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The father died in the line of duty and could not see his son grow up
7 April 2024 21:00
Brilio.net - In the early 2000s, technology had not yet reached the level of progress it has now. Not many people have mobile phones, or now known as smartphones. Instead, people communicated over long distances through letters.
This is different from short messages or chat which can arrive in a matter of seconds. Letters need delivery time before they arrive at the destination address. If everything goes smoothly, the letter can arrive in around 3-4 days, or maybe more. Even so, quite a few people choose this medium to simply provide news or express feelings of longing.
Like the parents of this woman. He found a letter about 22 years old from his mother to his mother. The story brilio.net summarized from TikTok posted by the account @susucokelat_2, on Wednesday (3/4).
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His father was a soldier who in 2002 served in Aceh. The letter found looked shabby with the paper torn. The letter was written by the mother expressing her longing for her husband.
The mother initially only reported that she and her child were in good health. She also hopes that her husband and his fellow soldiers are also in good health and always under God's protection.
It turned out that this was a letter sent in response to his father's letter. The mother looked very happy to receive the news from her husband. He also talked about his child's development from day to day.
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In the letter, the mother hopes that her husband does not need to worry about her child's condition, because her daughter will grow up healthy and smart. Even though he had never seen his father, the boy knew that he was the son of a soldier.
The mother said that when the child saw a photo or a person wearing a camouflage uniform on TV, he immediately shouted the word papa.
"If there is a picture on TV wearing a camouflage shirt, call mom, that's what he said, papa," wrote the letter.
What was quite sad was that his father, who was serving in Aceh at the time, did not have time to return to see his son. Because he died while on duty.
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The child, who knew the fact that he could not meet his father, could only cry looking at the letter and prayed that his father would be happy in heaven.
"Found Mom and Dad's letter 22 years ago when Dad was working in Aceh. But Dad has gone there forever," he wrote in the caption.
This post also went viral and attracted the attention of netizens. Many were moved by the story the woman shared. Apart from that, netizens also suggested that the letter be looked after properly and become a keepsake forever.
"Sis, I also just found my mother's father's letter from 25 years ago when my father was working in Aceh too, I found it after my father died. I really cried reading it, it was strong, bro," wrote the account @sriii
"Laminate it, sis, or put it in a plastic folder to make a keepsake," said the account @lisabangjo
"Sis is strong," wrote the account @rerenataa
"Eh, FYP, don't cry, sis," commented the account @kaimordjasti
From the video being posted until this article was written, the @susucokelat_2 account has gathered thousands of viewers. Apart from that, there are also several accounts that give likes and comments.
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
