爱莫大焉－为朋友献出生命
<p><span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Mansur">Mansur</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="target">target</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orphanage">orphanage</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missionary">missionary</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="village">village</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="missionaries">missionaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="outright">outright</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jeep">jeep</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="kits">kits</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="transfusion">transfusion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imperative">imperative</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matching">matching</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="required">required</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="type">type</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uninjured">uninjured</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="pidgin">pidgin</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smattering">smattering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highschool">highschool</span> <span word="French">French</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="combination">combination</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="impromptu">impromptu</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waveringly">waveringly</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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