再見了，751

父親在抗日戰爭時期是個戰鬥機飛行員，駕駛著編號751的P-40座機出過56次任務，最後一次的任務被日機擊落受傷，當他在跳傘之際，很瀟灑的拍拍駕駛桿說了聲:“751， 再見了”。

他一生代表著高風亮節，瀟灑幽默，知識淵博，道德雋智；父親一生沒給過我任何有形資產，但他卻留給我們的是無價的榜樣，告訴我人生的真諦；他的一生充滿了傳奇，非常驕傲我有這樣的父親，更非常慶幸在他人生最後的階段，我能陪著他渡過。

爸，我替你高興，因為你又可以和媽相聚在一起為湯的鹹淡拌嘴，又可以再駕著你心愛的751，翱翔穹蒼俯覽大地。

爸爸，你永遠活在我們心中。

Good Bye, 751

My father was a fighter pilot during WW II piloted the P-40N. He flew fifty-six missions credited four and a half air victories. During his final mission he was shot down by two Japanese Ki-43 “Oscar” over Hengyang, China, heavily wounded and with his plane catching fire; he bailed out patting the plane’s yoke as he said: “Good bye 751”, (his P-40N serial number).

He was never one of the material items and instead left me with many lessons about life. He led a legendary life and I am proud to be his son, and it is a privilege to have spent the last few years of his life with him witnessed his wisdom, his charm, his humor, his knowledge and his virtue.

Dad, I am glad that you and mom are reunited and can argue with each other again over salt and pepper. You can fly your beloved P-40 Kittyhawk, soaring the blue yonder overlooking the great earth.

Dad, you are in our hearts forever.

父親的事蹟在網路上都有不少的記載，就不在此重複，他在最後一次住院插管不好受，但他總能儘量的調試自己，每個護士進來，他都用手比劃 You are Angel , 苗條身材，I love you…有個曾經當過空姐的護士說：”if I am not married, I will date you!”

感謝在我們最艱難的日子，有這許多的朋友相互提攜，父親在他清醒時，看著我顫抖的提筆寫了四個字“來生報答”。

在他最後一次住院的前兩天，兩位姐姐都在Atlanta，我們帶爸爸開車去Chateau Elan 兜風，那天天氣特別好，爸爸沿路一直唱著我們都沒聽過的歌，他不但歌詞都記得，而且每句英文都咬字清楚，大姐問他是哪個歌名，他說“Don’t Fence Me In”…

各位，這就是他的最愛：“Don’t Fence Me In”…..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpNePJIqGOQ&feature=youtu.be