Walt didn't want to have anything to do with a young priest; his grandfather was always taciturn to his grandma's endless nagging. Walt has a group of old buddies, and happiness is with them; Grandpa also has a group of old neighbors, who often basking in the sun together. Walt has a basement full of tools that has been accumulated for 50 years; grandpa built two iron shelves on the balcony, which were filled with handy pliers and wrenches, because they all came from the mechanical age. Walt will use zippo to light cigarettes cool; grandpa's lighter smells strong kerosene. Walt wine does not leave his hand; Grandpa will definitely drink two cups during the Chinese New Year. Walt keeps his gun in his hand; grandpa will put a stick beside him before going to bed to deal with thieves and robbers.
Can these two veterans think of their opponents who were desperately living in North Korea, living the same life when they were old?
Yes, both of them are facing tremendous pressure even when they are grey-haired. After grandfather retired, he originally lived in a three-bedroom and one living room, but a small leader of his unit, based on the large population of the family, forced his grandfather to change to a two-bedroom and one living room. Grandpa is an honest person, so he changed. But who knows if there is a heart disease left in my heart?
Grandpa once described with pride that they had confronted the U.S. military for days and nights in order to compete for "Sow Ridge". Without water, they could only drink their own urine. After drinking, the stomach hurts. In the end, there was no urine, but the "Sow Ridge" was finally taken down. Watching the movie Shangganling, my grandfather said that the situation is very similar to them. But the grandfather from Red China, who was born and died, never mentioned the people he killed and his comrades-in-arms, and he never felt uneasy because of the killing.
Walt, the loser on the Korean battlefield, took his confession to the Korean teenagers and caring for the Hmong teenagers and sacrificed his life to get righteousness. He won everyone's respect. My grandfather, the victor on the Korean battlefield, died of stomach cancer in 1993 with his worship of Red China and the inextricable humiliation of being bullied. The circumstances of the two veterans are different. Is it because of their country or their character?
When my grandfather passed away, I was still young, and I felt sad that I couldn't see my kind grandpa ever since. Seeing Walt's death, I vaguely feel that the story of the former Korean battlefield is leaving us, and the influence of that era is leaving us.
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