1edbi h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc tin t\u1ee9c n\u00f3i l\u00e0 hai tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c di t\u1ea3n, h\u00f4m sau ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n…<\/p>\n Ngo\u00e0i s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng lo l\u1eafng cho bao ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n quen, cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n, c\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi Hoa K\u1ef3. Vi\u1ec7t C\u1ed9ng chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Hu\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y trong d\u1ecbp T\u1ebft M\u1eadu Th\u00e2n 1968 m\u00e0 h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft, v\u1eady th\u00ec sau khi chi\u1ebfm tr\u1ecdn mi\u1ec1n Nam cu\u1ed9c tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 l\u00e2u d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd s\u1ebd d\u00e3 man t\u1edbi ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o?<\/p>\n Kho\u1ea3ng 24 th\u00e1ng 4, k\u00fd gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a t\u1edd Houston Chronicle, m\u1ed9t trong hai t\u1edd b\u00e1o l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Houston, t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n sinh vi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t. Tuy nhi\u00ean, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ee3 li\u00ean l\u1ee5y t\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf trong n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00ean t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n (c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t!). Th\u1ea5y v\u1eady, t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n \u1edf c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng, d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf trong ban \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n, \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o. B\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u00eau c\u1ee9u, \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edd h\u1ecd l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau g\u1ecdi ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 M\u1ef9 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 qu\u00e2n, c\u00e1n, ch\u00ednh Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a v\u00e0 t\u0103ng s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c di t\u1ea3n. H\u00f4m sau, trang nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Houston Chronicle \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u0103ng tin v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed5i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i b\u00e1o d\u00e0i n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh, t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng, v\u00e0 l\u1eddi kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n (M\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea5y m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m sau, khi t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c d\u1eef ki\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c di t\u1ea3n n\u0103m x\u01b0a. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam. Trong kho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3, l\u1eddi k\u00eau g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e9m xu\u1ed1ng v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t an \u1ee7i nh\u1ecf nhoi l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh.)<\/p>\n G\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, lo\u00e1ng tho\u00e1ng c\u00f3 tin r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ea1i t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea3o Guam, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh. C\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o r\u1ed3i b\u00e0n b\u1ea1c v\u1edbi nhau, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn 5 gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 theo d\u00f5i tin t\u1ee9c tr\u00ean TiVi cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 28 th\u00e1ng 4, truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh M\u1ef9 chi\u1ebfu h\u00ecnh d\u00e2n ch\u00fang chen l\u1ea5n tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f2a \u0110\u1ea1i S\u1ee9 M\u1ef9, r\u1ed3i h\u00ecnh h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed1i \u0111u\u00f4i nhau ch\u1edd l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc tr\u1ef1c th\u0103ng nh\u1ecf x\u00edu. C\u1ea3 S\u00e0i g\u00f2n ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t, tan hoang. C\u00f3 tin r\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 Graham Martin quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng coi cu\u1ed9c di t\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ph\u00fat ch\u00f3t.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 29 th\u00e1ng 4, \u00f4ng Martin r\u1eddi S\u00e0i g\u00f2n.<\/p>\n Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ebft!<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng, nh\u00ecn s\u1ef1 tan n\u00e1t c\u1ee7a l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh trong m\u1eaft nhau.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 30 Th\u00e1ng 4, 1975.<\/p>\n Tin bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975: truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh M\u1ef9 chi\u1ebfu c\u1ea3nh D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u0103n Minh \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng. R\u1ed3i chi\u1ebfc xe t\u0103ng c\u1ee7a C\u1ed9ng qu\u00e2n h\u00fac \u0111\u1ed5 c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng, ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o Dinh \u0110\u1ed9c L\u1eadp.<\/p>\n B\u1ea3n tin v\u1eeba d\u1ee9t, h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda d\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh lang c\u1ee7a Cougar Apartments b\u1eadt m\u1edf. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 sinh vi\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam t\u00faa ra, nh\u00ecn nhau. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi chi\u1ebfu v\u00e0ng hoe tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t s\u1eefng s\u1edd. C\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt \u1edf ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 xa x\u00f4i, nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt, nh\u01b0 \u0111ang trong m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec r\u1ea5t to l\u1edbn, r\u1ea5t qu\u00fd b\u00e1u v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed5 n\u00e1t, tan hoang. V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c.<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u00ean nhau nh\u01b0 trong c\u01a1n m\u1ed9ng du. S\u1ef1 x\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 mi\u1ec1n Nam qu\u00e1 th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t, qu\u00e1 oan \u1ee9c, qu\u00e1 v\u00f4 l\u00fd. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba t\u00ea d\u1ea1i v\u1eeba r\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh h\u1ee5t h\u1eabng.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u1ecf trong \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i du h\u1ecdc theo di\u1ec7n H\u1ecdc B\u1ed5ng Qu\u1ed1c Gia, m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4 la, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1eb1n ti\u1ec7n. C\u00f2n l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean t\u1ef1 t\u00fac, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gia \u0111\u00ecnh g\u1edfi ti\u1ec1n \u0103n h\u1ecdc, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i l\u00e0m t\u1ef1 nu\u00f4i th\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 d\u1ef1a tinh th\u1ea7n v\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n kh\u00edch l\u1ec7, \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1eabn l\u00e0 n\u01a1i h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ho\u00e0i b\u00e3o. Nay ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f4 t\u1ed5 qu\u1ed1c, ch\u01a1 v\u01a1 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eb1ng, kh\u00f4ng r\u1ec5. Tuy kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i ra, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i.<\/p>\n *<\/strong><\/p>\n T\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 v\u00f9i c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng, l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc ra nh\u00ecn h\u1ed9p th\u01b0 (v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nu\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng nh\u1eadn tin t\u1ee9c gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u0103n c\u1ee9 qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 M\u1ef9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3), \u0103n m\u1ed9t g\u00f3i m\u00ec, u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i ng\u1ee5m c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, h\u00fat m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i \u0111i ng\u1ee7. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111o\u1ea1n, chia l\u00eca qu\u00e1 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd.<\/p>\n Trong nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n ng\u1ee7 li b\u00ec, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh r\u01b0\u1ee3t theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec r\u1ea5t qu\u00fd \u0111ang v\u00f9n v\u1ee5t xa. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y h\u1ee5t h\u01a1i. Tim t\u00f4i th\u00f3t l\u1ea1i, ch\u1edbi v\u1edbi, h\u00e3i h\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, t\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady. \u00c1nh n\u1eafng s\u1eafp t\u00e0n chi\u1ebfu qua khe c\u1eeda, ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao xao nh\u01b0 v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i v\u1edbi tay t\u00ecm ly c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, n\u1ed1c m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m. Th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 l\u1ea1, v\u1ed9i nh\u1ea3 ra. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con gi\u00e1n.<\/p>\n C\u00e1i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh v\u00ec con gi\u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 tr\u1ea7m c\u1ea3m.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i nh\u1edb ra r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean. V\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u00e0 nh\u1ecbp n\u1ed1i duy nh\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi t\u1ef1 do v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh sau b\u1ee9c m\u00e0n s\u1eaft v\u1eeba x\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin t\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1i Ford Chaffee, Arkansas. Khi nghe tin \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i v\u00ec gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c may m\u1eafn \u0111i c\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n c\u0169ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat an \u1ee7i.<\/p>\n \u0110i\u1ec1u an \u1ee7i th\u1ee9 hai \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 M\u1ef9. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 sinh vi\u00ean du h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebb I94 v\u1edbi status l\u00e0 parolee. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00fa, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111i l\u00e0m, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u201cchui\u201d \u1edf m\u1ee9c l\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ebb m\u1ea1t nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i quanh qu\u1ea9n v\u1edbi ch\u00e2n r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n hay ch\u1ea1y b\u00e0n, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y, tr\u00f4ng coi s\u1ef1 v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a gu\u1ed3ng m\u00e1y di chuy\u1ec3n g\u1ea1o. Vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ecdc nh\u01b0ng kh\u00e1 nguy hi\u1ec3m v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong ca \u0111\u00eam v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1ef1a g\u1ea1o kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, cao m\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c m\u00e9t. G\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ed5 v\u00e0o v\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 su\u1ed1i ch\u1ea3y, s\u01a1 \u00fd m\u00e0 t\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng, trong tho\u00e1ng ch\u1ed1c l\u00e0 b\u1ecb ch\u00f4n trong g\u1ea1o.<\/p>\n M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam trong nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng, im l\u1eb7ng, t\u00f4i b\u00f9i ng\u00f9i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p \u1edf qu\u00ea nh\u00e0. Th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111i gi\u1eefa S\u00e0i g\u00f2n, l\u00f2ng h\u0103ng h\u00e1i v\u1edbi bao ho\u00e0i b\u00e3o cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u0103m 1973, khi m\u1edbi sang M\u1ef9, \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ch\u00fa \u00fd nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y sung s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u00fd tr\u1ecdng bi\u1ebft bao. Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ch\u1ecbu \u0111au kh\u1ed5 trong h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a l\u1ecbch s\u1eed n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 l\u0103n l\u1ed9n kh\u00f3c b\u00ean h\u1ed1 ch\u00f4n t\u1eadp th\u1ec3, nh\u1eefng g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 n\u1eef sinh, nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u00f5ng em ch\u1ea1y lo\u1ea1n\u2026 T\u00f4i b\u00f9i ng\u00f9i, th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf c\u1ea5m mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng mi\u1ec1n Nam. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gom g\u00f3p ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c khoa h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p mong \u0111em v\u1ec1 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ec3 cho nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u th\u01a1 nh\u01b0 \u201cc\u00f4 g\u00e1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u01a1i, t\u1eeb th\u01b0\u1edf s\u01a1 sinh l\u1eadn \u0111\u1eadn r\u1ed3i\u201d (2) kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u00fang n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n Nay \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb nhu\u1ed9m \u0111\u1ecf. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh chia l\u00eca. \u01af\u1edbc m\u01a1 \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111o\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y th\u1ea5m th\u00eda v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng c\u00e2u \u201cn\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ea5t, nh\u00e0 tan\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n *<\/strong><\/p>\n H\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Stanford trong bu\u1ed5i th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng 4 c\u1ee7a H\u1ed9i Sinh Vi\u00ean G\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t. Nh\u1eefng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t tr\u1ebb trung, s\u00e1ng r\u1ee1 \u0111ang im l\u1eb7ng l\u1eafng nghe\u2026<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00fac t\u00f4i tr\u1ea1c tu\u1ed5i c\u00e1c em.<\/p>\n M\u1ed7i n\u0103m, c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i nh\u1edb t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn d\u1eabn t\u1edbi ng\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n mi\u1ec1n Nam \u2013 trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u2013 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00f4n kh\u00e9o \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef mi\u1ec1n Nam \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng trong v\u00e1n c\u1edd ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f3 tay nh\u00ecn mi\u1ec1n Nam x\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 sau khi \u0111\u1ed3ng minh b\u1ecf \u0111i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3 mi\u1ec1n Nam b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ecda \u0111\u00e0y, m\u1ea5y tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft trong ng\u1ee5c t\u00f9 v\u00e0 tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 khi \u0111i t\u00ecm t\u1ef1 do. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u1ec3n nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i b\u1ecb b\u1eaft v\u00e0o t\u00f9 v\u00e0 m\u1ea5t n\u0103m 1977.<\/p>\n T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn nay \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc Vi\u1ec7t Nam b\u1ecb cai tr\u1ecb b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n tham t\u00e0n, \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c. B\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m sau khi chi\u1ebfn tranh k\u1ebft th\u00fac, x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i Vi\u1ec7t Nam ng\u00e0y nay m\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft c\u00e1c gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c, kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch gi\u00e0u ngh\u00e8o l\u1edbn ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y, ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u01b0u l\u1ea1c kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i ki\u1ebfm \u0103n\u2026 T\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nguy c\u01a1 m\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 tay gi\u1eb7c T\u00e0u ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng cao.<\/p>\n Tuy nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i v\u1eabn tin r\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc Vi\u1ec7t Nam s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t, r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y C\u1ed9ng S\u1ea3n x\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do, h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cC\u0103n c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 ch\u00fa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf?\u201d m\u1ed9t em sinh vi\u00ean gi\u01a1 tay h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i tin t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c c\u00f9ng c\u1ef1c th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd v\u00f9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u00f2i thay \u0111\u1ed5i. V\u00e0 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u1edf h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i s\u1ebd v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ef1 quan t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u00e2m m\u01b0u c\u01b0\u1edbp n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a T\u00e0u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng tranh \u0111\u1ea5u r\u1ea5t cao. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng minh nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. Th\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb T\u00e0u chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u00f3ng nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng cha \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c. T\u00f4i, c\u00e1c em, v\u00e0 t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang gi\u00f2ng m\u00e1u Vi\u1ec7t \u1edf kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n Kh\u00f4i An<\/strong><\/p>\n (*) Ca kh\u00fac Nh\u1edb M\u1eb9 do Thi\u1ebfu T\u01b0\u1edbng L\u00ea Minh \u0110\u1ea3o & \u0110\u1ea1i T\u00e1 \u0110\u1ed7 Tr\u1ecdng Hu\u1ec1 s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c trong tr\u1ea1i t\u00f9 C\u1ed9ng S\u1ea3n.<\/p>\n (**) Th\u01a1 H\u1ed3 Dz\u1ebfnh, C\u00f4 G\u00e1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam<\/p>\n Ghi Ch\u00fa:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Sau khi r\u00fat lui \u1edf Xu\u00e2n L\u1ed9c, Thi\u1ebfu T\u01b0\u1edbng L\u00ea Minh \u0110\u1ea3o \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i di t\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi anh em \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i. \u00d4ng b\u1ecb Vi\u1ec7t C\u1ed9ng c\u1ea7m t\u00f9 17 n\u0103m v\u00e0 sang M\u1ef9 theo di\u1ec7n HO v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1993.<\/p>\n Trung t\u00e1 Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n \u0110\u1ec9nh c\u00f9ng L\u1eef \u0110o\u00e0n 1 Nh\u1ea3y D\u00f9 \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u1eadn cu\u1ed1i v\u1edbi C\u1ed9ng qu\u00e2n \u1edf L\u00e1ng C\u1ea1n, B\u00e0 R\u1ecba \u0111\u00eam 28 r\u1ea1ng 29 th\u00e1ng 4, 1975. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ph\u00fat ch\u00f3t, L\u1eef \u0110o\u00e0n 1 Nh\u1ea3y D\u00f9 m\u1edbi r\u00fat ra V\u0169ng T\u00e0u. Trung t\u00e1 \u0110\u1ec9nh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf b\u1edd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 cho anh em l\u00ean t\u00e0u r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i r\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam ng\u00e0y 29 th\u00e1ng 4.<\/p>\n Thi\u1ebfu T\u00e1 V\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1ed9ng Long c\u0169ng \u1edf l\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u t\u1edbi gi\u1edd cu\u1ed1i. \u00d4ng b\u1ecb t\u00f9 13 n\u0103m, sau \u0111\u00f3 sang M\u1ef9 theo di\u1ec7n HO n\u0103m 1988.<\/p>\n 2. L\u00fac 5:30pm ng\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, 2015, c\u1ef1u Thi\u1ebfu T\u01b0\u1edbng L\u00ea Minh \u0110\u1ea3o c\u00f3 bu\u1ed5i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Stanford, California: Kehillah Hall in Taube Hillel House, 565 Mayfield Avenue, Stanford, CA 94305-8456. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn tham d\u1ef1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Qu\u00fd b\u1ea1n Mu\u1ed9i Gia Long c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, L\u00ea Ng\u1ecdc T\u00fay H\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb trong v\u00f2ng 24 gi\u1edd t\u1edbi, kh\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec3n tin vui, gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed m\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. Trong m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1edb, t\u01b0\u1edfng ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf nhau … Continue reading B\u1ed1n M\u01b0\u01a1i N\u0103m, K\u1ec3 L\u1ea1i<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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