Esmerelda, who had been so afraid to let the truth out, sat beside Mary and watched the responses pour in. “I never thought anyone would care,” she admitted, her voice trembling. “I always believed people would still see him as a traitor. But now they see him for who he was.”
Mary and Esmerelda received messages from veterans, historians, and even people who had lived through the Vietnam War. Some remembered the political leader their father had saved. The flood of compassion and respect for their father touched them deeply, helping to heal old wounds.