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Col. Nguyen Tuan
Remembering the Victims of Communism
Colonel Nguyen Tuan, Army of Republic of Vietnam
(1931–1968)
Colonel Nguyen Tuan, Army of Republic of Vietnam (Deceased), was born in 1931 in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. He enlisted to attend the Vietnamese officer training course and graduated from the Thu Duc Military Academy in 1953. After completing his training, he began his service in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
During his military career, Colonel Nguyen Tuan was promoted to several key positions:
- 1953 - 1954: Squadron Commander, 3rd Squadron/3rd Regiment
- 1959 -1961: Promoted to Captain and subsequently became the Regiment Commander of the ARVN 4th Armor Cavalry Regiment.
- 1961 -1964: Promoted to Major and continued to serve as Regiment Commander of the ARVN 4th Armor Regiment.
- 1965 -1968: In April 1965, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Tuan became the Commandant of the ARVN Armor School, Thu Duc.
For over 15 years, Lieutenant Colonel Tuan fought along the 17th parallel (DMZ), demonstrating extraordinary leadership. He was deeply respected by his soldiers and comrades, known for his integrity, strong principles, and unwavering commitment to freedom and justice. He led from the front, embodying the noble traditions of a Thu Duc officer, always standing side by side with his troops. Off the battlefield, he was a devoted husband and father, committed to the well-being of his family.
In February 1968, during the North Vietnam's surprise and treacherous attack on Saigon and other provinces during the Tet holiday ceasefire, a group of communist insurgents occupied Camp Phu Dong Camp, ARVN Armor HQ in Go Vap District. Their goal was to capture ARVN tanks. Despite overwhelming odds, Lieutenant Colonel Tuan refused to surrender, willing to sacrifice everything including his family to protect his honor and country. Tragically, the insurgents brutally killed his wife and five young children, aged 2 to 12. Only his 9-year-old son survived, though seriously injured. His wife endured unimaginable suffering for more than two hours before succumbing to her injuries. The rebels, showing no regard for the wounded, celebrated amidst the dead. The following day, during a counterattack by the ARVN, the imprisoned son managed to escape.
In recognition of his heroic sacrifices, Lieutenant Colonel Tuan was posthumously promoted to Colonel by President Nguyen Van Thieu and awarded the highest decoration of the Republic of Vietnam, the National Order of Vietnam Medal of Third Rank (Bao Quoc Huan Chuong De Tam Dang).
NOTE: Fifty-one years later, the surviving son, Nguyen Tu Huan, who was seriously wounded at the age of 9, was promoted to Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
En mémoire des victimes du communisme
Colonel Nguyen Tuan, Armée de la République du Vietnam (1931–1968)
Le Colonel Nguyen Tuan, Armée de la République du Vietnam (décédé), est né en 1931 à Nam Dinh, au Vietnam. Il s'est engagé pour suivre le cours de formation des officiers vietnamiens et a obtenu son diplôme de l'Académie militaire de Thu Duc en 1953. Après avoir terminé sa formation, il a commencé son service dans l'Armée de la République du Vietnam (ARVN).
Au cours de sa carrière militaire, le Colonel Nguyen Tuan a été promu à plusieurs postes clés :
- 1953 - 1954 : Commandant d'escadron, 3e Escadron/3e Régiment
- 1959 - 1961 : Promu Capitaine et est ensuite devenu Commandant du 4e Régiment de Cavalerie Blindée de l'ARVN.
- 1961 - 1964 : Promu Major et a continué de servir comme Commandant du 4e Régiment Blindé de l'ARVN.
- 1965 - 1968 : En avril 1965, le Lieutenant-Colonel Nguyen Tuan est devenu Commandant de l'École des Blindés de l'ARVN, à Thu Duc.
Pendant plus de 15 ans, le Lieutenant-Colonel Tuan a combattu le long du 17e parallèle (DMZ), démontrant un leadership extraordinaire. Il était profondément respecté par ses soldats et camarades, connu pour son intégrité, ses principes solides et son engagement indéfectible pour la liberté et la justice. Il menait ses troupes en première ligne, incarnant les nobles traditions d'un officier de Thu Duc, toujours aux côtés de ses hommes. Hors du champ de bataille, il était un mari et un père dévoué, soucieux du bien-être de sa famille.
En février 1968, lors de l'attaque surprise et traîtresse du Nord-Vietnam sur Saïgon et d'autres provinces pendant le cessez-le-feu du Têt, un groupe d'insurgés communistes a occupé le Camp Phu Dong, quartier général des blindés de l'ARVN dans le district de Go Vap. Leur objectif était de capturer les chars de l'ARVN. Malgré des chances écrasantes, le Lieutenant-Colonel Tuan a refusé de se rendre, prêt à tout sacrifier, y compris sa famille, pour protéger son honneur et son pays. Tragiquement, les insurgés ont brutalement tué sa femme et ses cinq jeunes enfants, âgés de 2 à 12 ans. Seul son fils de 9 ans a survécu, bien que grièvement blessé. Sa femme a enduré des souffrances inimaginables pendant plus de deux heures avant de succomber à ses blessures. Les rebelles, sans aucun égard pour les blessés, ont célébré au milieu des morts. Le lendemain, lors d'une contre-attaque de l'ARVN, le fils emprisonné a réussi à s’échapper.
En reconnaissance de ses sacrifices héroïques, le Lieutenant-Colonel Tuan a été promu à titre posthume au grade de Colonel par le Président Nguyen Van Thieu et a reçu la plus haute distinction de la République du Vietnam, l'Ordre National du Vietnam, Médaille de Troisième Classe (Bao Quoc Huan Chuong De Tam Dang).
REMARQUE : Cinquante et un ans plus tard, le fils survivant, Nguyen Tu Huan, qui avait été grièvement blessé à l'âge de 9 ans, a été promu contre-amiral dans la Marine des États-Unis.
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Cố Đại tá Nguyễn Tuấn (1931 -1968)
Sinh viên Sĩ quan Nguyễn Tuấn sinh năm 1931 tại Nam Định (miền Bắc Việt Nam), nhập ngũ để tham gia khóa đào tạo sĩ quan Việt Nam. Sau khi hoàn thành khóa học, Ông Nguyễn Tuấn tốt nghiệp Trường Sĩ Quan Thủ Đức, ra trường năm 1952 phục vụ trong Quân đội Việt Nam Cộng hòa (QLVNCH).
Trong thời gian phục vụ, ông được thăng cấp và giữ các chức vụ sau:
- 1953 – 1954 -Tiểu đoi trưởng 3/3
- 1959-1961:Ông Nguyễn Tuấn được thăng hàm Đại úy, lên chức Tiểu đoàn trưởng Tiểu đoàn Thiết giáp, Trung đoàn 4 Thiết giáp.
- 1961-1964: Đại úy Nguyễn Tuấn được thăng hàm Thiếu tá và tiếp tục giữ chức vụ Chỉ huy Trung đoàn 4 Thiết giáp.
- 1965-1968: Tháng 4 năm 1965, Chỉ huy Trường Truong Thiết giáp, Thu Duc. Năm 1966, ông theo học tại Cao đẳng Chỉ huy và Tham mưu Hoa Kỳ tại Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Hoa Kỳ. Sau khi tốt nghiệp, ông trở về quê hương để tiếp tục giữ chức Chỉ huy Trường Xe tăng và được thăng hàm Trung tá.
Trong hơn 15 năm chiến đấu dọc theo vĩ tuyến 17 (DMZ, chia cắt Bắc và Nam Việt Nam), Trung tá Tuấn đã thể hiện khả năng lãnh đạo phi thường và nhận được sự ngưỡng mộ của những người lính và đồng chí của mình. Những câu chuyện được chia sẻ bởi các đồng đội và bạn bè mô tả Trung tá Tuấn là một người chính trực và có nguyên tắc mạnh mẽ, luôn đấu tranh cho tự do và công lý cho đất nước mình. Ông đã lãnh đạo từ tiền tuyến trong các trận chiến, thể hiện truyền thống cao quý của một sĩ quan Thủ Đức và luôn sát cánh cùng quân (đồng) đội của mình. Ngoài chiến trường, ông là một người chồng và người cha tận tụy, tận tụy vì hạnh phúc của gia đình và luôn sẵn sàng đảm bảo an toàn cho họ.
Vào tháng 2 năm 1968, Việt Cộng đã vi phạm lệnh ngừng bắn trong ba ngày nghỉ Tết, mở cuộc tấn công bất ngờ vào Sài Gòn và các tỉnh thành khác ở Việt Nam Cộng hòa (VNCH). Một nhóm phiến quân cộng sản đã chiếm Trại Phú Đông ở quận Gò Vấp, nhằm mục đích bắt giữ xe tăng của Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa. Mặc dù phải đối mặt với nhiều khó khăn, Trung tá Tuấn vẫn dũng cảm từ chối đầu hàng, sẵn sàng hy sinh toàn bộ gia đình để bảo vệ danh dự và đất nước. Thật bi thảm, phiến quân cộng sản đã giết chết vợ và sáu đứa con nhỏ của anh (ông) một cách tàn nhẫn, từ 2 đến 12 tuổi, chỉ để lại đứa con trai 9 tuổi bị thương nặng nhưng vẫn sống sót một cách kỳ diệu. Vợ của Trung tá Tuấn, người đã sống sót trong hơn hai giờ sau cuộc tấn công, đã phải chịu đựng nỗi đau không thể tưởng tượng nổi trước khi qua đời. Trong thời gian này, phiến quân cộng sản đã vô cảm bỏ mặc những người bị thương, bỏ bê việc sơ cứu và vô tình ăn mừng giữa những người chết. May mắn thay, người cháu (con) trai bị giam cầm đã trốn thoát trong một cuộc phản công của Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa giành lại lãnh thổ vào ngày hôm sau.
Vì những hy sinh anh dũng của mình cho đất nước, Trung tá Tuấn đã được Tổng thống Nguyễn Văn Thiệu vinh danh, truy phong hàm Đại tá và được trao tặng Huân chương Bảo quốc Huân chương Chương Đệ Tam Đảng.
(*) 51 năm sau, người con trai 10 tuổi duy nhất còn sống, bị thương nặng, đã được thăng hàm Chuẩn đô đốc trong Hải quân Hoa Kỳ, Huan T. Nguyen
The Former Thu Duc Reserve Officer Cadets Association of Ontario
The big disaster in history of Vietnam
Vietnam was formerly a kingdom with over four thousand years of history. Dotted with defeat and glory, occupation and expansion, domination and liberation. But none is more harmful and shameful than being under communist rule during the last century. Disaster was seeded in 1911 when a discontent, cunning but ambitious young man stowed away on a merchant ship bound to France. That man took many names but mostly known as Ho Chi Minh and became the long-lived dictator of North Vietnam, a loyal Stalinist throughout his life.
In France, he embraced Maxist ideology, sworn-in and attended the founding congress of the French Communist Party in 1920, acquired a revolutionary education in Moscow during the early 20's, and served as a Comintern advisor in China until 1927. The Communist Party of Vietnam/Indochinese Communist Party, formed in 1930, became the leading power in the resistance (Viet Minh) after the bloody Japanese occupation of 1940-1945. During World War II, with support from Mao Zedong of Communist China and with his own cunning and trickery skills, he managed to eliminate the nationalist factions, proclaiming himself leader of a provisional government in 1945. His following at this stage was still small, but over the course of a nine-year guerrilla war against the French, Ho crushed internal opposition in order to make himself the Stalin of Vietnam.
After the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam was declared in 1945 and following failed negotiations with the French colonial administration that didn't agree with the idea of a communist regime, the First Indochina War began in 1946, which ended in 1954 with the Geneva Accord, which divided Vietnam into a Communist North and the anti-communist South. The democratic general elections planned for 1956 to unite the state wasn't held and for generations, Vietnam became a country ravaged by many wars and communist experiments. The hard-line communist period, (Dictatorship of the Proletariat) in Vietnam lasted for more than 30 years, from 1953 to 1986.
After French defeat, Ho followed standard Communist operating procedure. First, he followed Mao Zedong's example to apply Land Reform Law, killing off peasant leaders and better-off peasants to decapitate future peasant-resistance; then forced collectivization can proceed unhindered. Slave labor camps sprang up, as did show trials. By all accounts several hundred thousand people perished during the 1953-1956 period. The Geneva Agreements divided Vietnam into the northern region held by Ho, and the southern region outside of Communist control. The people of Vietnam voted with their feet. Tallies for 1953-1956 peak volumes: about 1 million northerners chose to flee south.
Ho began guerrilla war against South Vietnam almost immediately with huge supply of weapons and logistics from Soviet, China and communist bloc as a whole. The war escalated quickly with the involvement of the United States combat troops to prevent the so-called The Domino Theory in Vietnam. This delayed the North's victory for about ten years. The U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1973 by signing Paris Peace Accord opened the floodgate for communists to invade the South, putting whole Vietnam under devil's rule! In violation of the Paris Peace Accord, the so-called Communist National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam started a general assault on the 13th of December in 1974 against the Republic of South Vietnam. The assault was successful against the Republic of South Vietnam, abandoned by the USA, and in April 1975, the government of Saigon surrendered. Although the Stalinist communist party that came into power after the fall of South-Vietnam on the 30th of April 1975 didn't organize massive bloodbaths, the regime still had its share of concentration camps and terror.
Since the fateful morning of April 30th 1975 when North Vietnamese communist tanks crashed the gate of President's Palace, the Vietnamese communist regime has proved to be a failure with wide-spread corruption. Under its government, it is responsible for killing millions of men, women, and children through its Land Reforms, denial of basic human rights and its barbaric re-education camps.
Ho was dead of old age by the time Communist forces triumphed in 1975, but the post-war atrocities were in his Stalinist tradition. Slave labor and brain washing yielded the infamous "re-education camps" to which anti-Communists, dissidents, former civil servants of South Vietnam, and others were condemned to. Fear of these camps led to the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese on makeshift boats; many of which perished at sea.
The Communist regime in Vietnam was so wicked and so skewed that it allowed people to flee the country by boat after the fall of Saigon. The communist regime had much to gain from this. First of all, they rid those who would stand against them and knew that many would die on the sea; secondly that the VietCong made good an opportunity to seize people's property after they left without the attached blames and without the undesirable reputation of being the robbers and the killers of the people. More than a million have escaped the communist regime to freedom but hundreds of thousands of others lost their lives on the journey. Of those who stayed behind, the post-war of communist regime killed thousands of people in a series of reprisals and in their camps.
Even though the communist regime has been changing itself to fit the modern world, it is still a controversial matter. In the 1990s this was characterized by an uneasy balance between the conservatives and reformists, however, the Communist Party is the only legal party of Vietnam.
Looking back more than of 70 years, since the notorious criminal Ho Chi Minh planted his communist weeds in Vietnam, majority population of 90 millions people can never enjoy life with full human dignity. The living standard under totalitarian communist regime of Vietnam is among the lowest in comparison with neighbouring countries. Ho and his followers promised paradise for the masses of people but instead they have served only their own interests, letting people suffered dearly with no mercy. Workers, farmers are supposed to be the core of society but ended up suffering most, losing their land and living in poverty. In Vietnam nowadays, every citizen could be victimized by police in uniforms or plain-clothed whose eyes and ears are all over the places. They can brand any one as a counter-revolutionary, make arrest, bring to so-called "kangaroo court", hammer a sentence and put the innocent soul in prison, a small prison in a bigger one.
Communism must have an enemy and they must have crises, otherwise the people would never put up with all the shortages and miseries to which they are exposed. If an enemy did not exist, then the state would have to manufacture one, and this is exactly what communist Vietnamese always do.
The longer the communists were in power, the longer the Vietnamese society would still be in an insecure and chaotic state, and people dreams to leave the country by all means, legally or illegally. There an appropriate saying in Vietnam that "If the lamp post could flee, it would too."
Le Grand Désastre dans l'Histoire du Vietnam
Le Vietnam était un pays avec plus de quatre mille ans d'histoire, traversant des périodes de gloire comme de défaite, d'expansion comme d'occupation, de domination comme de libération. Mais nulle n'est plus novice et honteuse que celle sous la domination communiste pendant le siècle dernier. Le désastre prenait ses origines en 1911 quand un rusé et ambitieux jeune gars embarquait sur un navire marchand à destination de la France. Il vivait sous plusieurs noms mais était connu surtout sous le nom de Ho Chi Minh et devenait après jusqu'à sa mort le dictateur du Vietnam du Nord, un Staliniste loyal durant toute sa vie.
En France, il adoptait l'idéologie marxiste, s'engageait et participait au congrès fondateur du Parti Communiste Français de 1920, acquérait une éducation de révolutionnaire à Moscou durant les premières années de 1920 et servait comme conseiller du Comintern en Chine jusqu'en 1927. Le Parti Communiste Vietnamien/Parti Communiste Indochinois, formé en 1930, devenait la force principale de la résistance (Viet Minh) après l'occupation sanglante des japonais de 1940-45. Pendant La Deuxième Guerre Mondiale, avec le support de Mao Zedong du PC Chinois et par ses propres ruses et tromperies, il dirigeait l'élimination des factions nationalistes, se proclamait chef du gouvernement provisoire en 1945. A ce moment ses disciples étaient peu nombreux, mais au cours des neuf années de la guerrilla contre les français Ho écrasait les oppositions internes pour se faire lui-même le Staline du Vietnam.
Après la déclaration de la République Démocratique du Vietnam indépendante en 1945 et l'échec des négociations avec l'administration coloniale française ne tolérant pas un régime communiste, la Première Guerre d'Indochine commençait en 1946 et prenait fin en 1954 par l'accord de Genève, qui çindait le Vietnam en un Nord communiste et un Sud anti-communiste. L'élection générale démocratique planifiée en 1956 pour fonder un état unifié était ajournée et pendant des générations après le Vietnam devenait un pays ravagé par plusieurs guerres et expérimentations communistes. La période de la ligne dure communiste (Dictature du Prolétariat) au Vietnam durait plus de 30 ans, de 1953 à 1986.
Après la défaite française, Ho suivait la méthode communiste règlementée. En premier, il prenait l'exemple de Mao Zedong pour appliquer la Réforme Agraire, exterminant les paysans notables et favorisant les paysans pour décapiter la future résistance paysanne; ainsi la collectivisation forcée pouvait être appliquée sans entrave. Des camps d'esclaves au travail forcé poussaient, comme montraient les essaies. En fin de compte plusieurs dizaines de milliers de victimes périssaient durant la période de 1953-1956.
Les Accords de Genève partage le Vietnam en une région du nord tenue par Ho et une région du sud en dehors du contrôle communiste. Le peuple vietnamien votait avec leurs pieds. Le nombre culminant de 1953-1956: environ 1 million de nordistes choisissaient leur évacuation au sud.
Immédiatement après Ho commençait la guerilla contre le Sud Vietnam avec l énorme approvisionnement en matériel de guerre et la logistique des soviétiques, des chinois, et de tout le bloc communiste. La guerre escaladait rapidement avec l'intervention des troupes armées des Etats Unis afin d'éviter l'ainsi-nommée La Théorie du Domino au Vietnam. Celà a pu retarder la victoire du Nord d'environ dix années. Le repli américain du Vietnam en 1973 par la signature de l'Accord de Paris ouvrait une brèche pour l'invasion du Sud par les communistes, mettant le Vietnam entier sous le règne du diable!
En violation de l'Accord de Paix de Paris, l'ainsi-nommé Front National de Libération du Sud Vietnam entamait une offensive générale contre la République du Sud Vietnam, relâchée par les Etats Unis, et en avril 1975, le gouvernement de Saigon a capitulé. Quoique le parti communiste staliniste qui prenait le pouvoir après la chute du Sud Vietnam le 30 avril 1975 n'organisait pas un bain de sang, le régîme aît quand même une part de responsabilité pour les camps de concentration et de terreur.
Depuis la matinée fatidique du 30 avril 1975 quand les tanks des communistes nord vietnamiens écrasaient le portail du Palais Présidentiel, le régime communiste vietnamien faisait preuve de son échec par une corruption générale. Sous son gouvernement, il est responsable de l'extermination des millions d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants à travers sa reforme agraire, son refus des règles de base des droits de l'homme et ses camps de réeducation de caractère barbare.
Ho mourut de vieillesse avant le triomphe des forces communistes en 1975, mais les atrocités d'après guerre provenaient de sa tradition staliniste. Le travail d'esclave et les lavements de cerveau se passaient dans les renommés camps de réeducation dans lesquels etaient internés des anti-communistes, des dissidents, des fonctionnaires du Sud Vietnam et des autres gens condamnés à ces cas. La peur de ces camps conduisait à l'exode des milliers de vietnamiens sur des barques façonnées; plusieurs d'entre eux périssaient en mer.
Le régime communiste était si immoral et si dégénéré qu'il permettait à la population de s'évader du pays par barque après la chute de Saigon. Le régime communiste en avait beaucoup à gagner. Primo, ils se débarassaient des gens qui s'opposaient à eux et savaient que beaucoup d'entre eux allaient mourrir en mer; secundo c'était pour les Vietcongs une bonne opportunité de s'emparer de leurs biens après leur depart sans leur protestation et sans subir l'indésirable réputation d'être des voleurs et des tueurs. Plus d'un million trouvaient la liberté en s'échappant du régime communiste, mais des milliers d'autres perdaient leur vie sur le trajet. De ceux qui restaient, le régime communiste d'après guerre massacrait des milliers de personnes par de multitude représailles dans leurs camps.
Néanmoins le régime communiste s'etait transformé pour s’adapter au monde moderne, ça restait un sujet très controversé. Dans les années 1990 cela etait caractérisé par une difficile équilibre entre les conservateurs et les réformistes, de toute façon, le Parti Communiste est le seul parti légal du Vietnam.
Retournant à plus de 70 ans en arrière, depuis que le réputé criminel Ho Chi Minh plantait ses mauvais germes communistes, la majorité des 90 millions de personnes ne pouvaient passer leur vie avec pleine dignité humaine. Le niveau de vie sous le régime communiste totalitaire du Vietnam était parmi les plus bas comparé aux pays avoisinants. Ho et ses disciples promettaient au peuple le paradis mais par contre ils ne s'occupaient que de leurs propres intêrets, laissant la population souffrir sans aucune pitié. Les ouvriers, les paysans étaient considérés comme le noyau de la société mais enfin souffraient le plus, perdant leur terre et vivant dans la pauvreté. A ce jour, au Vietnam, chaque citoyen pouvait être victime de la police en uniforme ou en civil qui était les yeux et les oreilles dans tous les lieux. Ils pouvaient faire porter le chapeau de contre révolutionnaire à n'importe qui, le faire arréter, le faire passer devant l'ainsi nommé "tribunal kangaroo," le condamer et le mettre en prison, une petite prison à l'intérieur d'une plus grande.
Le communisme doit avoir des ennemies et des crises sinon la population ne supporterait jamais les pénuries et les misères qu'ils subissiaent. Et s'il n'y avait pas d'ennemie, l'état devait en créer un, et c'était exactement ce que les vietnamiens communistes ont toujours fait.
Tant que les communistes étaient au pouvoir, la société vietnamienne resterait dans un état d'insécurité et de chaos, et les gens rêvaient de quitter le pays par tous les moyens, légalement ou illégalement. Il y a dicton approprié au Vietnam "si une lampadaire pouvait se sauver, elle le ferait."
