Pham Ngoc Anh was born in 1951 at Phong Thuy Le Thuy Commune. He served as a commando during the war. After the war, he returned home with a piece of bullet left in his body.
“As a commando, my life was fragile,” shared Anh, “When I received a command to fight, I just wished to survive.”
He suffers from heart dysfunction. His life encounters so many challenges that he doesn’t have enough money to cover any treatment.
His sick wife cannot go to work, and Anh is the only bread maker despite his own diseases.
He served in the army in 1972 as a navy commando. His memories about combat have never fade away. One of them is the fight at Phuoc Vinh Tay Bridge on the night of December 31, 1974 when he was injured. He managed to run towards a safe place and avoid being captured by the enemy. He was treated in Sac jungle and after recovering, he continued fighting until the day Vietnam was reunified.
In 1983, he came back home and benefited from an allowance but he suffers from meningitis and nerve paralysis. He and his wife worked hard to raise their 5 children. However, his second child suffers from ill health. The other children got married but they are too poor to support their parents.
In 2003, he felt a severe pain in his back and chest. Doctors concluded that he has a piece of bullet inside of his body and it moved to his waist. In addition, it was discovered that he has a heart condition. Doctors said he needs two operations. Surgery costs are VND53 million ($2.758). It’s a fortune for him and he cannot afford treatment fees, so he has returned home and suffers from the pain.
He has a simple wish that he can survive to raise his youngest daughter who is studying at a university.
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Charitable donations please send to: 1. Pham Ngoc Anh : Hamlet 8, Dai Phong, Phong Thuy Commune (Le Thuy, Quang Binh) 2. Compassionate Hearts Charity Fund – Dan Tri Newspaper (Hanoi) No. 2/48 Giang Vo Str., Dong Da Dist., Hanoi (beside Kim Ma petrol station) * Vietnam Dong Account information: Account holder: Bao Khuyen hoc & Dan tri Account number: 10 201 0000 220 639 With Bank: Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Hoan Kiem Branch
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