Soldier who died in Vietnam War gets belated honor.
Soldier who died in Vietnam War gets belated honor
(CBS News) NEW CASTLE, Penn. - In battle, there is no greater act of
valor than to lay down your life so others may live. On Wednesday at the
White House, a soldier was honored for the sacrifice made a long time ago.
CBS News correspondent David Martin tells his story.
In a modest Pennsylvania neighborhood, there's a shrine to America's
newest hero: Leslie Sabo, killed 42 years ago in the Vietnam War.
It has been kept all these years by Sabo's widow, Rose. She was 20 and
he was 21.
"We had 31 days together," she tells Martin.
"31 days."
"And then he left for Vietnam," Rose said.
In May of 1970, Bravo Company crossed from Vietnam into Cambodia
to disrupt the enemy's sanctuaries and ran smack into an ambush. Eight
soldiers, including Leslie Sabo, were killed.
"All they told me was that he had been killed by enemy fire. That's all
I knew," said Rose.
But decades later, a researcher found reports of the battle buried in the
stacks at the National Archives. One document was an affidavit signed
by Teb Stocks. He read it Wednesday for the first time since 1970.
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"We were just soldiers," said Stocks. "We were just trying to survive and
we were trying to make sure that our brothers survived. Now we're finally
getting the recognition for one of our brothers."
This is believed to be that long forgotten battlefield -- a photo so faded
it seems shrouded in the mists of time. But 42 years later, the bravery
of Leslie Sabo and the boys of Bravo Company shine through.
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小説や記事を読んでいると、時々感動的な表現に出くわす時があります。
古く色があせた写真と４２年もの長い年月をこのように、時の靄に覆い隠されているようだと。。。
私はうまく日本語で表現できませんが、私が原文を読みたい理由はこれです。
このレポートの内容も、感動で泣けますが、美しい英文で締めくくられています。 (^^♪
