Although the Vietnamese experienced major loss and bloodshed on the battlefield, the mentality of soldiers were hardened and they were determined to serve their country. Tram recalls losing a soldier named Luc, who had previously fell under her care after being critically wounded in battle before being killed during an attack in Duc Pho. She remembers words stitched onto his red scarf that read "Pledge firmly to sacrifice for the nation's survival". Tram’s diary entry reiterates the fact that Vietnamese soldiers valued honour above all else. It is evident that Luc was dedicated to fighting for his country as he was convinced that winning the war meant independence and freedom for all of Vietnam. Tram also explains how the Vietnamese voluntarily sacrifice their lives for independence and liberty, yearning for the freedom they had lost under French colonial rule. Vietnam was ready for sovereignty and people were willing to achieve it under any means
Although the Vietnamese experienced major loss and bloodshed on the battlefield, the mentality of soldiers were hardened and they were determined to serve their country. Tram recalls losing a soldier named Luc, who had previously fell under her care after being critically wounded in battle before being killed during an attack in Duc Pho. She remembers words stitched onto his red scarf that read "Pledge firmly to sacrifice for the nation's survival". Tram’s diary entry reiterates the fact that Vietnamese soldiers valued honour above all else. It is evident that Luc was dedicated to fighting for his country as he was convinced that winning the war meant independence and freedom for all of Vietnam. Tram also explains how the Vietnamese voluntarily sacrifice their lives for independence and liberty, yearning for the freedom they had lost under French colonial rule. Vietnam was ready for sovereignty and people were willing to achieve it under any means