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该片是2013年纪录片《龙老一生》的续集,也是纪录片导演蒋能杰发起的抗战老兵系列纪录片中的一部。
龙运松:一名普通的中国远征军老兵,一直默默生活,不愿谈及英勇往事。龙老在耄耋之年,面对着镜头回顾自己一生;抓壮丁参军、转战南北、妻子另嫁、松山战役、接收日本投降等。
而今,当年英雄疾病缠身,晚年落寞,老无所依,一直不明白,当年就是抗日了,怎么就成了反革命和兵痞了,还想着晚年能得到国家的认可,2014年龙老归队,而葬礼的悼词让我们反思。
Aveteran,Mr.Long’slifewasfulloflegend.Yet,helivedhislifeinsilenceandnevertoldothersabouthisexperienceinthebattlefield.ThereweremanyscarsonhisbodyandhegotthreeshotsonlyintheSongshanBattle.Oneofthemwentthroughbetweenthebonesandthescarhadbeenapparentlyseensofar.
Mr.Longwenttothebattlefieldintheyearhegotmarried,wherehereceivedaletterfromhiswife.Itread,”I’mgoingtoremarry,mayIgetyourapproval?”Lateron,JiangKaiSingwasdefeatedandaskedthemtogotoTaiwantogether.Mr.Longrefused,”No,Ihaven’tseenmyparentsforyears.”However,whenhegotbacktohishometown,hisparentspassedawaysoonandhiswifehadgotremarriedfortwoyears.Afterthat,henevergotmarriedagainandlivedhiswholelifeinloneliness.
Mr.LongwasdefinedasabadguyorsoliderriffraffduringtheCulturalRevolutionperiod.Afterwards,whenpeopleaskedhimabouthisexperienceinthebattlefield,hegotscaredaspoliticalinvestigationcametohismindimmediately.“I’veexplainedeverythinginthoseyears,whyyou’vecometoaskmeagain?I’veexplainedsomanytimes.”Togetrehabilitated,hekeptvisitingleadersofrelevantinstitutions.Allhisfamilypersuadedhimnottodoso,because“You’retheKuomintang’ssolider.”
Hewasgettingworseandworsewithseverestomachproblems,nocarefromchildrenandhighmedicalfees.Hesaid,”Ican’tgetcured.IfIdon’tdiethisyear,I’lldienextyear.There’snopointlivingforafewmoreyears.I’dbetterdietodayandIdon’twanttobehumanbeingnextlife.It’stootough.”
Onlyuntil2013,thenationalMinistryofCivilAffairsannouncedofficialdocumentstorehabilitatetheanti-warsoldiers.Meanwhile,theministrypromisedthattherewerefundstodealwithdifficultiesintheiroldages.WhenMr.Longheardthis,hecouldnotconcealhisexcitementwithtremblingallover.Hekeptasking,”Isitforreal?”However,hehadpassedawaybeforehereceivedthepension.InMr.Long’sfuneral,avillagerannouncedthememorialspeechloudly,whichdrewusintodeepthought……