tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47524291552038602902024-03-05T02:34:20.529-08:00想飛的故事王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-84243492546616373772023-06-01T21:06:00.000-07:002023-06-01T21:06:19.589-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">圓夢</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: large;">大家都知道我從小就喜歡飛行,更愛與飛行員們聊天,去聽他們說一些工作上的驚險故事。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">最近幾年更是將一些所熟悉的故事寫成文章,希望能讓更多的人來分享這些英雄事蹟。不過,畢竟不是空軍科班出身,寫出空軍的文章總有點隔靴搔癢,抓不住重點的感覺。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今年,我<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">55</span>歲生日時,我的兩個女兒,合著送了一個讓我夢想了一輩子,卻又不知如何去圓夢的禮物:<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Fighter Pilot For One Day!</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">這份禮物是美國洛杉磯的一家公司專門為了像我這樣的人所設計的,由空軍退休的戰鬥機飛行員,帶著像我一樣的菜鳥,駕著戰鬥教練機,升空到洛杉磯外海,和另外一架同型的戰鬥教練機去真的打幾場空戰,去留下一些此生永難忘懷的經驗!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">雖然這是個會留下終生記憶的禮物,但是如果飛上去之後身體適應不了大<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">G</span>動作,翻了幾翻之後,就吐的滿身垢物的下飛機豈不大殺風景?所以我商請住在洛杉磯的趙人驥教官(官校<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">32</span>期)用他私人的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Cessna152</span>先帶我上去耍一耍,看看我會不會出醜。趙教官今年<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">75</span>歲,但是上了飛機架勢不比一般小伙子差,那架小<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Cessna</span>在他手裡真像是他養的一樣,那天我們做了滾,筋斗,螺旋,英麥曼,向台兒<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">....</span>凡是該做的特技都做了,而我並沒有將趙教官的飛機弄髒,所以信心大增,於是就決定<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">6</span>月<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">2</span>日作為我真正『接受戰火洗禮』的一天!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天早上,穿著空軍<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">101</span>隊老友所送的橘紅色飛行衣,帶著女兒及老婆來到位於洛杉磯東南邊的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Fullerton</span>機場,那家公司的辦公室還真像是一個作戰中隊的作戰室,作戰長(公司經理)見到我之後先讓我填好一份像是『生死狀』的文件,然後就替我介紹當天的幾位成員:我的對手是一位<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">60</span>歲的退休人士,呼號『蟋蟀』,已有五個小時這種戰鬥機的經驗,但是他並沒有飛行執照;他的教官是前海軍<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">F-18</span>的飛行員,有兩千多小時的飛行經驗,呼號『那伯』(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Nub</span>)。我的教官是前空軍<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">SR-71</span>的飛行員,呼號『哈布』(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Habu</span>),目前在美國航空公司擔任<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">767</span>的正駕駛,飛行經驗相當豐富。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">任務提示之前,作戰長問我有沒有自己的呼號,我因為從來沒有這種需要,自然就沒有取呼號的必要,於是作戰長看著我的耀眼橘紅色飛行衣,當場替我取了一個呼號『南瓜』!當場讓我兩個女兒聽了大笑不止,大女兒並說我的大肚腩包在橘色的飛行衣下還真像個南瓜。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">作戰長在任務提示時表示當天的課目是分為兩項:基本編隊及空中隊抗。因為我擁有私人飛行執照而『蟋蟀』已有了五次空戰經驗,所以當天提示時就省去了對飛機操作的基本原理,而是注重在各種動作的程序。作戰長也表示飛機在飛行時我們有完全的飛機控制權,教官坐在旁邊只負責起飛,降落及在緊急情況時接手控制飛機,所以基本上當天的目的就是讓我們這些菜鳥上去,在自己身體可以忍受的範圍內,盡量去體驗戰鬥機飛行員的空戰情況。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">提示完畢之後,大夥到裝備室去領取頭盔,降落傘及救生背心。就在背上降落傘的剎那間,我突然感覺到就像是當年四大隊的中尉飛行員欒勤在嘉義基地的裝備室裡,著裝預備出發執行虎頭山偵巡任務之前一樣(詳情請參閱『飛行員的故事』第一輯,『二號機失蹤了』一文),只是,當年的欒勤該比我現在要緊張許多吧!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我們所使用的飛機是義大利空軍所使用的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Marchetti</span>,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">SF-260</span>型螺旋槳教練機,最大空速為<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">236</span>哩,爬升率最大可達每分鐘<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">1800</span>呎,是一種性能相當靈活的飛機。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">按照當天的提示,『蟋蟀』那架飛機是長機,於是在飛機起動之後,『蟋蟀』先行將飛機滑向跑道,教官因為知道我有飛行執照,所以他連滑行都讓我來,而我也就毫不客氣的鬆開煞車,推上油門將飛機隨著『蟋蟀』滑出停機坪。沒想到滑行這麼簡單的事,都會出紕漏!以往我飛行時都是一架飛機,所以滑行速度快一點或慢一點都無所謂,但是那天跟著『蟋蟀』後面就完全不是那麼一回事,飛機先是太快有超前的現象,我趕緊收油門並踩下煞車,這一來飛機馬上就慢了下來,我趕緊鬆開煞車再補點油門想趕上去,飛機就直往前衝,於是先前的景象就一直重複著,等我們到跑道前的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">45</span>度邊要試車時,我已是緊張的滿頭大汗了,這還只是在滑行哪!等下起飛之後還得了?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天氣候是低雲,無法執行編隊起飛,於是『蟋蟀』在得到塔台許可之後,一捅油門就先走了,本來按照軍方的規矩的話,我該在他起飛後<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">30</span>秒開始滾行,然而當天是『假空軍,真民航』,所以我還是得等塔台通知我之後才能『大鵬展翅』!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當時有幾架飛機正在進場,所以我足足等了五分鐘之後才得到塔台的起飛許可,沒想到教官竟然轉過頭來對著我說:『南瓜,你來吧!』想來我剛才的滑行技術在他眼裡看來還不算太差。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當我將油門推滿,飛機開始快速滾行之際,我立刻感覺到飛機明顯的向左偏去,於是我輕輕的頂上一點右舵保持著飛機方向,就在那時我突然想到了早在初中時我就在『中國的空軍』雜誌上讀過『起飛兩舵,落地一桿』這個訣竅,只是我以前所飛的是<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Cessna</span>型小飛機,馬力比較小,起飛時所受的扭力並不大,所以起飛時並不太需要用兩舵來保持飛機的直線前進,一直到這次起飛我才真正體會到『起飛兩舵』的意義。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">起飛之後,航管通知我們『蟋蟀』已經飛到洛杉磯的外海在等我們了,他並將最直接前往與『蟋蟀』會和的航線告訴我們,於是我就在他的引導之下將飛機的航向定好,前去『攔截』敵機!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">飛機在兩千呎時出雲,我飛在豔麗的陽光之下沒有幾分鐘已經是汗流浹背了,記得祖凌雲將軍曾說過在民國四十年代初期,他駕著<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">P-47</span>前往大陳去支援當地駐軍時,就因為泡型座艙罩的聚光作用而使整件飛行衣被汗濕透!現在親身體會到這種狀況時還真是不大好受。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當我伸手將空調的開關調高時,隔著飛行手套我仍然可以感到開關上所傳來的那股熱氣,我頓時瞭解了為什麼在盛夏飛行時祖將軍仍然堅持飛行時仍必須戴手套的原因!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">根據航管的通知,我已經飛到『蟋蟀』的正後下方三哩<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">/</span>五百呎,但是放眼望去,幾片稀疏的白雲在前面的藍天中,根本看不到任何飛機的蹤影!我瞇起眼睛對著前上方再度尋找,仍然看不到任何飛機,突然間我又想起了民國<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">48</span>年<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">7</span>月<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">5</span>日關永華在東洛島上空時,是否也是這樣的在藍天中尋找敵機?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">『<span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Cricket</span>!(蟋蟀)<span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">12</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">o’clock</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">high!</span>』就在我仍在往前上方尋找時,教官哈布突然大叫了一聲,我聽了之後直納悶,我不是一直在往前上方找嗎?怎麼看不見那架飛機呢?順著哈布手指的方向看去,我才在一片疏雲中看到了蟋蟀的那架飛機,原來那架飛機的底部是漆成白色的,混在那片疏雲中就成了天然的保護色!我這個深度近視的菜鳥,雖然掛著眼鏡,卻還是看不見這遠在天邊的『長機』!這種真實的狀況突顯出了空軍要求飛行員們要有<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">20/20</span>視力的原因!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">見到蟋蟀那架飛機之後,立刻開始第一個課目:編隊。我雖然沒有飛過戰鬥機,但是以前曾在飛<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Cessna152</span>時,與同好做過編隊的動作,所以多少有些心得。那天見到長機在我正前上方之後,我立刻將油門推滿,同時將駕駛桿拉回,飛機開始以大角度爬高爬高,沒想到這架飛機雖然不大,馬力卻是相當可觀,隨著駕駛桿的後拉,一股沈重的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">G</span>力立刻壓頂而來,那個本來不怎麼重的頭盔,突然變的像是一塊大石塊似的,壓的我連抬頭都有些困難,眼前也開始發黑,我趕緊將帶桿的力量放鬆了一些,讓飛機以較淺的角度爬昇。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">蟋蟀的那架飛機在眼前慢慢的變大,我在兩機接近到五十呎左右時,開始將油門慢慢收回,來減少兩機之間的接近率,當我飛到他的右後方稍低的位置時,再將機頭稍微提高一些,將剩餘的空速用掉,這樣我的飛機就剛好編在他的右後方了!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">教官見我一次就將飛機放在僚機的位置上,不禁對我豎起了大拇指,其實我也覺得奇怪這次怎麼一次就將飛機四平八穩的擺在僚機的位置,記得第一次在長島上空試著編隊時,飛機在長機的右後方上下跳了半天,就是無法擺平。今天編這麼的順,難道是教官哈布暗地裡幫了我一把?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">編隊本來是原來的課目之一,但是教官見我一次就將飛機編好,在詫異之餘似乎還有一些失望,因為這樣就沒有再在這方面花時間的必要了。哈布同蟋蟀的教官那伯聯絡了一下,他們覺得既然蟋蟀已經飛過幾次,而我又一次就將飛機編好隊形,這種情況下,他們決定立刻開始當天的重頭戲:空中對抗!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">哈布將飛機接手過去,然後將飛機向右拉開,那伯也在同時將蟋蟀的飛機向左拉開。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當兩機的距離相差到一哩左右時,哈布將飛機上的攝影機打開,同時將飛機交給我,並說了句:『<span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Go</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">get</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">him,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Pumpkin!</span>』<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span>南瓜,去打他!<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">)</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">接過飛機之後,我向左望去,只見蟋蟀的飛機搖了搖翅膀之後,右翼一低就對著我衝了過來!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我也馬上將左翼壓下,同時蹬下左舵,對著他飛去,當時兩機間格不過區區一哩,而相對速度卻高達四百哩,所以幾乎是剛轉過機頭,就見到蟋蟀的飛機由我左翼旁通過!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">多少年來與空軍飛行員們交談的結果,讓我知道在纏鬥時最重要的就是保持飛機的能量,而在當時兩機對頭之後,我唯一可以做的動作就是佔據高位,將當時的速度轉成高度,於是我向左後方拉桿,蹬下左舵,讓飛機向左上方衝去,因為有了前次的經驗,這次我帶桿的時候同時將腿部的肌肉繃緊,這個絕招是祖凌雲將軍幾年之前在一次閒談時告訴我的,他說這樣也會有與抗<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">G</span>衣的相同作用。果真,這次在大<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">G</span>爬升時,眼睛就沒有黑視的狀況發生!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">蟋蟀在與我對頭通過之後,也開始往我的後上方爬昇,看來我們的戰術似乎都是同一個師父教的?我在座艙中伸著脖子,向左看著他的飛機的動態,但是他似乎轉的比我快的多,很快的就由我的視線中消失,我心中一急更增加了帶桿的力量,同時將抓著油門的手使勁的向前推去,想讓飛機飛得更快一點。但就在同時,我發現油門早被我捅到底了,發動機的轉速也幾乎到達紅線邊緣,而空速錶卻顯示著飛機已接近失速邊緣,而且還在快速的迴轉著!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">天哪!這到底是怎麼一回事?在我還沒來得及反應之前,飛機突然一陣顫抖,接著就像一塊廢鐵似的掉了下去,如果不是綁著安全帶的話,我一定會將座艙罩撞開飛出去!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">發動機的吼聲,加上飛機下墜時所產生的風聲,聽起來就像催魂曲似的刺耳!我在驚慌之中想起了三十餘年前初學飛行時教官所提醒的失速改正程序,於是趕緊將抓住駕駛桿的右手向前推去,但是感覺上駕駛桿卻是空蕩蕩的,絲毫沒有作用,然而就在那時飛機因為慣性的關係,機頭開始下墜,空速錶也開始向順時鐘方向轉動。駕駛桿也開始有些著力的感覺,於是我開始緩緩的加強帶桿的力量,頓時本來像浮在座椅的我,立刻被紮實的壓在座椅上,連眼皮都被壓的有睜不開的感覺!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">飛機改平之後,我看了一下高度錶,發現我已接近兩千呎的最低高度,提示時作戰長曾提醒過我們一旦低過這個高度,教官會立刻取回飛機的控制權,免得讓情況失控。知道高度之後,我立刻開始環視四周,想找到蟋蟀的那架飛機,但是四下卻沒有任何其他飛機的蹤跡,就在那時耳機中聽見了蟋蟀的聲音:『<span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Guns,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Guns!</span>』(開槍),我心頭一驚,立刻回頭,我不但看見了他的那架飛機,也看到了自己的飛機尾部冒出了一縷白煙!我已被擊中!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">原來蟋蟀由我後方接近,按下駕駛桿上的機槍按鈕之後,一股紅外線立刻由他飛機中射出,我飛機上的紅外線感應器在收到那股光束</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">之後,就將機腹下的一個噴煙器打開,噴出一股白煙,表示我已被擊中!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我搖了搖翅膀,表示認輸,教官哈布將飛機接了過去,將飛機爬回五千呎的空層,重新擺回與蟋蟀平行相距一哩的位置,然後讓我開始第二場的廝殺。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">有了第一次的慘痛經驗之後,這次我開始在注意『敵機』之際,也開始注意自己飛機的動態,但是總是有顧慮不過來的感覺,而且我發現在兩機纏鬥的時候,幾乎是無法去思考對策,根本是隨著敵機的動態而操縱著飛機,偶爾低頭看一下儀錶,瞭解一下自己的狀態,但是再抬頭時卻就看不件敵機了!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">而且在追擊敵機時,只覺得自己一下被壓在座椅上,一下子卻又浮在座椅上,三轉兩轉下來就覺得早上吃的早餐似乎在胃理留不住了,為了怕在紀錄片裡留下嘔吐的丟人鏡頭(座艙裡全程錄影),於是我立刻放鬆一下操縱的份量,然而這麼一來,尾部就又冒出了白煙,再度慘遭擊落!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">連續兩次敗北之後,教官哈布問我要不要讓他來飛一回合,讓我看看真正的空戰是怎麼打的,我當然說好,於是第三個回合裡我就安安穩穩的坐在那裡當個觀測員。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">教官哈布在兩機對頭通過之後,並沒有立刻開始轉彎拉昇,而是稍微轉向敵機,同時一直注意著敵機的動態,當他看到敵機開始轉向我們時,他立刻將飛機推頭並轉向敵機,我注意到他推頭時,比我猛的多,因此速度增加的很快,飛機在快速下很快的就轉到了敵機看不到我們的死角,在那裡他開始帶桿,這個帶桿的動作也是相當的猛,我被壓在座椅上幾乎是動彈不得,但是他卻趁著機會很快的將飛機轉到敵機的六點鐘位置,我沒想到就這麼簡單的兩個動作就已經將我們的飛機放在敵機的尾部,哈布按下機槍按鈕,同時對著麥克風說:『<span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Guns,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Guns!</span>』蟋蟀的飛機立刻由尾部噴出了大片白煙,那個景象真是很美。看著蟋蟀那架飛機冒著煙飛在我的前面,我想起了一句俗話,他真是怎麼死的都不知道!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">在歸位預備第四回合的時候,哈布告訴我其實我的方法其實都沒錯,只是我太斯文了,『打仗不是遊戲,如果你知道他打過來的都是真的子彈時,你就不會那麼斯文了!記住!空戰不是特技表演,是要拼命的!』</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">慚愧!我只記得三十年前的帶飛教官說的操縱飛機時要柔和,而忽略了這是生死交關的戰鬥飛行!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">第四回和時,我真是將飛機的性能發揮到極限,雖然我的身體在那種大動作下感到非常的不適,但是我似乎抓到了個中竅門,對頭之後,我也是先將飛機俯衝建立起較高的能量,然後利用高速開始爬昇,那時因為<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">G</span>力的影響讓我覺得抬頭都有困難,同時抓著駕駛桿的手也開始酸麻,但是我卻絲毫不敢放鬆帶桿的力量,當我將飛機飛到蟋蟀的四點鐘方位時,他大概也覺得大事不妙,於是開始向下俯衝,我也順勢推桿繼續對著他飛去,這樣由爬昇狀態中突然變成俯衝,五臟內腑在胸腔內也開始翻騰,那個滋味實在不好受,強忍著幾度衝到喉嚨的酸水,小心翼翼的想將蟋蟀的飛機放進瞄準靜的光網,但是他卻狡猾的像一條鯰魚似的在我前面向四方亂竄,而我當時覺得根本是視覺主宰著感覺,看著他的飛機在前面往上飛,我拉桿,他往下飛我推桿,他向左轉我壓桿並蹬舵,這其中我還隨著他做了個桶滾,最後我終於將光網套住他的飛機,然後我幾乎是屏住呼吸的按下機槍按鈕,立刻一股濃煙由他的機腹下噴出!我擊落了一架飛機!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Songti TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">這雖然不是真槍實彈,然而在這模擬的環境下,我已經為自己的戰果感到相當興奮,欣喜的心情充滿了我的胸腔</span><span style="background-color: white;">。坐在旁變得哈布教官也給了我一個大拇指的手勢,我正想再繼續打下一個回合時,耳機中傳來蟋蟀那架飛機教官的聲音,告訴我們時間差不多了,該示返場落地的時候了。</span></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Songti TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我們兩架飛機在洛杉磯外海重新編隊,然後在航管的引導下往<span style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Fullerton</span>機場飛去。我還是飛在右翼稍後的位置,這時我的心情已經平靜,看著左前上方的長機,思緒卻已飛回了四十年前的新竹空軍基地,我似乎可以看到我自己站在五號跑道圍牆外面,看著進場落地的的軍刀機,想著哪一天我也可以如那些空軍飛行員一樣的駕著飛機在藍天中「為祖國戌守天塹,擊匪賊墜落河西!」然而老天卻引導我走了另一條路,一條似乎距原來的夢想非常遙遠的路,但我的執著竟終能將我帶回到那始終沒有忘記的初衷。想到這裡,我搖了搖駕駛桿,飛機隨即左右晃了晃,似乎在告訴我這並不是夢境。</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Songti TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">回到<span style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Fullerton</span>機場上空,我們兩架飛做了一個衝場解散,我放下起落架,由四邊轉入五邊,此生唯一的一次模擬空戰飛行即將結束。看著對著我漸漸浮上來的跑道及大地,想著那句經典的廣告詞『不在乎天長地久,只在乎曾經擁有。」此生雖然沒能如願地成為一位捍衛領空的戰士,但在知天命的年紀我居然能享受到這幼時夢境成真的喜悅,毋寧是另一種願望的達成方式。</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div><br /></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-74795173277139437582023-05-11T22:03:00.003-07:002023-05-11T22:03:53.658-07:00懷念陳文寬老先生<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">一大早接到陳文寬老先生過世的電話時,著實怔了一下,雖然心中知道在他這個年紀,這是遲早的事,但是一但面對,卻還是驚訝的拿著電話不知該說些什麼。</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">認識陳老先生是在<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">2004</span>年復興航空公司離職員工聚會的場合,但是知道他的大名卻是在更早的民國五十年代。那時我在一本舊雜誌上看到一篇文章,敘述民國四十三年一架空軍的戰鬥機在南澳島附近的海面迫降,飛行員黃翔春少校在海面漂浮待救時,是復興航空公司的總經理陳文寬駕著一架<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">PBY</span>水上飛機,將黃少校營救出險。這篇精彩的文章不但讓我記住了一段空軍故事,更將陳文寬的大名深刻在我的記憶中。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當時年幼的我,把黃翔春少校怒海獲救的事,當成歷史故事看待,因此根本沒有想到日後我竟然有機會認識陳文寬本人,而更有替他做傳的緣分!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">認識陳文寬先生的時候,他已經是<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">91</span>高齡,他的許多朋友都已作古,因此能陪他聊當年藍天趣事的人已經不多。而當他發現我這個後生晚輩居然對中華民國近代航空史相當熟悉之後,就經常的請我去他家聊天、吃飯。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">在那些聊天的過程中,他說了許多我之前完全沒聽過的小故事,例如他如何在剛進入中央航空公司時,以一趟包機飛行就替公司賺到一架飛機的傳奇故事;抗戰中他在武漢淪陷前,救出來的一位陸軍軍官,日後竟在補給滇緬孤軍時於猛薩巧遇的故事,及我國政府如何與美國中央情報局聯合支援印尼革命的內幕故事。我有幸得到他的許可,將這些故事記錄下來,使這些秘辛得以流傳。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">而與他相處的十多年間,我也發現了他對新科技的追求並不亞於一般年輕人。當他看到我使用手提電腦將他的故事記錄下來時,他立即對電腦產生了興趣,並在一個星期之內買了一台桌上型電腦,然後就憑著那本隨著電腦而來的手冊,學會了簡單的電腦操作。為了更深一步地了解他的這個新「玩具」,他還訂閱<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">PC Magazine</span>,繼續的去學習電腦技術。幾個月之後,在一次去他家晚餐的時候,他拿著那份雜誌的一篇文章「<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">Building a PC is easier than you think.</span>」問我,有沒有自己組裝過電腦的經驗,我告訴他我曾經試過一次,雖然成功但絕不如那篇文章說的那麼簡單。他聽了之後點了點頭,並沒多說什麼,而我也沒把這件事放在心上,但我卻怎麼也沒想到,<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">95</span>歲的他還真是根據那篇文章,買到所有的零件,並在一個月之內將那台電腦組裝成功!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">組成電腦後,他還將三具顯示器連接到電腦上,這樣在電腦上玩飛行模擬器時,他就可以同時看到飛機的前面及左右兩邊,除此之外,他還學會了噴射機的操縱程序,在模擬器上順利的操縱一架波音<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">747</span>在舊金山機場飛了一個起落航線,這也算彌補了他從未飛過噴射機的遺憾。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">九年之前,聯合報記者程嘉文兄將陳文寬先生為國家所做出的貢獻告訴有關單位,並多方奔走協調,終於促成交通部與總統府決定分別頒發一等交通專業獎章及頒贈三等大綬景星勳章給他。他在返回台灣接受贈勳的那段期間接受新聞媒體訪問時,被問得最多的問題並不是他在民航界的成就,而是「長壽的秘訣」,因為所有人見到<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">101</span>歲的他的行動就像<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">70</span>幾歲的人時,都想知道他是如何養生。而他也毫不保留的表示「不生氣」與「不擔心」是他生活的根本,因為「生氣」與「擔心」都是會傷神及影響情緒而對事情毫無幫助。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">這種養生方法看來還真是很有用,因為他又快樂的活了九年,我也得以多陪了他幾年,多聽了許多故事。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">去年在我返回台灣之前,最後一次去他家與他共享下午茶時,他曾對我說,我替他所寫的回憶錄該沒多少人看,因為所記載的事實在「不值得看」,當時我曾開玩笑地對他說,我這就回台灣去查查那書的銷路,然後回來再向他回報。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">他的生日是<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">4</span>月<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">13</span>日,所以我將返美的機票訂在<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">4</span>月<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">12</span>日,想著回來之後替他過<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">110</span>歲的生日。沒想到今年他的家人突然決定提前一天,在<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">4</span>月<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">12</span>日替他過壽,使我錯過了這個與他相聚的機會。我在返美後與他通話時,曾表示想去看他,但他卻表示他有些累,等他休息過來之後再打電話給我。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">然而我終究沒有等到那通電話。他在兩天前對著這個世界呼出了最後一口氣,然後以很瀟灑的身影駕返道山。</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">昨天我重新掀開他的傳記,看著裡面一件件動人心弦的故事,想起他以濃厚的鄉音在向我描述那些往事時的情景,我的眼淚不禁流了下來<span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">......</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Chin, I miss you!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZe6L3GXp0WV-RmPIty0wbRHpknGDNoAvPkrTfc6Hd98WRJOZoi1CnWFiu1ANfUKeF7whACVFovl9U6wlvYl78Nu04kizV668lm4gooJHnJS4dezxy9vIKIhBGOvkvZBf_ROOf0Xhh1YgEAuUoflaLwBeOI60tnQ1niG471inB4MQIqbLzm_-gQuxTg/s1280/DSCF0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZe6L3GXp0WV-RmPIty0wbRHpknGDNoAvPkrTfc6Hd98WRJOZoi1CnWFiu1ANfUKeF7whACVFovl9U6wlvYl78Nu04kizV668lm4gooJHnJS4dezxy9vIKIhBGOvkvZBf_ROOf0Xhh1YgEAuUoflaLwBeOI60tnQ1niG471inB4MQIqbLzm_-gQuxTg/s320/DSCF0001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p3" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center; text-indent: 18px;">2004年與陳文寬先生第一次見面時合影。</p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-15707827230163027612022-08-24T17:27:00.003-07:002022-08-24T17:27:26.367-07:00 琉璃廠畢業生<p> <b style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">琉璃廠畢業生</b></p><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">老母親由北平逃出來得時候是北師大三年級的學生,還要再修一年半的學分才能畢業。因此她剛到台灣的時候,沒有教中學的資格,只能先在小學任教。</span></div><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">因為母親原來修的是家政系,而台灣師大那時沒有這個學系,而她又不願意像其他幾位同學一樣改修其它科系,所以她就一直等到民國47年,台灣師大有了家政系之後,她才回去將學分修滿,於民國48年畢業後,她才開始在苗栗農校任教。</span></div><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">我一直覺得奇怪,既然一定要大學畢業才能教中學的話,為什麼她的一位同學,一到台灣就開始在台北建中教書,而且教了一輩子,多少建中桃李。</span></div><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">小時候我還真去問過老媽,為什麼那位阿姨不用去補學分?</span></div><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">老媽一直沒告訴我。直到有一次她們同學聚會,我又去問另外一位阿姨,結果這位阿姨笑著告訴我,那位阿姨是「琉璃廠」畢業的。</span></div><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">琉璃廠是所什麼學校?</span></div><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">多年之後我才知道,原來當時全國各大學的畢業證書都是在北平琉璃廠印製,而在印製的時候,琉璃廠通常都會多印幾份留著備用......。<br />那年在急忙中逃出北平時,大家所想只是路條、盤纏等當下所急須的東西。那位阿姨卻想到了一但在台灣需要找工作時,文憑是必須的文件,而師大肄業絕比不上某大學畢業。於是她在聯行前,趕到北平的琉璃廠去了一趟...</span></div><div class="mfn553m3" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">於是那位阿姨就由「琉璃廠」成了某大學的畢業生!</span></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-91207019560930987652022-05-16T07:28:00.001-07:002022-05-16T07:28:44.873-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 14px;">雨滴是母親的眼淚</b></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">午餐後由窗戶外望,只見前面的春雨輕輕的飄在空中,公寓旁的小山在雨中顯得格外青翠,這種景象對於長年居住在加州的我來說,實在是難得一見的。於是我拿起雨傘,走進雨中,去接近這加州無法享受的雨景。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC Semibold"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>兒時觀雨紗窗內</b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">剛出門,幾滴雨珠就打在的臉上,這讓我想起了一個甲子前的往事。那時住在竹南,臥室窗外有一棵木瓜樹,我經常躺在臥室裡的塌塌密床上,看著當時我所能懂的小說。下雨時雨滴打在木瓜樹的大葉子上,隨即向四下飛濺,那濺開的小雨滴透過紗窗,打在臉上,讓我覺得非常的清涼。那雖然是半個多世紀前的感覺,但它卻伴隨著記憶永遠藏在我的腦海中。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">隨著那段記憶讓我想起了在竹南的純真歲月,每天穿過竹南中學,再走過一大片稻田的田埂後,到竹南國小去受教。那時為了能與同學打成一片,我也曾試著光腳去上學,但穿慣皮鞋的腳丫子終究無法適應那一公里多的碎石子路程,在一個多星期後,還是回歸原來,繼續穿著在同學眼裡是「奢華」的皮鞋去上課。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC Semibold"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>中年淋雨機棚外</b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">想到下雨,我在<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">TWA</span>航空公司任職時,也有一次與雨有關的回憶。那天下著大雨,有一架在甘迺迪機場過境,要繼續前往洛杉磯的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">707</span>襟翼收放不正常。我帶著一位技師前去查看,當時飛機停在棚廠外,我站在卡車升降平台上,看著滂沱大雨打在機翼上噠噠作響,豆粒大的雨珠打在身上,雖然隔著反光雨衣,但仍然可以感受到那雨點的威力,沒一會兒眼鏡就被雨水弄糊,讓我完全看不清楚眼前的東西,我只有將眼鏡摘掉,將頭靠近襟翼滑軌,仔細檢查。結果一不小心,眼鏡掉下升降平台,並在升降平台降下時被擠碎。那天我由卡車上下來時已成了渾身濕淋淋的睜眼瞎子。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">這輩子被雨淋的次數很多,尤其是在甘迺迪太空中心出差時,經常被一陣來的莫名其妙的大雨給淋得全身濕透,但那次檢查襟翼時的淋雨經驗,卻是在記憶中最為鮮明。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC Semibold"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>而今走雨小山下</b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">今天出門後,我打著傘順著公寓旁的小路往後面的小山走去,雨勢忽大忽小,就在那輕飄的雨絲及狂飆的雨珠間,過去人生中的許多片段在腦海中閃過。松山虎林街、竹南和平街、頭份東庄里、巴西聖保羅、紐約皇后區、康州米多鎮及加州聖荷西,我都曾在這些地方長期逗留,此生悲歡離合的記憶也都散佈在這些城市的某一角落。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">然而浪跡天涯五十餘年後,記憶中最鮮明的地方卻仍是竹南與頭份,那是我成長的地方,也是我最眷戀的地方。以前我一直不懂為何英文中稱祖國為<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Motherland </span>而不是<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Fatherland</span>,這次我回到竹南及頭份,站在當初「家」的所在地點時,第一個閃進腦中的就是剛剛過世的母親,我似乎可以感受到母親的手在撫摸我的臉龐,霎那間我了解到<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Mothland</span>的含義。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">在加州的家中後院,我蓋了個亭子,並將它命名為「觀雨亭」,想著在下雨的時候可以坐在亭子下聽雨,聽著淅瀝的雨聲,感受到雨滴濺在身上的感覺<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">.....</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">那是兒時的回憶,雨滴是母親的眼淚!</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">撰文:王立楨</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm27ihb14G_g_7pKT2__c6qiIu7lflpEHq4MBXPhNkJ1vCpvknBVh02SByxmFIgUTbTRGb0lwmoI-ta_rWDXOf9ADaNXWe41XfozrOu0lhGxhWKLk35-xRQm6MKyOEzj8_KwlAefevbXa7kf4BVvEFqlVzATJN1kFlqREFDBTq41MhO9kq_mXlCk6og/s731/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-16%20at%2010.26.50%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="731" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm27ihb14G_g_7pKT2__c6qiIu7lflpEHq4MBXPhNkJ1vCpvknBVh02SByxmFIgUTbTRGb0lwmoI-ta_rWDXOf9ADaNXWe41XfozrOu0lhGxhWKLk35-xRQm6MKyOEzj8_KwlAefevbXa7kf4BVvEFqlVzATJN1kFlqREFDBTq41MhO9kq_mXlCk6og/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-16%20at%2010.26.50%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-5162392783911230222022-03-19T12:41:00.004-07:002022-03-19T12:41:42.147-07:00 龍年生的兔子 <p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">龍年生的兔子</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">撰文:王立楨</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">每次有人問我,我的屬相是什麼時,我都回答說:「我三十歲以前屬龍,三十歲之後屬兔。」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">任何人聽到這樣的回答,都會覺得奇怪,怎麼會有這樣的事?而我也知道這樣的回答一定會引起人們的好奇心,所以我一直都會將這個有趣的現象,當成聚會中的話題,來吸引大家的注意。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">這兩天在台北的防疫旅館中,閒得無聊,於是決定彈彈鍵盤,將這個故事寫下來分享給廣大的臉書朋友們。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">我是出生於<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">1952</span>年的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">1</span>月<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">31</span>日,那一天是陰曆的正月初五,而那一年正好是龍年,所以老爸老媽兩人那時相當高興的覺得生了個「龍」子。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">而此後凡是有人問我的屬相時,我也很自然地說:「我屬龍。」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">那麼我這條「龍」怎麼會在三十歲那年多長了一歲,變成「兔」了呢?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">那是因為那年我去算了一次命,通常人都是在倒霉的時候,才會想去找命理師來指點迷津,而我那年由正月開始就諸事不順,到三月時運氣已經背到不行,於是老媽覺得該去找位大師去算算流年,看是哪裡被沖到,有沒有廻避之道。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">結果經過老媽的朋友介紹,我們就由康州開了兩個鐘頭車子,到了紐約唐人街的一個老舊樓房裡,見到了那位命理大師。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">那位大師拿了我的生辰八字,掐指一算,隨口說出:「欸,您屬兔啊。」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">我聽了之後,想著我明明是龍年正月初五出生,他竟然說我屬兔,這麼簡單的東西都會算錯,那他分明是一個招搖撞騙的江湖術士,而且是一位段數不高的術士。於是我提醒那位大師,我是屬龍,他算錯了!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">他抬起頭,隔著厚厚的眼鏡片,看著我說了一句我一直沒忘記的話:「我知道你是陰曆正月初五出生,但是中國人排屬相並不是由陰曆正月初一開始,而是由立春那天開始,而立春年年都是在陽曆二月四日,你是陽曆一月三十一日出生,所以你屬兔!」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">聽他這麼一說,我傻眼了,我從來不知道屬相是這樣算的!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">那位大師那天對我說了些什麼命理,我完全沒聽進去,我只想著這一年還真不順,進去算命時還是一條龍,等出來時就變成一隻兔子了,還有比這更倒霉的事嗎?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;">現在您知道我為什麼說,我三十歲以前屬龍,三十歲之後屬兔了吧。</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-76763922162365990182022-02-28T19:56:00.001-08:002022-02-28T19:56:13.371-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b style="color: #ba120a; font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">一百歲的上尉 </span> 撰文:王立楨</b></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">有一位生在美國加州的廣東台山人,說起中國話來滿口京片子完全沒有廣東口音,雖然是天生美國公民,但在二戰期間卻穿上中華民國的軍裝,駕著戰鷹在大陸上空抵抗日本的侵略。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">這位先生在戰後因剿共時被共軍擊落,並被俘虜。在釋放後,他知道他在空軍中已無發展潛力,於是申請退役,而當時空軍正在萌芽期間,尚未有退役或退休制度,因此當時的總司令周至柔將軍以個案處理他的退役申請,批下了「免職留籍」四個字。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">他雖然在二次大戰中參軍與軸心國作戰,但在中、美兩國他都無法享受退伍軍人的福利,因為他在美國並未從軍,而在中華民國並未退伍。這在一般人看來是吃虧的事,而他從未抱怨,原因是他認為保衛國家是公民的責任,即使他僅是血緣上的中華民國公民,在法理上他是真正的美國人。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">而當初他拿到的那張空軍離職證明書上,清楚地寫著「免職留籍」,這表示他仍然保留著中華民國空軍上尉的軍籍,因此目前他就成了中華民國空軍最老的一位上尉,一百歲的上尉!</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">他就是空軍官校十一期的朱安琪上尉。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">朱安琪由美回國進入空軍官校的時候才剛滿十七歲,畢業後扛起保家衛國的重任時,也還不滿十九歲。他在抗戰期間,曾轉戰西北、保衛陪都,並遠征南京、上海等地,執行了近百次作戰任務,為國家立下了汗馬功勞。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">戰後他並沒有立刻返回美國,反而繼續留在空軍為國效命,內戰期間他曾駕<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">L-5</span>聯絡機降落河北省保定城內的一個學校操場,將迫降受傷的陳燊齡少尉(日後的參謀總長)營救出險。然而命運弄人,在救出陳少尉的幾個星期後,他在同一地點被擊落,但他沒有陳少尉幸運,他在迫降後被共軍俘虜。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">當共軍知道這位被俘的飛行員是法理上的美國人後,將他釋放。但他被俘歸來後,空軍取消他的飛行資格,並將他列為「候派軍官」。他知道他在中華民國空軍已無前途可言了,於是拿著「免職留籍」的空軍離職證明,帶著妻兒返回美國。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">回到美國之後,他因為沒有榮民資格,無法以退伍軍人身份享受大學免學費的優待,必須辛苦的以全工半讀的方式,完成大學課業。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">即使在這麼困難的情況下,他沒有忘記在中華民國空軍的那段崢嶸歲月,他在舊金山創立了「僑美空軍同學會」與「大鵬聯誼會」,每年故定在<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">814</span>空軍節時與軍中同袍共聚,慶祝這個屬於他們的日子。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">美國政府在柯林頓總統任內,審視歷史,知道有一群美籍華人在二戰期間回到中華民國,從軍抵抗軸心國的侵略,決定給予這一群人等同美軍榮民的身份。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">十多年前我曾以「永遠的上尉」一文將朱安琪上尉的不凡經歷記錄下來,那篇文章得到許多的迴響,空軍也開始認識這位在國家最困難的時候,由美國回國參軍抗戰的空軍前輩。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">2015</span>年朱安琪上尉回國參加抗戰勝利<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">70</span>週年紀念,在空軍司令部的禮堂裡,沈一鳴司令將一件繡著「朱安琪上尉」名牌的飛行夾克送給他時,當時已<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">93</span>高齡的他眼眶中涔著淚水,他知道他所摯愛的空軍並未忘記他對國家的付出。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">今年欣逢他一百歲的壽辰,我特地在回台之前到他府上去為他慶生,慶祝他這所經歷過的這一個不平凡的世紀。也希望藉著這一篇短文能讓年輕一代國人瞭解,那些前輩為國家做了一些什麼事。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKa2mPedPSnLTbUirzl093dEoy3USDkMoGEdN-77isACNjeB4W8K5Yc4M4-nJ24aIBKvLdIFa_9JcsYxO0MOju6IHaSpbQwdQ7PAKq0MWFiAK1JTTw2vm47GyM2DGjrksDvd_B3BZFJJzAtNxCutPJWpmp1WFCwPUsfTHbgFYAkY-CuagW6k62wA-3qg=s2009" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2009" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKa2mPedPSnLTbUirzl093dEoy3USDkMoGEdN-77isACNjeB4W8K5Yc4M4-nJ24aIBKvLdIFa_9JcsYxO0MOju6IHaSpbQwdQ7PAKq0MWFiAK1JTTw2vm47GyM2DGjrksDvd_B3BZFJJzAtNxCutPJWpmp1WFCwPUsfTHbgFYAkY-CuagW6k62wA-3qg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-51918665829964116732022-01-15T23:18:00.001-08:002022-01-15T23:18:33.733-08:00悼念一位殞落的飛行軍官<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">悼念一位殞落的飛行軍官</span> </span>撰文:王立楨</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">那天,在水溪靶場上空,他壓桿將那架</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;">F-16V</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">帶入一個</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;">Over Bank</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">的動作時,他該是很專心地想將這個大角度投彈的動作做好,但很顯然的,一個狀況就在那時發生,我不敢去揣測在後繼的那幾秒鐘之內,有什麼念頭在他腦海中閃過,不過,就在那海面激起巨大波浪水花的霎那間,他的一切就已成為過去。我們的國家又失去了一位年輕的飛行軍官,他的父母永遠沒有機會再見到他陽光燦爛的笑容了!</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天在知道這架<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">F-16V</span>失事的時候,我心中頓時一震。因為我從小就景仰飛行員,即使當我拿到飛行執照,有資格駕機遨遊長空時,我對那些駕著軍機捍衛領空的飛行軍官,仍有著一份難以形容的仰慕之心。因此在聽到任何一架軍機失事時,我都會感到一股心驚。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">過去三十餘年我結識了不少飛行員,也聽了不少飛行員的故事。在那些故事中我會為他們在驚險狀況下的操作捏一把冷汗,會為他們完成艱鉅任務時喝彩,也會羨慕他們在公餘時間桀驁不馴的舉動,當然更會在聽到那些為國犧牲的忠勇事蹟時感到悲痛。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當我知道這位<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">F-16V</span>的飛行員<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>-<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>陳奕上尉<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>-<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>才二十八歲時,心中更是一陣揪痛,那是比我小女兒還要年輕的年紀。有些在這個年紀的年輕人還在為前途徬徨,不知該走那條路時,陳奕已經扛下了捍衛領空的重任。雖然他的飛行時數不多,經驗不夠,但這就是他當天在午餐後,駕機衝上藍天的原因,他要鍛鍊自己的技術,使他能在敵人侵襲這塊土地時,他能保衛島上的每一個人。然而,一個至今未知的狀況,改變了一切,他的座機撞進靶場附近的海中,激起的浪花吞噬了他茁壯的生命。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">前總長陳燊齡將軍曾告訴我有些訓練飛行的艱難度,真像是在玩命,由他的口氣中我了解到就在那些年輕的飛行員玩命般的訓練下,你我才能在戰時保命。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">想來,碧潭空軍公墓將是陳奕上尉埋骨之地,在那裡的一千多個土墳中,有許多是與他年紀相仿的先行者,他們和陳奕一樣,是為了捍衛我們的國家,將他們鮮血灑在藍天中,而因為他們的犧牲,我們的國家才能屹立至今。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">目前在大家在網路上再度批評飛機老舊是這次失事的主因時,我不會像往常一樣的去與那些人解釋與爭論,我只想在心中對陳上尉說:「安息吧,我會記住你對我們國家的付出。」</span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOvQCwu2PwLyLTlP627ctERK0mQXzG23g3rwJBkSZtI6lzskloMZVDCWRFaanNpqBPOpPMM667pWWDC4U3RVlfEzPiDRbBwuktBk5389Oa6c83E29IlCpTaEGgPcD77iqhhHKHkmjknTG6AiOWfeI6KfJroeFNjxdeKLAe87f5nQPGa-67fddzVJRXdA=s1065" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOvQCwu2PwLyLTlP627ctERK0mQXzG23g3rwJBkSZtI6lzskloMZVDCWRFaanNpqBPOpPMM667pWWDC4U3RVlfEzPiDRbBwuktBk5389Oa6c83E29IlCpTaEGgPcD77iqhhHKHkmjknTG6AiOWfeI6KfJroeFNjxdeKLAe87f5nQPGa-67fddzVJRXdA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-19266860424098195212022-01-10T22:16:00.001-08:002022-01-10T22:16:12.345-08:00餃子的遺憾<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">多年前在訪問一位黑蝙蝠中隊的隊員時,他告訴我一件與作戰無關,但卻令人唏噓的故事。</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">故事的主角是黑蝙蝠中隊的一位飛行員,在某一次任務的前一天晚餐之前,他突然看著掛在屋簷下的火腿,告訴他的妻子,他想吃火腿。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">正在廚房忙著做晚餐的太太,擦了擦額頭上的汗,回頭對著他說:「今天也不是什麼特別的日子,幹什麼要吃火腿?再說,你現在才說要說要吃,我怎麼做?過兩天再說吧。」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">「可是我現在真是很想吃火腿啊。」那位中校飛行員大概自己也不知道為什麼突然有這種非常想吃的念頭。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">「你再想吃我現在也沒辦法。」太太頭也沒回的說著,同時繼續忙著炒菜。飛行員沒再說什麼,大概也了解太太實在沒法臨時去給他做一道火腿,於是他沒再說什麼。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">飛行員第二天晚上執行深入大陸的電子偵察任務沒有歸來。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當那位太太接到惡耗時,她哭嚎著說出的第一句話竟是:「哎呀,他還沒有吃火腿啊!」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">每當我想到這個故事時,我都會提醒自己不要走入同樣的遺憾。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">去年十一月中旬我去探望老母親時,她對我說想吃一點外面的東西,我說那下次來的時候給她帶一塊蛋糕來,她搖了搖頭,說不想吃甜的。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">「那給您帶幾個餃子來?」我突然想到以前我們家曾創下一周吃四天半餃子的往事。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">「好!好!就帶餃子來。」她眼睛中露出了期盼的眼神。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">看著她興奮的表情,我也很高興,於是又和她聊了一些其它的往事。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">「你現在就去弄餃子來,好不好。」她突然中斷我們之間所談的往事,表示當時就想要吃餃子了。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">如果這是在疫情之前的話,絕不是個問題。因為那時探親沒有時間限制,她這麼想吃餃子的話,我真可以馬上去買,半個鐘頭就可以將熱騰騰的餃子送到她的前面。但是在疫情肆虐期間,我只可以每週去探望她兩次,每次只准停留一個小時,而那天探親的一小時已經接近尾聲。因此當她說時當時就希望我去買餃子時,著實困擾了我一下,我只能婉轉地告訴她,下一次來的時候我再帶來給她。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">她聽了之後,嘆了口氣,沒再說什麼。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">隔了幾天我再去養老院的時候,帶了幾個剛煮好的韭菜豬肉餡餃子,想著她該會喜歡。沒想到她吃了半個就不再吃了,並說:「這哪裡是餃子?」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我的父母都是河北人,兩人都喜歡麵食,也都精於此道,所以才會有一星期吃四天半餃子的紀錄。大概這也是她不認為在超市買的機器餃子是餃子的原因。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我從小看著他們做餃子、包子、饅頭及蔥油餅,理當也該學得一身麵食本是,但天生愚蠢的我除了會做蔥油餅之外,其餘的麵食都沒學會。所以這次替她煮的餃子是我在超市買的,也難怪她吃了半個就不想再吃了。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天我看著她吃的半個餃子,想著回去該要女兒去替奶奶做幾個餃子,因為她倒是跟奶奶學到了全套麵食本事。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">然而,老母親就在第二天清晨過世,終究沒能吃到她所懷念的餃子。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">以前聽到那位殉職的黑蝙蝠中校飛行員想吃火腿的故事,我會覺得那是個遺憾,但是今天想到老母親沒能吃到真正北方餃子的事時,卻是錐心刺骨的心痛!</span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNo8PUBMM0CKIO9Q9ss5epf5pyMCVE07hB9AvmxBRsJnjVwltGNShzv9JaDvjZZH4x5_r6OIw4kEnHGGP3dYEy-nWZbxrarGMP4IJglR75I3eFt6zUW4fLNJGcEbpQuE6XXTbVuCIO_y2LrL46RA0ERFujRW0jlxTB8dyk4Zt-fcGJ5Wr2VxnuURSGg=s860" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="860" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpNo8PUBMM0CKIO9Q9ss5epf5pyMCVE07hB9AvmxBRsJnjVwltGNShzv9JaDvjZZH4x5_r6OIw4kEnHGGP3dYEy-nWZbxrarGMP4IJglR75I3eFt6zUW4fLNJGcEbpQuE6XXTbVuCIO_y2LrL46RA0ERFujRW0jlxTB8dyk4Zt-fcGJ5Wr2VxnuURSGg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-52483833086735714432021-11-30T23:12:00.001-08:002021-11-30T23:12:37.177-08:00母親的故事<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC";">謝謝各位朋友在知道家母過世後,給我的安慰,在家中獨處思念亡母的當兒,臉書上的這些留言,的確讓我心情平靜許多。</span></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今天是母親的頭七,按照習俗來說,她會在今天回家來。我不知道她會是以什麼樣的型態回來,但我卻想在今天將怹一生中的一些重要故事與大家分享,讓朋友們知道家母是一位多麼傑出的女性。 </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">母親的一生曾多次由命運給她的逆境中勝出。民國38年北平淪陷之後,正在北平師範大學就讀的她決定離開共產黨的統治,前往台灣。於是她向學校的黨書記申請了一張前往瀋陽的路條,那張路條上寫著「......資有吳炳芳等一員,前往瀋陽......」,當時因為瀋陽已經在共產黨的控制之下,所以很快的就被批准。拿到路條之後,為了能帶著兩個弟弟一同離開北平,她大膽地將路條上吳炳芳的「芳」字左右各加上了「堃」及「陽」兩字,然後將「一員」的「一」上面加上兩點,再將「瀋陽」的「瀋」字改成「洛」。於是那張路條就變成了「茲有吳炳堃、芳、陽等三員,前往洛陽」,而洛陽那時還未解放,這樣家母就成功的帶著兩個弟弟(吳炳堃及吳炳陽)離開了解放區。我在小時聽到這則故事時,雖然有兩個舅舅的證實,但我實在不敢相信能將瀋陽改成洛陽,於是她就在一張紙上先用毛筆寫下「瀋」,然後稍微用墨勾劃一下,就成為了一個不像「瀋」卻有些像「洛」的一個大黑字,這張竄改過的路條再加上她的能說善道,不但當時將車站裡的解放軍唬住了,也讓我相信了這個故事。</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">這種取得路條,並將路條竄改,帶著兩個弟弟一同逃離淪陷區的經過,正是她機智及膽試的表現。 </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">剛到台灣的時候,她因為在北平師範大學家政系的課程還沒修完,無法取得中學教員的資 格,於是他先後在空軍子弟學校及女師附小任職。民國47年,台灣師範大學開啟了家政系的課程之後,他立刻申請恢復學籍,那時他已有了我們三兄妹,並在女師附小有著一份收入不錯的工作,但是她卻因為多年前曾對我姥爺發誓 ,她絕對會將大學念完,因此她放棄了那份教職,重新回到學校去當一名學生。他對大學教育的重視及這種堅持,不但讓他在一年半之後取得了學士學位,更替我們兄妹三人設下一個以身作則的榜樣。 </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">民國58年我們全家移民巴西,在那言語不通的國度裡,父親的工作並不順利。母親立刻放下身段,做起沿門兜售雜貨的生意,那是一個相當艱苦的工作,尤其是聖保羅是圍著山區所發展的城 市,在城市內盡是上下坡的道路,母親就提著包袱,順著大小道路,挨家挨戶的叫門販賣,這種精神讓我們了解如何正面的去面對困境。 </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">他在1982年移居美國之後,才開始比較清閒享福,與父親回闊別四十餘年的大陸探親,去世 界各地旅遊。即使平時在聖荷西家中,他也會要求我們每個星期到外面去吃一頓不同的餐點,去 享受各種不同的美味,回來後試著在家裡做那些他覺得不錯的菜式,這是他享受人生的方法之 一。 </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">因為新冠疫情的關係,由去年3月到今年4月,沒有人可以前去養老院探望她,那該是她這一生最孤獨的一段時間,而在這期間她還真的染上了新冠肺炎,但是她就像面對她此生中其它的困境一樣,堅強的挺了過來。</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">按照中國人的算法,母親今年該是百歲,百歲之喪該是喜喪,我們雖然對他的離去感到不 捨,但是卻為他能與與先行的父親及親友們相聚,感到高興。我相信這一刻她是興奮的,如果能夠「通訊」的話,她一定是興高采烈地告訴我們她在那一邊所遇到的種種。 </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">媽媽,一路好走,我們懷念您! </span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZcBOdTsVRZLbSEUDvdYRkWhBZ-cf5p4xFMH8YclN6QFhtaOCrtBFJR9MNnQXLyYH60uzncRM8O0BbuQ5rlhYWuPKBb91VZk3RzxD0oVLYAQxZzA2Z8uJRBzyZJ9Saed8HRhMF1VsWsOg/s1980/2015009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZcBOdTsVRZLbSEUDvdYRkWhBZ-cf5p4xFMH8YclN6QFhtaOCrtBFJR9MNnQXLyYH60uzncRM8O0BbuQ5rlhYWuPKBb91VZk3RzxD0oVLYAQxZzA2Z8uJRBzyZJ9Saed8HRhMF1VsWsOg/s320/2015009.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Kaiti SC"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-78171570044145662062021-11-04T21:40:00.005-07:002021-11-04T21:40:56.088-07:00總長的雅量<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">總長的雅量</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> 撰文/王立楨</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">湯曜明部長過世了,在新聞上讀到這則消息時,我心中感到非常遺憾。</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">也許有人會認為我這種說法有些矯情,因為他是陸軍,而我所熟悉的卻是空軍的軍士官。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">其實,我還真是對這位陸軍將領不熟,但是我卻知道他與一位空軍中校之間的故事,這個故事讓我對這位陸軍上將有了非常正面的印象。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">民國八十八年軍中連續發生數起飛行意外事件。當時的參謀總長湯曜明上將對這種情況感到非常生氣,於是他下令軍中<span style="background-color: white;">所有飛行部隊(空軍飛行聯隊及陸、海軍航空隊)的部隊長,帶著所屬的一位飛行中隊長及一位修護中隊長到參謀本部</span>開會,檢討飛安事件的原因。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">湯曜明將軍在軍中向來就是治軍甚嚴,那天<br />在參謀本部更是以嚴厲的口氣詢問每一位與會人員。這時那些被指名詢問的飛行軍官們除了說「是,我們會改進。」之外,根本不敢多說任何一句話。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">就在這時,空軍四聯隊的一位中隊長徐建三中校,突然舉手<span style="background-color: white;">,主動要求發言。這個動作頗出在場的四十餘位將校意外,不過湯耀明同意他講話。</span></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">徐建三中校說,空軍同時換裝三種戰機(經國、幻象、F<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">-16)</span>,除了要執行訓練任務來熟悉新飛機的性能,還要同時執行作戰任務。這期間也許會發生飛安事件,這種問題不是罵人就可以解決;他又說,飛機失事不比車禍或陸、海軍換裝,「一出事就可能死人,我們也不願意出事啊。」他希望長官能瞭解實情,而總長這樣責備及辱罵「我們無法接受!」</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">徐建三說完這番話,讓大家當場楞住。整個會場鴉雀無聲。在講求階級服從的軍中,怎麼也想不到一個小小中校竟當眾嗆上將參謀總長。</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">告訴我這件事情的是另一位與會的中隊長,他與徐建三是空軍官校六十二期同學,當時真為老同學捏把冷汗,擔心徐建三就此「前途無亮」。湯曜明總長盯著徐看了一會兒,然後對大家宣佈:「休息十分鐘」,同時轉身步出會議室。在場人士議論紛紛,想著「湯要命」(總長在軍中的綽號)該會如何處置這位頂撞上級的中校軍官。就在這時總長的參謀把徐建三請進總長辦公室個別談話。</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">在總長辦公室裡兩人談什麼,外界不知,只知徐建三中校回到會議室時,臉上帶著微笑,並向大家顯示手上戴著總長送的手錶。</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當年我聽到這個故事時,首先想到的就是徐建三中校敢對最高長官說出心中的想法,而這位向來以治軍嚴厲而聞名軍中的湯曜明總長,竟然對公然頂撞他的中校軍官沒有動怒,而是很理性的去聆聽屬下軍官對事情的看法。這實在讓我對故事中的兩位主人翁都產生了敬意。</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">現在你該知道我為什麼對這位陸軍將領的過世感到遺憾了吧!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_86dFnl7KSujwPnbAP438AaFvqhDvVlLfh889JRLWzALMU9hrdaOaEyKq5huuifyHij1EdAE6QpUGJIuI3PlhpTf7V2z7PnI3S2wwxheiItcX4PodQeANhJlLJrobQmL8Nopg-eL6enl/s647/Screen+Shot+2021-11-04+at+9.36.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="647" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_86dFnl7KSujwPnbAP438AaFvqhDvVlLfh889JRLWzALMU9hrdaOaEyKq5huuifyHij1EdAE6QpUGJIuI3PlhpTf7V2z7PnI3S2wwxheiItcX4PodQeANhJlLJrobQmL8Nopg-eL6enl/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-11-04+at+9.36.06+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-23956713261125837202021-10-10T21:40:00.003-07:002021-10-10T21:40:42.242-07:00圓夢<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">一個甲子之前我跟著老爸到總統府前面去看閱兵時,看著那些凌空而過的神鷹機群及神情威武的軍人,總覺得有志男兒當為是,希望自己有一天也能在國慶日駕著飛機參加空中分列式,及穿上那帥氣的制服參加國慶。</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">然而,自從掛上眼鏡之後,穿軍裝、駕鐵鳥參加國慶就永遠只能當成一個夢想而已了。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">不過,也有人曾說過「有夢最美,希望相隨」<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我雖然沒能如願地加入空軍,但是凌雲的夢想卻始終在我心中。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">為了接近藍天,我選定了航空機械作為我的專業。大學畢業之後先是在航空公司修飛機,再到飛機製造廠去造飛機,到後來所製作的成品越飛越高,竟然飛出大氣層,到了火星!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">為了讓更多的人認識空軍、了解空軍,我用文字將那些飛將軍的故事記載下來,印成書籍與大眾分享。這些年也寫出了十餘本書,那一百多萬字記下了六十餘位飛行軍官的軼事。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">也就是因為所寫的那些歌頌飛行的書籍,讓我結識了一群在洛杉磯擁有私人飛機的華人。他們每年雙十節的時候都會駕著國產的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">PL-1</span>教練機,以空中分列式參加洛杉磯華人慶祝國慶的慶典。<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">2014</span>年他們邀請我參加他們的空中分列式行列,當我坐在那架<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">5849</span>號的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">PL-1</span>窄小座艙中通過洛杉磯蒙特利公園的慶祝會場上空時,腎上腺激素在全身亂竄,心中激動程度早已爆表!那是一個夢想的實現!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今年國慶日,北加州空軍大鵬聯誼會向國內申請到了幾套空軍官校儀隊制服,並表示要讓會員穿著那些帥氣的制服參加舊金山的國慶升旗典禮。我看著那套英挺的制服,兒時的夢想再度浮上心頭,但是年屆古稀之年的我,如何將這臃腫的身材放進那套照著二十歲小伙子身材縫製的制服裡?但在夢想的驅使下,我開始節食及運動。在經過幾個星期的努力之後,這個七十歲老翁的身軀終於與十七歲的心境結為一體,讓我能順力的穿上那套空軍官校儀隊制服。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">是的,空軍官校!這個夢想了一輩子卻無緣進入的學校。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今天,古稀之年的我,圓了一個六十年前的夢想!</span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEBA3PQSLOOTOCqM198b-nY12zCQbzloJHMkp319VuSHICN8aSeNw6r47TCwvL4w8p1mCN6ttL3ntIhV2Sw5E6eJBPfd_BQSShWK-tN1gV_8kUfLz7_vftlme6ydKWJ9ci1oSQY7e5Nh6/s885/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+9.38.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="885" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEBA3PQSLOOTOCqM198b-nY12zCQbzloJHMkp319VuSHICN8aSeNw6r47TCwvL4w8p1mCN6ttL3ntIhV2Sw5E6eJBPfd_BQSShWK-tN1gV_8kUfLz7_vftlme6ydKWJ9ci1oSQY7e5Nh6/w450-h442/Screen+Shot+2021-10-10+at+9.38.40+PM.png" width="450" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div><br /></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-72614589896012555922021-08-31T16:00:00.005-07:002021-09-01T12:47:23.517-07:00<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">莫羨雲端雁影微,須知倦鳥終思歸</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「抽不抽煙?」機場櫃檯小姐問我。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「不抽煙,要窗口的位置。」我說。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">其實,像這種十多小時的越洋飛行,還真應該要靠走道的位置。一路海天一色,毫無景致可言。但是想上一趟廁所或是由架子上拿一點東西的話,可就麻煩了,又賠笑臉,又說好話的由同排的兩人膝前擠過,如果其中有一個人正在睡覺的話,那就更熱鬧了。可是,飛行了一輩子,對藍天白雲總有股說不出的感覺,如今雖然退役了好多年,但每一次坐飛機總是想坐在窗口,看著的飛機外的藍天白雲,及曾帶著我飛過大半生歲月的鐵翼,似乎在這高空隆隆的機聲中,才能找到自己的歸屬。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">起飛後,由窗口外望,飛機正通過大利城上空,由於高度還低,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 280</span>公路,撒拉芒堤購物中心,清晰可見。順著熟悉的路標,很快地看到了菁兒的房子,及山前那一片墓地。兩年前和老伴剛由台灣到這裡的時候,維林及菁兒買下這棟房子。拂曉及黃昏的霧氣,常常將這小山城團團的籠罩著,很有點老伴家鄉的味道,加上由國際機場起飛的飛機,經常呼嘯著由房子上通過,更讓我想起在台灣眷村時的那段日子,所以我們兩老一來就很喜歡這裡。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">到是維林,這台北長大的孩子,很不喜歡在夏天也要穿毛衣的天氣。更不喜歡飛機從屋頂上通過的噪音,老是想換房子。如今,老伴長眠在山前的墓園裡,自己又要回台灣了。等到再來的時候,恐怕菁兒已經搬到別的地方去了。大利城,這個老伴在世時最後兩年生活的地方,留下了我兩半生於憂患唯一清淡歲月,如今她孤零零的埋骨於此,雖然是她的遺願,但在我蒼老歸鄉之際,不無多少遺憾。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">飛機還在爬高,擴音器裡傳來了機長報告飛行狀況的聲音,他先報告自己的名字<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>-<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>李傳復。記憶中的時空一下子往回走了好幾十年,上一次見到他是在民國四十六年的新竹空軍基地。當時我正在四十一中隊當中隊長,一天上午我正帶著四架軍刀機做本場訓練飛行,突然耳機中傳出塔台的呼叫,有一架嘉義的<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">F</span>-<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">84</span>空中熄火,正向本場迫降。要我們讓開航線。當時我們是四架正分兩批由三邊轉向四邊,聽到塔台的呼叫後,我迅速地聯絡僚機向右轉,脫離航線。就在向右拉開之際,我著眼角出現那一架飛機正在以大角度向機場飄去。以當時的情形看來,我實在很懷疑他能夠維持到進場,因為他的角度實在太大了,高度喪失地很快,這對喪失動力的飛機來說是一大致命傷。當時因為自己飛機角度的關係,他的飛機一下子就在我的視野中消失了。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">等到我帶著僚機轉過一圈回來,看到他的飛機已經在跑道上了。看來他是剛好維持到進場。那天中午在餐廳裡,遇到了那架飛機的飛行員李傳復,當時他還是甫出官校校門的中尉,大家對他能安全迫降很感興趣,圍著他問長問短。記得我也曾問過他為什麼用那麼大角度向下滑,他說因為飛機熄火,動力消失,放不下襟翼,為了維持飛機速度,不得不用大角度俯衝。後來聽說他還因為迫降成功,得了個獎什麼的。從那之後再也沒見過他,如今三十年過去了,今天竟然坐他的飛機回台灣,也算是巧合了。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">說到巧合,更讓我想起一件人生的際遇,也同樣的發生在華航的飛機上。那是兩年前,同老伴來美國的時候。我坐在窗口位置,老伴坐在旁邊,再過去走道旁邊坐的是一個說台灣話的老先生,他上飛機見了我之後,就像想說什麼話似的。我看他做是似曾相識,但他的國語實在不靈光,而我的台語又不行。所以彼此客套了一兩句之後,也再沒說什麼,想想自己在台灣近四十年,台灣話會說不會講,台灣朋友也沒幾個。所以也沒仔細想在哪裡認識這位老先生,倒是老伴在上班的地方學了道地的台灣話。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">起飛沒多久,老伴就和那位老先生聊開了,老先生是來美國看兒子。原來他兒子和菁兒唸的是同一所學校,這下子兩個老人更有得談了。倒是我坐在旁邊坐的有些乏味了,老先生說他在台灣打了一輩子魚,是世居蘇澳的漁民,老伴也告訴他我退休以前是空軍。他一聽我是空軍,眼睛頓然一亮,瞪著我說了幾句似懂非懂的國語,一下子,我也突然在深遠的記憶中找到了他的蹤跡,我們幾乎是同時叫出對方的名字,我不能相信天下竟有如此巧合的事,那是民國四十七年十一月間的事了!</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">那天,我也是帶著三架軍刀機出海做拂曉巡邏,一路平安無事的到了溫州灣,我們一直有希望能有機會再和米格機較量一下。金門砲戰打了兩個多月,剛剛才平靜下來。我們大隊在九月底才和中共在溫州灣打過一場很大的空戰,後來就是五大隊在國慶日那天和米格機交鋒過一次。之後,整個空中非常平靜,看來這一趟又要徒勞了。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">和戰管聯絡之後,轉向<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">240</span>度向台灣返航。就在飛機壓坡度轉彎時,引擎像是嗆著一樣抖了起來,而且越來越厲害。下意識地拉回油門,視線掃向儀錶板,尾管溫度增高,壓縮比下降,整個儀錶板像聖誕樹似的亮了起來,我還沒來得及考慮對策,一聲巨響就由尾管處傳來,後視鏡裡已經可以看到火焰。好家伙,大概整個尾巴都燒起來了,再不跳傘大概就來不及了,按下話筒向站管報告情況後,按照緊急程序彈射跳傘。當時只覺得一陣暈眩,眼睛再睜開時,已經看不見飛機了。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">聽不到一點雜音,只有風的聲音在耳邊傳過,降落傘冉冉下降,東方天際,曉日正昇。突然一陣雷鳴似的巨響由天而降,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>二號僚機飛快的由我身旁衝過,小關似乎在座艙裡向我揮手,他們的油量也低了,不能一直這裡陪我。我只希望他們能盡快的將我的位置報回去,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>十一月多台灣海峽的水是很冷的。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">我落水的時間是上午五點四十幾分,海面一片朦朧。海水是刺骨的冰冷,薄薄的飛行夾克被打濕後貼在身上更是難過。六點多,就看點一架<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">C-46</span>來到海域開始盤旋。一開始還丟照明彈將附近照的像白天一樣亮,亮的我都有點炫眼。我也發瘋似的扯下紅圍巾,用力揮著,但是飛機就是看不見我,沒多久我就累得雙手發麻,喉嚨發啞了,躺在小皮筏裡,虛脫似的動不了,看著天上的飛機連揮手的勁都沒有了。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">天亮之後又來一架水鴨子,可是他們都在我稍北處盤旋,偶爾也經過我頭上一兩次,可是都沒有發現我。我當時真是絕望透了,想著妻接到消息後可能的反應,小菁才五歲,長大後會記得爸爸嗎?</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">中午<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">12</span>點多,搜救飛機還在遠處盤旋。但海浪逐漸把我向西推去,幾架飛機上午偶爾還在頭上通過,後來只能在遠遠的海平線處看見了。當時我整個肢體凍的一點感覺都沒有。記得,當時在腦海中還閃過一個畫面,妻帶著小菁到碧潭空軍公墓去上墳,好淒慘的一個場面。死原來就是這個樣子,來生不知如何?就在那時,突然回頭一看,一艘漁船正挺風破浪的朝著我來,當時我凍的四肢幾乎不會動了,但仍然掙扎的舉起雙手舞動紅圍巾,奇蹟似的,船上的人也開始揮手了,原來他們就是朝著我來的。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">中午十二點五十分左右<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>,我被拖進「鯤鱗」號漁船。在冰冷的海水裡泡了七個小時,混身麻木的連道謝的話都說不出來。漁民們幫我把身上濕衣服脫去,用毯子裹著我,又給我罐米酒,這一來胃裡就開始難過,加上在船艙裡,煤油味燻的我更是想吐,船晃得厲害,沒一會就開始吐,連胃裡的苦水都吐出來了。本來依照船長陳先生的意思,出一次海不容易,希望多打一點魚,晚上再回去,但他看我難過的那個樣子,決定馬上回航。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">在回航的路上,有機會跟他們聊了一下。原來他們是蘇澳的漁民,在附近打魚,看見飛機在頂上盤旋,知道有事,所以特別注意海面,沒想到真的發現我。當天下午,回到碼頭之後,幾個人又將我抬到派出所,等聯絡好有關方面,陸軍野戰醫院派來救護車時,已經是下午四點多了,好熱鬧的一天。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">一個月之後同妻買了一份厚禮,由新竹到蘇澳去致謝。但陳船長堅持不收,只收下來由大隊長署名送的一個「軍民一家」的錦旗。當天因為方言不通,所以未能深談即行告別,如今一別近三十年,竟在赴美班機上再度相逢,真是上蒼有意的安排。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">吃完晚飯,空中小姐拉下窗簾,預備看電影了。我對電影沒什麼興趣,趁機小睡了一下。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">一覺起來,機艙裡的燈全滅了,手錶上指的是夜裡<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">11</span>點多。台北時間是下午兩點多,窗外仍是艷陽高照,為了不打擾其他旅客的美夢,仍然拉下簾子。前面幾排有個小女孩,梳著小馬尾,不時地站起來走動,看樣子也是閑著睡不著,看著她,不禁想起菁兒小的時候。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">那時候,我們住在新竹的樹林頭,兩家合用一棟日本式的房子,每家空間雖然不大,但卻可以清楚的感覺到家的溫馨。每天晚上由機場下班回家,隔著大老遠就可以看見菁兒在空軍醫院附近的草地上玩耍。雖然是女孩,綁個小馬尾,卻野的跟男孩子一樣。但她一看見我由機場那邊過來,卻又變成爸爸的乖女兒了,乖巧的坐上我的車子橫槓,向我訴說她的一天。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">那時軍人待遇不高,我們的小天地裡只有兩間房,一間用來當臥房,另一間就是客廳飯廳兼書房了。一個花了我半個月薪餉買的收音機是我們一家人飯後的娛樂。雖然日子很苦,而且妻老是抱怨房子小,錢不夠花。但那段日子卻在腦海中特別清晰,每當回憶起往事時,想的不是四川的老家,不是後來在台中的日子,總是那段民國四十幾年的樹林頭。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">後來,因為調職到台中清泉崗,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>配的宿舍比樹林頭大了兩倍。不過也挺忙的,好像忙得連下班時間都在掛念隊上的事。家居生活因而沒有以前那麼融洽。飛行,像任何行業一樣有他誨暗的一面。對我們來說,當初參加空軍,下的是以身許國的宏願,對於飛行失事,看成一種報國的方法,那實在是一種很崇高的境界。後來有了家、有了孩子之後,想法自然有所改變。並不是愛國的情操變化了,而是覺得對妻子兒女也有相同的義務。當然,飛行時,並不會考慮到會不會回來的問題。但是每當看到自己的夥伴化成天邊一縷煙雲,折翼而去時,心中總是有許多的感觸。妻把這些事看得很清楚,但她從不在我前面提起,我更不願意去想這些事。倒是小菁有時候會在飯桌上無意地提到對門的某某叔叔出事了,我們總是很快地將話題挪開,很快的,她也知道什麼可以說,什麼不可以說。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">那時在清泉崗,飛的是一種美國洛克希德公司出產的倍音速戰鬥機,雖然是一種絕佳的飛機,但也是一種覺不饒人的飛機。一點小小的差誤,很可能就會造成機毁人亡的悲劇。妻多少次暗示我請調到別的單位,或者是乾脆改為地勤,但我心中的一股傲氣及不服輸的個性,使我一直沒有請調。而我在台中待的那段日子又特別久,由四十九年底一直待到六十幾年,在那段期間,我失去很多的夥伴,他們都是傑出的飛行人才,只是一時的疏忽或差誤,而陰陽兩隔,人鬼殊途。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">我一直不認為妻是一個很堅強的人,有一次我飛機出毛病,在嘉義機場迫降,落地之後忙著和維修人員找飛機的毛病。等到想起打電話給妻時<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>,已是八點多了,離我平常下班回家的時間已經很久。當電話剛接通,我只說了聲「喂。」就聽到妻在那邊像哭似的說:「你在哪裡?你在哪裡?」當時我還怪他瞎緊張,而完全沒有想到她所受的壓力。記得她有次問我,如果我出事了,她該怎麼辦?我不記得當時我怎麼說了,只是我們從來沒有擔心過如果她先走了,我該怎麼辦?如今他埋骨異鄉,只剩下我一個人,在這白髮暮年,望著藍天白雲,我該怎麼辦?</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">飛機開始下降,台灣快到了,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>三十八年以前,我駕著野馬由上海初抵台灣的情形,歷歷在目。那時我才是一個二十七歲的上尉飛行員,也是孤零零地一個人。背井離鄉,期待著幾年之內就可以駕機北返,沒想到在台灣一待三、四十年,成家、生女,當年的小上尉已是退役的老將了。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">如今再度飛回台灣,又是孤零零地一個人。只是心情大為不同,雖是四川人,但談到家,想到的就是台灣。懷著回家的心情回來,家裡卻沒有人了。老伴埋在大利城,女兒嫁為人婦,台灣的家裡只有令人心酸的回憶,現在想起那些折翼的夥伴們,也許,他們其實比我更有福。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4YQM0HxyYszA5XbkHoK_oplyhjxadPquhNSiF2c6kTs_P-6Dgvz4NE6u5A5NJLq1qMxa0lJEpH4IyfJopwBoLF1Xln7I4dcuJUsNde_Q5PgYQxtyBbotIyfDmM-RrwDkMJN8pcso3z_y/s2013/%25E5%2580%25A6%25E9%25B3%25A51.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="2013" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4YQM0HxyYszA5XbkHoK_oplyhjxadPquhNSiF2c6kTs_P-6Dgvz4NE6u5A5NJLq1qMxa0lJEpH4IyfJopwBoLF1Xln7I4dcuJUsNde_Q5PgYQxtyBbotIyfDmM-RrwDkMJN8pcso3z_y/w411-h267/%25E5%2580%25A6%25E9%25B3%25A51.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-10044972045361143502021-05-17T12:29:00.000-07:002021-05-17T12:29:02.357-07:00與賈大衛教官的一面之緣<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">第一次見到賈大衛教官是在</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;">1973</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">年</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;">8</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">月底,我回國去屏東找陸瑞龍大哥的時候。</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天在屏東空軍基地的會客室填寫會客單時,我謹知道陸大哥的名字,其餘的電話分機號碼,服務單位等我完全不知。會客室的那位軍官告訴我基地裡有一百多位飛行員,如果不知道服務單位或電話分機的話,他實在無法替我聯絡到陸瑞龍少校。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">就在我失望的離開會客室時,一位穿著飛行衣的軍官騎著腳踏車由會客室旁邊經過。我突然想到也許這位飛行軍官也許可以幫上忙,於是我揮手將他攔下。並詢問他認不認識陸瑞龍少校,知不知道他的服務單位或電話號碼?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那位教官先打量了我一下,然後問我是誰?就在那時我也由他胸前的名牌知道他是賈大衛上尉。天生就對任空軍及飛行相當敏感的我,當時立刻就將這個名字記住了。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">結果那天他打了幾個電話都無法替我找到陸大哥,於是他建議我到陸大嫂在崇蘭村的娘家去,他覺得到那裡即使找不到陸大哥,也可以找大陸大嫂。然後他對我揮了揮手就離開了會客室。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那是我此生與他唯一的交集。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">多年後我再度由美返國之際,到碧潭空軍公墓去祭拜英烈時,突然在那一排排的墳墓中看到一個墓碑上寫著賈大衛教官的名字。頓時屏東機場會客室短暫邂逅的往事浮上心頭<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">......</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那時他是碧潭空軍公墓眾多烈士中,唯一曾與我見過面並有對話關係的烈士。因此那天我曾站在他的墳前良久,腦海中他的容貌及神情是模糊的,但那總是個活生生的軍人。我實在無法將印象中年輕的他,與眼前的土墳聯想到一起。然而放眼望去,那一千餘個土墳下,埋的不都是帥氣年輕的軍人嗎?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">又過了幾年在回台時,反潛大隊的大隊長蔣健上校請我去對反潛大隊的飛行員演講,在演講之前與他閒聊時,我們談到有關賈教官失事的故事,他告訴我他曾在失事現場,親眼目睹賈教官沒有穿飛行衣的大體由海底飛機殘骸中撈上岸。這段情節當時讓我震驚不已,是在多麼緊急的狀況下,會讓一位飛行員連換上飛行衣的時間都沒有,就策馬上陣?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">去年年底在田定忠教官的一篇文章中,我終於知道了整個事情的經過。原來休假在外的賈教官是在知道有臨時任務的情形下,由左營趕回屏東基地。回到基地後連換衣服的時間都沒有,就趕著登機出發。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">然而就在那次反潛任務中,飛機因發動機故障,而在桃園外海失事,機上四位組員全數為國犧牲。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我想以當下年輕人的思維來看這件事,該是無法了解賈教官為何會在休假期間趕回基地去執行任務。但是和他年紀相仿的我,卻能體會到他在世最後一天的想法。身為軍人的他,並不會因為脫掉軍裝在休假,就擺脫了軍人的責任。他心中的使命感,在知道有緊急任務時,驅使著他趕回基地執行任務。我相信他深愛著他的妻子及年幼的女兒,但在國家的召喚下,為了全國人民的安危,他放下親情,扛起了戰士的背包,進入藍天的沙場。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天為了中華民國的永續及島上人民的自由,賈教官付出了終極的代價!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">古戰場上的「馬革裹屍」,換成今日賈教官的「飛機殘骸裹忠骨」,他盡到了一個軍人的責任。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今年三月二十九日春祭那天,我在賈教官的墳前遇見了他的遺孀龐立玲老師。看著她在墳前擺滿著的祭品,我知道賈教官在過去四十年間,並沒有離開,他始終活在她的心中。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天我們雖然是初次見面,但卻聊了很多。她欣慰地告訴我,賈教官殉職時還年幼的女兒,如今也已成家並有了自己的女兒。我聽著她的話,心中卻回到了那遙遠八月的屏東基地會客室<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">......</span>那依舊模糊的身影似乎在對我招手。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今年六月就是賈教官殉職整四十年,想著<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">48</span>年前我與他短暫的會晤,及這些年來多次由不同方面得知他的種種,僅撰此文以紀念我們之間的一面之緣。</span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2pZDyf_lnkjWcH4_eMVtfLJAvHbfDQXZrEo6MVtsD5VVT3uavVv16bwgYkwpSG0Li8XCLOwCr1L61koVG0m7bzovQnnQhiWC5bd_973d8UwIgot3MvYpIoS9I2puPEuKdV718fnfWC2l/s750/Screen+Shot+2021-05-17+at+12.27.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="750" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2pZDyf_lnkjWcH4_eMVtfLJAvHbfDQXZrEo6MVtsD5VVT3uavVv16bwgYkwpSG0Li8XCLOwCr1L61koVG0m7bzovQnnQhiWC5bd_973d8UwIgot3MvYpIoS9I2puPEuKdV718fnfWC2l/w379-h190/Screen+Shot+2021-05-17+at+12.27.22+PM.png" width="379" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div><br /></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-24150251151179877472021-04-29T00:01:00.003-07:002021-04-29T00:09:51.239-07:00我上莒光日說空軍故事<p><span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC";">二十多年前,一群</span><span style="color: #060606; font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">101</span><span style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC";">隊的飛行員在前往美東受訓的時候,在我家過境停留兩天。晚上在住家後院吃烤肉,圍著烤爐旁大口吃肉、大口喝啤酒,邊聽我說許多空軍前期教官的故事,他們聽得津津有味。當晚回屋睡覺時,那批飛行員的領隊對我說:「您今天對我們說的故事,勝過十個莒光日!」那是我第一次聽到「莒光日」。</span></span></p>
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<p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">時光飛逝,二十多年很快過去。那批飛行員們,大都已卸甲歸田,而我也幾乎忘記那個「説故事莒光日」。然而,上蒼對某些事情總有令人意外安排。幾個月前我在回台灣時,竟然受邀上「莒光日」對國軍官兵們去說空軍的故事。</span></p>
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<p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">「莒光日」節目製作小組給我完全的自由,去說任何一位教官的故事。當時,我腦海中的首選,是吳載熙烈士。</span></p>
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<p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">後來,陸續在《中國的空軍》雜誌上讀到許多關於他的故事,當然也有他自己所寫的文章。由文章中我知道他是雷虎的隊員,知道他有一位女朋友名叫「杜喜美」,知道他前往美國受訓,知道他在新竹結婚時,國防部長蔣經國曾親往祝賀,最後在民國五十五年初,雜誌上開始連載他所寫的「留美瑣憶」。每個月拿到《中國的空軍》時,都會先找那篇文章來看,然而,在連載了三篇之後,沒有任何解釋下,系列連載就突然中止了。當時我心中就有一股不祥預感,果真不久之後,就聽到了他殉職的消息!</span></p>
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<p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">直到多少年後,我才知道他原來是在飛<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">U-2</span>高空偵察機執行任務時,因機械故障在迫降時為國犧牲。</span></p>
<p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">他的英年早逝,在當時沒有任何媒體報導,除了空軍圈內人之外,幾乎沒有人知道這件事。但是他的文筆在我心中早已留下墨跡,五十多年來,始終沒有忘懷這位緣慳一面的空軍烈士。因此「莒光日」的製作小組讓我說一位空軍教官的故事時,我就決定將吳載熙烈士的故事分享出去。</span></p>
<p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">最後,我要謝謝<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">David Ku</span>所提供的吳載熙烈士相片,使觀看莒光日的官兵們可以一睹烈士風采。</span></p><p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #060606; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDoqxB3CNKYU7UsqHHlk6n7cOUgWRYKB8AehIlPOdCDMiWExR1Jxqa8lNQSSZTSTOhZkfX-gLfmWMaYuCTKfxxCvpEecqi7-alnRnjSTae7I2vbe4PS2jy9xTRwZEdP7jIUXG5RyqiMwe/s936/IMG_0737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDoqxB3CNKYU7UsqHHlk6n7cOUgWRYKB8AehIlPOdCDMiWExR1Jxqa8lNQSSZTSTOhZkfX-gLfmWMaYuCTKfxxCvpEecqi7-alnRnjSTae7I2vbe4PS2jy9xTRwZEdP7jIUXG5RyqiMwe/s320/IMG_0737.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-64806498060791669442021-03-07T05:56:00.002-08:002021-03-12T03:36:50.017-08:00我們必須去,但不一定回來<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「我們必須去,但不一定回來。」</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">這句話在最近幾年的空軍文化中廣為流傳,許多人認為這是在五十多年前流傳在空軍中的一個口號。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">其實,空軍中從來沒有這個口號。這句話是五十三年前一位新竹中學高中的學生,在上英文課時所寫下的理念。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">那天,英文老師在課堂上,對著一群學生解釋「<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Shall</span>」與「<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Must</span>」的不同。那時坐在課堂裡的一個學生,完全沒在聽講,而是在幻想的環境裡,想著飛機與飛行員的故事,自我陶醉著。是的,那個中學生就是在下,從來沒用心念過書的我。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">雖然沒專心聽講,但是老師的一句「<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">We shall go</span>,我們必須去。」卻將我驚醒。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「我們必須去!」這不就是我心目中空軍飛行員的心態嗎,那時班上有些同學的父親就在空軍服務,由那些同學的口中我知道了「西企」(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Western Enterprise</span>,西方企業公司,美國中央情報局的外圍組織,就是當今所說的黑蝙蝠中隊),知道有一些空軍人員是要在夜間深入大陸執行偵察任務。更由那些同學的口中我知道了那個部隊的犧牲慘重。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">在想到這裡的時候,我很自然地在「我們必須去」的後面,加上了「但不一定回來」幾個字。因為我覺得這才能真正地表現出那些英雄們出征時的悲壯。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">幾天之後,我將寫成的一篇空軍故事用「我們必須去,但不一定回來。」這個題目投往「青年戰士報」(當今的青年日報),雖然那篇文章被採用,但是那句話在當時並未引起任何迴響。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">直到<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">2005</span>年,我在「飛行員的故事」第一集的自序中,提到這段往事,這個口號才被注意到,並開始流傳。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">所以,您現在知道這個口號不是由空軍流傳出來的,而是一個不用功的高中生在課堂中想出來的。</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xs4n2xAI5ilBvJrvNIAgdeTmrihkpVwiVVEf9wBLYXpI2fqyxBrAS0pduIE_5IsshGkGtlZIxPPWe6HleJbbCrf66Q4luk1OBBMtdo-mQFl_VoMW0GeyOTLkgaeiwC2E4hyphenhyphennSa2FyPhF/s661/Screen+Shot+2021-03-07+at+8.41.20+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Xs4n2xAI5ilBvJrvNIAgdeTmrihkpVwiVVEf9wBLYXpI2fqyxBrAS0pduIE_5IsshGkGtlZIxPPWe6HleJbbCrf66Q4luk1OBBMtdo-mQFl_VoMW0GeyOTLkgaeiwC2E4hyphenhyphennSa2FyPhF/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-03-07+at+8.41.20+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; 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font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-20972932412402307872021-02-22T13:22:00.001-08:002021-02-22T13:22:30.451-08:00我為什麼一直在寫「飛行員的故事」<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> 「我們必須去」<span style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif; text-indent: 0.25in;">是「飛行員的故事」系列的第五本書,由第一集到這一本,我已經寫了六十幾位飛行員的故事。</span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">曾有一位會計師朋友問我,飛行員只是眾多行業中的一行,我怎麼會想去寫他們的故事?而且一寫就是三、四本,現在眼看第五本就要出版了,真有那麼多故事可寫?</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">聽了他的話,我不禁想到</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">2018</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年「我以我血獻青天」出版後,出版社替我辦了一場與讀者互動的聚會。當天因為書中的主角梁金中教官也參加的關係,來了許多想一睹英雄風采的人。在大家分享個人與空軍關係的時候,一位女士起來分享她將弟弟骨灰由美國帶回國時的心境,原來那位女士就是</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">2016</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">1</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">月在美國路克基地受訓時失事的高鼎程中校(殉職後追晉)的姊姊。全場在她低沈的語調中,意識到在光鮮亮麗的英雄身影後面,還有著另外一群出師未捷身先死的烈士。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">飛行員的行業雖然是眾多行業中的一行,但是那一行在肩負著對國家責任的同時,所承擔的風險,卻不是一般民眾所能輕易了解的。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">民國</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">38</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年政府遷台之後,中共政權就不斷的嘗試以各種不同的方法入侵台灣,但都沒有得逞。民國</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">43</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年的九三砲戰及民國</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">47</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年的八二三炮戰,是兩次非常明顯的例子。兩岸之間敵對關係一直到民國</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">76</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年底,政府開放老兵返鄉探親之後才稍見緩和。然而在這近四十年的對峙情況下,有一千多位空軍官兵在他們崗位上,為國犧牲。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">除了那一千多位為國犧牲的烈士之外,還有成千上萬的空軍軍人曾經為了捍衛這塊土地而盡過力。這些人的故事多不為人知,僅是口語相傳於他們的同袍之間,而隨著時間的飛逝,如果不將那些故事記錄下來,民眾將永遠不會知道那些人曾為國家做了一些什麼事。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">這就是我一直去採訪那些飛行員,將他們的故事記錄下來的主要原因。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">這本書涵蓋的時間超過半個世紀,由民國</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">39</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年到民國</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;">105</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">年,在這六十六年間空軍為保衛國土,發生了許多可歌可泣的故事,而這本書所蒐集的就是在這大時代中的十個剪影。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">為保衛海南島而陣亡的吳仲渤少尉,與在美國路克空軍基地飛行訓練時</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">殉職</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">的高鼎程少校,是這本書裡十位飛行員中兩位為國犧牲的烈士。他們兩位</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">殉職</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">的環境完全不同,一位是在戰場上被敵軍擊落,另一位是在飛行訓練時失事,但是他們所代表的意義都是相同的,他們都是在保衛國家的過程中犧牲了生命。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">訓練飛行也算是保衛國家嗎?有人會問。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">抗戰尚未開始時,國家的後勤支援還不到位,空軍的汽油非常缺乏,於是空軍中對如何運用那些有限的汽油時,產生了兩派意見。其中一派認為既然汽油不夠,就要將訓練時間減少,這樣在敵機來襲時,我方的飛機才能有足夠的汽油可以升空作戰;另一派則認為,如果不進行訓練,那麼在敵機來襲時,我方飛行員將因為訓練不足,很容易就被敵機擊落,因此,平時的訓練絕對是戰時獲勝的唯一要件。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">後來,空軍中的長官決定寧可將有限汽油中的九成用在訓練,也不能讓飛行員在準備不足的狀態下升空接敵。這是空軍在抗戰初期創下八一四大捷的原因之一。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">美國空軍在越戰期間曾經做過統計,每五位殉職的飛行員中,有四位是在訓練時喪生,只有一人是真正在戰場上為國捐區。而經由那些訓練有素的飛行員,美國在全球的利益得以確保。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">根據美軍的統計資料,就可以了解在在承平時代飛行失事的高鼎程少校,與在戰場上為國犧牲的吳仲渤少尉,所代表的意義都是相同的!</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">本書中其它的幾件故事,也都反映了國家在四、五十年前的艱苦歲月。在那段期間,飛行員們經常為了保全飛機,而冒著生命的危險,將那些故障的飛機飛回基地。為的只是我們的飛機來之不易!以目前世俗的眼光來看,那些企圖以無價的生命來保護有價飛機的行為,是相當的愚蠢。但是,我們百姓就在那些飛行員「愚蠢」的行為下,藉著來之不易的軍援飛機,換得了一個安定的環境。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">在為本書蒐集資料的時候,陳典聰教官曾告訴我一件事,雖然與飛行無關,但卻讓我印象非常深刻。那是有一天,當他與女朋友在國賓戲院看電影的時候,情報署派出一位軍官到戲院去找他,並告訴他要立刻返回基地,陳教官在隨著那位軍官離開戲院之前,表示要先回戲院內向女朋友說明情況並道別,沒想到那位軍官卻堅決不准!陳教官只得懷著遺憾的心情與女友不告而別。與女友道別這種乍看之下無傷大雅的事,情報署的軍官竟然不許陳教官去做,而陳教官卻也無任何異議。這實在讓我震驚不已,但我很快的就想到,國父曾說過:「學生、公務員及軍人,是三種沒有自由的人。」為了讓全國的百姓能有個自由的生活環境,身為空軍飛行員的陳典聰教官,放棄了他的自由!</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">再回頭想著我那位會計師朋友所問我的話,我知道他是很難了解,飛行員,空軍飛行員的職業並不是像會計師一樣有著朝九晚五的正常職業,他們捨棄了本身的自由,每週七天、每天二十四小時輪值,擔當了極度的風險,只是讓我們尋常百姓能有個自由的環境及「正常」的職業</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">「養兵千日,用在一時」,在過去五十多年間,台海無戰事,因此讓一些民眾誤以為軍人是可有可無。殊不知平日看來似乎是無所事事的軍人,就是在那「一時」來臨時保衛我們的人!</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU, serif;">這一本書就是述說飛行員們為了應付那「一時」的來臨,而在準備過程中所發生的故事。</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; 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font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-72813882662272813542021-01-31T14:24:00.005-08:002021-01-31T14:36:29.035-08:00半個世紀前的生日<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">您或許不知道,我們農曆和國曆的生日,每隔十九年會重疊一次。我十九歲生日的那天,除了有這樣的巧合之外,也是我離開父母,隻身前往紐約開始大學生涯的日子,也意味著另一段人生就此開始。</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">只不過,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">1971</span>年的生日,與我出生那年相比,卻真是天壤之別。抵達紐約的時候,沒有人因為我的到來而興奮,事實上根本沒人知道「我來了」,就連當初答應會在學校等我的外籍學生顧問,也沒出現。想來,他當初答應的時候,根本沒看月曆,沒發現那是個「星期天」,也或許,我只是個尋常外國學生,不值得他費神。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">空無一人的學校辦公大樓,也意味著當初學校所安排的住宿地點,也沒有了著落。為了省錢,我完全沒有想到去住學校對面的旅館,而是打了個電話給老媽的一個學生,告訴他我將把母親要我帶給他的巴⻄咖啡給他送去,想著說不定他會收留我一晚。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">結果,他收了咖啡,但是很明確的告訴我,我不可以在他那裡暫住一晚。走出他家大們,我才突然感覺到「紐約冬月」,竟是如此寒冷。也就在那霎那間,我了解到自己的事只有自己解決,沒人有義務伸出援手。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那時更為了省錢,我沒有搭計程車由他家回到學校,而決定走去。我順著剛才搭計程車的記憶,由<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Long Island City</span>往拉瓜地亞機場附近的學校走去。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">除了靠著記憶之外,紐約皇后區的街道用數目字來命名,給了我很大的方便。一個半小時之後,寒風飄雪伴著我走到了四英哩多以外的學校。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">命運也不是全然冷酷,回到學校後,我偶遇到了那天剛好在學校加班的圖書館館員吳以信小姐<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(Cecilia Wu)</span>、一位也是由台灣到美國的早期留學生。她知道了我的困境後,告訴我,如果不介意在圖書館的小研究室裡過夜的話,她可以破例讓我留在那裡,並會將暖氣開整夜。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">沒有生日蛋糕,也沒有人唱生日快樂歌,我就在小小研究室裡,裹著棉被,吃著當天上午由飛機上帶下來的小餐包,過了自己的十九歲生日。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">其實,我真心感恩命運在那一天給我佈下的「種種不便」,讓我瞭解到怨天尤人解決不了問題,唯有面對問題,承擔後果,才能走出困境。而吳以信小姐適時的出現,也意味著天無絕人之路。她所設下的榜樣,是我日後生涯中,從未間斷對需要協助的同胞、友人伸出援手的原因。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">1971</span>年距今已有半個世紀。如果不是<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Covid-19</span>疫情的影響,我本打算在今年的生日回去紐約,再次走一趟那四哩多的路,回味五十年前在美國渡過的第一天,也紀念在這半個世紀中所走過的路。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">然而,命運再度做出讓我意外的安排,因疫情的影響,本來預定去年九月出版的書順延到今年三月出版,所以我就只有隔著半個地球在台灣去懷念半個世紀前的往事了。</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">在加州住了快四十年,大小地震經歷了不少,因此練出一身金剛不怕之身,五級以下的地震來襲時,真是眼睛都不會眨一下。還常會笑那些稍微地表有些抖動就驚慌失色的人。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">這種情形一直延續到那天我到密西西比州的史坦尼斯太空中心(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Stennis Space Center</span>)出差<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">......</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">那天在會議桌上,正在與當地的工程師們熱烈地討論問題時,突然間一陣隆隆聲響起,我正奇怪是什麼聲音時,窗戶開始抖動,接著是會議桌開始抖動,我意識到這該是個不小的地震,不過我一點都沒有害怕,因為感覺上這個震幅頂多是三到四級之間,不會有事的,而且我認為幾秒鐘之後就一定會停止,所以根本沒怎麼在意。我停止了說話,看著與會的幾個人,想由他們的神色間看到驚恐的表情,這樣等地震完了之後,我就可以以「過來人」的身份去取笑那群沒經歷過地震的南方佬。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">然而,讓我驚奇的事發生了,先是那群南方佬並沒有被嚇到,反而以奇怪的眼光看著我,想知道我為什麼停止說話,再來就是那個地震並沒有停止,聲音也持續著,桌子也繼續抖動著,馬克杯裡的水也明顯的可以看到被震波所引起的波動。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">等過了幾乎二十秒之後,我有些沈不住氣了,這震波雖然不大,但是太久了,而且沒有停下來的意思。我看著同桌的幾個工程師,全像是沒事人似的,看著我的神情也有些詭異<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">......</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">我強壓抑著恐慌的心情,想著這時可不能丟加州人的臉啊,我可是經歷過<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">1989</span>年<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">6.9</span>級的大地震,這種小抖動算不了什麼,但是,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">TMD</span>,這個地震怎麼完全沒有停下來的意思?</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「地震!」我脫口喊出,並站起來往門外走去,其實那該算是在「跑」。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「等等,等等。」主持會議的那位工程師叫住我,其他的幾位已經開始狂笑。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「再過七秒,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span>五<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span>四<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span>三<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span>二<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span>一,停!」其中一位工程師在笑的時候,開始倒數,然後那個聲音及震動真的就在他喊「停」的時候,停了下來。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">我站在門口處,回頭看著那些對著我笑的人,完全不知道是怎麼一回事!</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「這不是地震,是在測試太空梭的固體燃料火箭推進器(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Solid Rocket Booster</span>),每次測試都會這樣,我們都習慣了,抱歉,把你嚇到了。」那位倒數的工程師對我解釋,並不是他有先知,而是他已經歷過多次這樣的測試,知道每次測試的時間。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">「兩分鐘內就會下一場大雨!」他繼續的說著。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">這次不需要他解釋,我就知道那是因為在點燃火箭時,為了減少震波及噪音,必須在尾管附近噴灑大量的水(高達四十餘萬加侖),那些水遇到尾管的高熱立刻化作蒸氣,那些蒸汽上升到天空,遇到摟冷空氣後,馬上就又變成水滴,落到地面。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">果真,很快地就開始下雨,我站在窗前看著那徬沱而下的雨珠時,也看到了我在玻璃上的影像,一個在南方佬前面被這「地震」嚇傻的加州人。</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45WHhhSuJjCozW0ABp7Ytk7Bd31EnSEoS5OcPiT9zlskgz8wTajOlOlpkbUU3MNnb03N4-KjZZANDfUS3PXf0bxX-RaGe7ZDNU0cErOGDcTGM41lbmaxnBAqyiB09jTEFU71pzwjvqQel/s1788/Screen+Shot+2021-01-20+at+7.49.45+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1788" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45WHhhSuJjCozW0ABp7Ytk7Bd31EnSEoS5OcPiT9zlskgz8wTajOlOlpkbUU3MNnb03N4-KjZZANDfUS3PXf0bxX-RaGe7ZDNU0cErOGDcTGM41lbmaxnBAqyiB09jTEFU71pzwjvqQel/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-01-20+at+7.49.45+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-12595797082352487882020-12-19T00:48:00.001-08:002020-12-19T00:48:35.794-08:00陳文寬先生獲頒美國國會金質獎章<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">軍迷們大概都知道美國對軍人所發的最高勳章就是「國會榮譽勳章」(</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;">Congressional Medal of Honor</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">),但大概沒多少人知道美國對平民所發的最高獎章是什麼。</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">其實,在一個星期之前我也是不知道。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今天,中華民國航空前輩,復興航空公司的創辦人陳文寬先生,獲頒美國國會金質獎章(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Congressional Gold Medal</span>)。這是美國對平民所頒發的最高獎章,其頒發的對象是「在獲獎者的專業領域裡有重大成就,並對美國歷史與文化有影響者。」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">這個獎章陳文寬先生實在是受之無愧!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">一個星期前,陳文寬先生來電告知他獲獎消息。並表示因為疫情緣故,本應該在華盛頓舉行的頒獎典禮,改成在網路上舉行。他邀我屆時一定要上網觀禮。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">今天上午十一點(美國西部時間,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">12/18/2020</span>),大約有四十幾人在<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Zoom</span>上看到美國海軍准將<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Jonathan Yuen</span>(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Retired</span>)宣讀陳文寬先生獲獎事由,並展示獎章給網上觀禮人士見證。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">隨後,有許多觀禮人致詞。因為陳文寬先生目前已是<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">107</span>歲高齡,當初曾與他共事的人多已過世,因此致詞人士大都是陳先生的同事或朋友的後代,他們都認為陳文寬先生這一輩子的經歷,實在足以為後人的典範。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我也對著那些觀禮的人表示,我實在很榮幸能有機會將這位偉人一生的故事,記載下來,在他的生涯中,他不但對在二次大戰中對支援美國亞洲戰場有顯著功績(因為中國航空公司是美國泛美航空公司下的子公司,中國航空公司飛行員所執行的駝峰空運被認為是直接支援戰事的作戰任務),更對中華民國的民航業有著重大貢獻。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">網上典禮結束後,我很意外的接到幾位與會人士的簡訊,他們表示很希望我能將陳文寬先生的傳記翻譯成英文,這樣就可以讓更多的人知道他的故事。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">陳文寬是一位中華民國的國民,但在他在美國的聲譽,遠遠超過本國人對他的認識,然而了解他故事的人,隨著光陰的流逝,也逐漸凋零,要讓他的故事繼續流傳下去,就必須有文字的記載。將他的傳記翻譯成英文,將是我有生之年努力目標之一。</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">為了將感染的風險降到最低,院方在戶外搭了兩個小隔間,三面是八呎高用塑膠玻璃所搭的牆,老媽媽將坐在隔間裡面與我們見面,我們不但不可以接近與接觸老媽媽,就連我特別為她帶去的拿鐵,都不可以給她。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">在約定的時間,院方將老媽媽推進那個小隔間內,我與蕾蕾坐在隔間外,剛見到她時,我激動的除了一直叫「媽、媽」之外,說不出任何話來。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">98</span>歲高齡的她,似乎已經不認識我們了,聽著以前最鍾愛的孫女呼喚,臉上也沒有任何表情,那時真讓我有「相顧無言,惟有淚千行」的感覺。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">在疫情封城前,每天去看她時,握著她的手,慢慢的餵她喝她所喜歡的拿鐵,再說一些五、六十年前的往事給她聽,因為那似乎是她與我之間唯一的牽連。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">如今,經過兩百多天隔離的日子,她的肉體挺過了新冠肺炎的第一波攻勢,但是她的記憶卻像是被<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Reset</span>過一樣,以前的種種均已像雲散天青般的完全消失。她茫茫的看著我們,眼神是冷漠的,對她來說我們已是路人而已了!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">三十分鐘的探望時間就在玻璃牆內冷淡,玻璃牆外傷心的狀況下度過,看著護理師推著老媽媽往回走的背影,強忍著的眼淚終於奪眶而出。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">老媽,雖然你已經不記得我們,但是我們卻永遠不會忘記妳曾經對我們的關愛。</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ4BHq0RDkDTUdXWsDNvDZh2pZB8gyi_930E0aDwb8ZGd7dMyQx_xL-AQoyTmKJSVAoAVKg-UDC7L0NZxm5-T7nIWcJzI3VGKOLQ4aXfVe9LQHUbjPpR6-ykfOU20n17gmCCnAWA6QRP_/s2048/IMG_0047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ4BHq0RDkDTUdXWsDNvDZh2pZB8gyi_930E0aDwb8ZGd7dMyQx_xL-AQoyTmKJSVAoAVKg-UDC7L0NZxm5-T7nIWcJzI3VGKOLQ4aXfVe9LQHUbjPpR6-ykfOU20n17gmCCnAWA6QRP_/s320/IMG_0047.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-2697657010556534792020-10-29T09:00:00.001-07:002020-10-29T10:49:05.708-07:00 悲憫飛行軍官殞命時 <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px;"><b>悲憫飛行軍官殞命時</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px;"><b> </b> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px;">撰文/王立楨</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">接到一位記者的電話,問我對於那架<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">F-5E</span>失事的感想。我表示對於朱上尉殉職感到不捨,他那美滿的家庭就此破碎,尤其是想到他的幼齡女兒,在日後成長的過程中將沒有父親的關愛,結婚時由誰帶她走禮堂紅毯時,心中更是感到悲痛。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">沒想到那位記者,似乎對這人情關係的事沒有太大興趣,他很快地問我飛機失事的原因會不會是因為「飛機老舊」?畢竟那已是一架機齡超過四十年的飛機。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">對於他如此提問,我並不驚訝,因為太多次的軍機失事後,大多數的人都會有如此的想法。以前更有人直接對我說,如果我自己不開二十年以上的老車,卻認為可以讓那些飛行員去飛四十年的老飛機,那麼我就是個雙重標準的偽君子。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">對於這樣的責難,我沒有辯駁。因為對於那些沒有經過航空專業訓練,而心中又早有成見的人,解釋飛機的設計與維修,是無意義的事。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">我承認我不開二十年以上的老車,也認為飛行員可以去飛四十年以上機齡的飛機,這並非「雙重標準」。因為汽車與飛機的標準從來就不一樣。木珠算盤可以和電子計算機比嗎?</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">聽起來四十年機齡的飛機是很老,因為我們會將它與我們所熟悉的汽車去比。但是如果一輛汽車也經過飛機一般的嚴格維修程序,每次開完之後都有固定檢查,每隔一段時間就進場維修、更換零組件,那麼四十年的車子為什麼不能再開?美國空軍的幾種轟炸機中,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">B-52</span>的機齡超過五十年,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">B-1</span>超過三十年,<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">B-2</span>也接近三十年。這些老飛機在出任務時,從沒有讓國家失望。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">至於機件故障,並不是老飛機專有的狀況,任何機件,無論新舊,都會有發生狀況的情形。關鍵在故障發生後,飛行員有多少時間來處置?如果這次故障是發生在幾萬呎的高空,我相信朱上尉絕對可以化險為夷,安全降落。只是這次故障發生在剛起飛離地時,這時飛機的高度低,速度小,是最難處置的時機,跳傘是朱上尉正確的選擇,不幸的是在跳傘過程中,並非順利,他年輕的生命就此殞落。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">台東基地是空軍的訓練基地,朱上尉該是一位飛行技術優良的教官,才會留在該基地擔任訓練空軍新血的任務。在目前對岸軍機不斷騷擾台灣的狀況下,為國家訓練出一批可以執行捍衛領空任務的飛行員,是他的責任,重大的責任。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">然而朱上尉在為國家盡責時,失去了繼續照顧家庭的機會!</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">民國<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">109</span>年<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">10</span>月<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">29</span>日早上<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">7</span>點<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">40</span>分,當大部分國人正要開始新的一天生活時,朱上尉的美滿家庭就在此刻破碎,朱太太再也見不到那熟悉身影走進家門,日後朱小妹妹對於父親的印象將止於碧潭那塊冰冷的墓碑及掛在牆上的相片。</p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;">如果再有人來問我,對這架飛機失事的感想,請容我說出我對飛行員殉職的難過與不捨,而不要去提飛機的老舊,因為飛機的失事原因,絕不是「老舊」二字可以概括解釋。</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_fik_diq-zIzLf78cepIYwI4nkbDPWNtkbNud073cxmh1bQiO7O_95O1IeQ0hkSVrJi3_yzOrWUp-swEbrQwOXFOdmYY12_KoAqHGJ9iM0iXFE1Lak5JgWZbzb3_-U5L4rN8yOVlyoG/s822/Screen+Shot+2020-10-29+at+8.55.58+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="822" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_fik_diq-zIzLf78cepIYwI4nkbDPWNtkbNud073cxmh1bQiO7O_95O1IeQ0hkSVrJi3_yzOrWUp-swEbrQwOXFOdmYY12_KoAqHGJ9iM0iXFE1Lak5JgWZbzb3_-U5L4rN8yOVlyoG/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-10-29+at+8.55.58+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; color: #070707; font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-14099518763645165072020-10-25T16:40:00.005-07:002020-10-28T19:06:45.742-07:00千里孤墳無處話淒涼<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">朋友寄來一個視頻,述說中國駐休士頓的領事在</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;">El Paso</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">的美國國家墓園內,舉行了一場對抗日期間於美國受訓時殉難的中華民國空軍烈士追悼的儀式。</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">看著視頻上那些烈士家屬跪在墓碑前痛哭的影像,我心中多年來的糾結似乎找到了一個宣洩口,眼淚不自覺流了下來。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">2018</span>年我接到一位陌生女士的電話,她告訴我她叫李安,在網路上看到我的名字,知道我對中華民國空軍的事物有著相當的了解,因此來找我希望我能幫她ㄧ個忙。聽了她說是有關中華民國空軍的事之後,立刻點燃了我的興趣<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">原來她的二叔李嘉禾是空軍官校<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">16</span>期的學生,在美國受訓期間,於<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">1944</span>年<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">10</span>月<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">1</span>日因飛機失事罹難。當時因為還在戰爭期間,運輸至為不便,李嘉禾烈士的遺體就沒有運回祖國安葬,而就近葬在美國。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">李家是書香門第,老太爺在北大教書,李嘉禾是北大數學系的高材生,抗戰期間隨著學校南遷,在昆明編入西南聯大繼續深造,李嘉禾在大二時因感國家已到危急存亡之刻,於是毅然投筆從戎,考入空軍官校,他是家族中第一個軍人。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">就在全家都等待著李嘉禾由美國受訓歸來時,他們卻收到了空軍送來的失事噩耗!家人在悲傷之餘,也因為仍在戰時的關係,無法前往美國祭拜。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">時光巨輪飛快旋轉,靜靜躺在美軍墓園中的李嘉禾不知道他獻身軍旅,要誓死捍衛的土地,已經在他殉難整五年之後的那天,有了新的國號,「中華人民共和國」那天在北京成立。他在空軍官校的同學們,卻繼續捍衛著中華民國這個國號,撤守到了台灣。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">七十餘年的時間很快的過去,曾參與抗日戰爭的那一輩中國人,逐漸凋零殆盡。那一代的經歷也早已是歷史中的一頁。如非刻意尋找,已漸漸的被眾人所遺忘。然而,李嘉禾的家人卻沒有忘記他,這位為國犧牲的兄弟。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">李嘉禾的姪女李安在出國留學時,就背負著家中幾代人的期望,到美國去找為國犧牲的二叔!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">她根據舊報及美國軍方的歷史檔案,終於知道了李嘉禾是埋在德州埃爾帕索(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">El Paso</span>)的布利斯堡國家墓園(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Fort Bliss National Cemetery)</span>。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">李安與她的先生由加州前往德州去祭拜二叔時,他們驚奇的發現在李嘉禾墳地周圍,還有五十餘個墓碑上註明著是「中國空軍」(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Chinese Air Force</span>)的墳。而那些墳前沒有任何鮮花,與墓園中其它的墳,形成相當強烈的對比。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">看著那些七十餘年來無人前來弔祭的墓碑,他們突然覺得蘇大學士的那句「千里孤墳無處話淒涼」給當時的情境做了最好的註釋。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">為了表示對那些為國犧牲烈士們的敬意,李安的先生立刻到鎮上的花店去買了幾百朵鮮花,放在那些光禿的墓碑前。李安也將那些墓碑上的名字與殉難日期一一抄下,預備替那些被遺忘的烈士們尋找家人。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那些墓碑上的名字是英文的,為了要找出相對的確實中文姓名,他們花了許多時間與精力。也就是這時,李安在網上找到我的名字,於是她與我聯絡,希望我能替他們在台灣的空軍司令部的舊檔案中去找找出那些烈士的姓名。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當時,我天真的認為,這事絕不困難,因為空軍是當年三軍撤往台灣時,「搬家」搬的最完整與最徹底的軍種,南京空軍總司令部裡所有的檔案都搬到了台灣,所以我認爲根據失事的日期,加上英文名字,該會很容易就找出烈士的中文名字。因此我立刻很爽快的答應了李安。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我將這件事與空軍中熟識的長官聯絡,並將那份英文名單送上,那位長官說沒問題,他會交待下去辦理。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">幾天之後,我接到司令部一位女性中校的電話,她先是問我為什麼要那個資料,然後說因為個資的問題不能將那些烈士的中文名字給我,這使我感到相當訝異,因為我並不是要任何人的資料,只是要將已知的英文姓名,轉換成中文而已,怎麼會牽涉到「個資」?如果有外國友人來問「<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Chiang Kai Shek</span>」的中文名字,我們也不能告訴他嗎?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">但是我隨即了解這已不是簡單的翻譯問題,而是牽涉到抗戰時期的「中華民國」與當今「中華民國台灣」之間的關係。於是我沒有繼續追問,因為我知道那位中校也只是傳話而已。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">空軍沒有提供那些烈士們的中文姓名,也沒有派任何人前去對那些烈士們致敬。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我雖然可以了解,但並不表示我可以接受這種想法。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我在美國居住了五十年,對美國的許多政策並不苟同,但我卻非常贊賞目前美國政府及一般民眾對於軍人的尊重。在二次大戰結束七十餘年後的今天,美國還在全球各地尋找包括二次大戰在內的各個戰爭中失蹤或是陣亡的軍人,一但經過<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">DNA</span>檢測,確定遺骸的身份之後,並定會以隆重軍禮將那位為國犧牲的軍人迎回國內。這是對陣亡烈士最起碼的尊敬,是美軍「不拋下任何一個人」(<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Leave No One Behind</span>)承諾的實踐。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">當台灣的高階人士可以認為八二三炮戰是「國民黨」與「共產黨」的戰爭時,那麼與日本人的戰爭更是當今政府所無法認同的,這種情形下,要忽略那些在抗日戰爭中,前往美國受訓時殉難的軍人,「個資」就成為很廉價的藉口。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">只是,當今空軍官校畢業生的期別,仍然是由筧橋時代的第一期承傳下來,這一百多期的畢業生無論是在筧橋、昆明或是岡山畢業,每個人都秉承著筧橋軍風,面對內亂與外侮時,他們都曾挺身而出,捍衛國家。如今後期的老弟們在面對那些於異國訓練時而折翼的學長們,竟採取這種「視而不見」的消極態度,是我那時無法想像與認同的。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">李安女士並沒有因為我無法提供那些烈士的中文姓名而罷手,她繼續用其他方法在大陸去尋找那些烈士的中文大名與其家屬。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">在網路發達的社會裡,這個訊息很快地傳到大陸每一個角落,二十餘位烈士的家屬與李安女士聯絡,最後促成了那些家屬在<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">2019</span>年春季前來美國祭拜的事宜。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">那天中國駐休士頓的領事及美國退伍軍人辦事處的官員們,一同舉辦了一場對那些在七十餘年前為國犧牲的烈士們追悼會。我雖然未能前往參加,但是藉著那段視頻,我感受到了當時現場的那股崇敬與哀悼氣氛。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">躺在那裡的中國空軍烈士們該會很欣慰在經過七十餘年後,中國政府及親人們終於遠渡重洋到他們的墓前去祭拜,並敬告他們國家及家人沒有忘記他們。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">在中共官方舉行過墓園祭拜之後,中華民國空軍司令部也將那五十餘名烈士的名字刻在空軍軍史館,讓參觀的人們知道抗戰期間,除了在國土上空犧牲的空軍健兒外,還有一批人壯志未酬,在訓練期間就將熱血灑在美國的空中。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">我很欣慰如今在海峽兩岸都能認清這些烈士們犧牲的意義。只是,如果當初中華民國空軍能在第一時間就能主動派出武官前去了解與祭拜,那麼所顯示的敬意就會更崇高。</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 18px;">視頻連結:https://timeline.line.me/post/_dUrRuY9JG7vVE67q6YirPHYEyaH--X_kuAlybsg/1155832569004067074</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-6637645890399230302020-09-28T21:52:00.002-07:002020-09-28T21:52:53.394-07:00 母親的掃把<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC";">母親的掃把</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC";">撰文</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">/</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC";">王立楨</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">算來這輩子已經過了六十幾個教師節了。<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>但是在五十多年前出國之後,這個節日僅是在心中的一個記號而已。在台灣時因為我根本不讀書,對老師也就沒什麼印象,而在美國念大學時的老師們,雖然有些印象深刻,也就只限於在課堂裡的一些記憶,老師們絲毫沒有讓我有「作之君、作之師、作之親」的感覺。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">今天的教師節,我卻特別有感觸。因為我想到了我的母親,在養老院裡有半年時間無法探望的老母親,她就是一位老師,一位十幾歲就開始在河北老家教小學的老師。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">我還記得小時候跟著老母親在女師附小的教室裡,看著她用粉筆在黑板上畫了幾個方塊,然後指著其中的一個方塊說,那是小明騎的腳踏車,另一個在前面一點的方塊是小華騎的腳踏車,兩個腳踏車相隔多少距離?小華要騎多久才可追上小明?當時我覺得奇怪,怎麼把腳踏車畫成方塊形狀?這樣不就都把學生教錯了嗎?</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">後來我又發現,老母親不但不知道腳踏車是什麼樣子,脾氣也不好。等我開始學那些雞兔同籠、行程問題時,少不了在寫功課的時候,要老媽幫忙。而通常在教不到十分鐘後,老媽與我就開始繞著飯桌跑,當然是我在前面跑,老媽拿著雞毛撢子在後面追。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">對於我的不用功唸書,老媽著實傷過不少腦筋。她很快地發現雞毛撢對我起不了太大的作用,於是改用掃把。到今天我都懷疑:蘇院長是不是老媽的學生,要不然怎麼會想到用掃把去抵擋「萬惡的共匪」呢?不過如果真能學到老媽的真傳,說不定在保家衛國上掃把是有可能會發揮一些作用的。因為老媽真是用那掃把,把我當敵人一樣往死裡打<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">...</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">老媽也是個很要面子的人,我在徐匯休業期滿,成績不及格,無法畢業必須重唸一年初三時,老媽相當生氣。很直接的告訴我,「我們丟不起這個人」。因此規定我必須用同等學力考上高中,要不然他跟老爸在朋友之間就不要做人了。因為她那些朋友經常有意無意地在她前面炫耀完自己的兒女後,都會順便問一下「你們王立楨現在怎麼樣?」,這曾讓她感到十分無奈,更恨這個不肯上進的兒子。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">套句陳前總統的話,「算我運氣好」,那年聯考我還真考上了新竹中學,讓老媽及老爸在朋友之間還可以繼續做人。其實<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>,我想那時她將我關在廚房後面的小房間裡,讓我專心唸書是有原因的,因為掃把就是一直放在那房間裡。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">老媽除了關心我的學業外,對於平時的「作為」也很注意。前幾年我在出版第十一本書時,興奮地告訴她,當初最不愛唸書的人,如今竟然寫了十多本書,現在她可以去對她的朋友們說我寫了多少本書了。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">沒想到老媽卻打斷我的話,正色的告訴我:「我們做人要謙虛。」</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">幾年前,養老院在九月初勞工節時,曾在中庭裡舉辦了一個簡單的慶祝活動,在中庭裡備了漢堡、沙拉及飲料等簡餐。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">我推著老媽在一棵樹下吃著簡餐時,她問我那天是什麼活動,我告訴她是勞工節時,她想了想,搖了搖頭的說:「不是,是爲了慶祝教師節。」那時我才意識到她雖然在離開台灣之後就沒有教過書,但在腦子裡,她始終是位老師。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">如今,因為新冠疫情的影響,已經有超過半年,我未能進入她的房間,握著她的手、餵她喝她喜歡的星巴克咖啡了。我常常想,在不了解我未能去探望她的原因時,她是否又會想到那根掃把?</span></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6cHIQ3jlI7jYXg5qRuiq_Yzd-sD0Vq326p1yMUorTYuikgKImNRbsJc14jgOJXrPaaQ3gYj93VeG8nrV8sMpPjKeZmunkc2amiXdvC8xfhzv57Uzwad1T5Icfr86zaAetn6UhNKqzqB9/s824/15212696937253de360dc23.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6cHIQ3jlI7jYXg5qRuiq_Yzd-sD0Vq326p1yMUorTYuikgKImNRbsJc14jgOJXrPaaQ3gYj93VeG8nrV8sMpPjKeZmunkc2amiXdvC8xfhzv57Uzwad1T5Icfr86zaAetn6UhNKqzqB9/s320/15212696937253de360dc23.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-11839320131910503692020-09-08T22:22:00.001-07:002020-09-08T22:24:33.195-07:00Shelter-in-Place<p><br />Boudin Bakery. Home of the famous San Francisco Fisherman Wharf’s sourdough bread. Dark, hard, crispy and sour. </p><div><br />The last time I bought this sourdough was two years ago, when I visited Tony. At that time, he was near the end of his battle with cancer. On one of my last visits to see him, he requested me to bring some sourdough from San Francisco. I got him 2 loaves. Sadly, he died a month later.</div><div><br />Fisherman's Wharf, which is usually crowded with tourists, now looks like a failing strip mall. Pigeons take up much of the walking space. I'm sitting on a bench facing Alcatraz Island, feeling the sea breeze, basking in the warm summer sun of San Francisco, thinking about the sourness of the bread in my mouth. </div><div><br />Truth be told, I don't like sour things, especially sourdough bread. When I first came to San Francisco more than 30 years ago, I bought a loaf in the market. Went home, took a bite and spit it out. It was sour - the bread had spoiled. Upset, just before I went back to the market to complain and re-read the label "Sourdough Bread”. It was supposed to taste bad... or in this case “sour.” I was feeling scammed by this San Francisco tradition. For 30 years, I passed on this bread. Well,that is, until my best friend made this request. </div><div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">Fast forward to present day, I felt really out of place to buy and eat this bread. However, has there been anything normal this year? Is there any "normality" to speak of today?</div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">In early January, when I first heard about COVID-19, like many others, I didn’t take it seriously. Bird Flu and H1N1 had come and gone without too much impact to the US. </div><div dir="ltr">This time something felt different. Around the lunar new year, the CCP announced the closure of Wuhan to reduce the spread of the virus. The United States used a cargo plane to evacuate overseas Americans in Wuhan. This was unprecedented. This was starting to get serious.<br />By mid-March, the governor of California ordered the closure of the state and all residents were to shelter in place (SIP). All unessential stores were forced to close overnight. Restaurants, gyms, movie theaters, and shopping malls posted temporary closure notices.<br /><br /></div><div dir="ltr">Have Americans experienced anything like this? </div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">Only a few months prior, news headlines were ridiculing China for locking down Wuhan. Now, California was doing the same thing. <br /><br /></div><div dir="ltr">In the first weeks of SIP, people panicked and hoarded. Grocery stores were raided. Empty shelves. Toilet Paper became a commodity. <br /><br /></div><div dir="ltr">Fortunately, the SIP in California allowed outdoor exercises. I began walking once in the morning and once in the evening. It's become a habit for me to walk at least five miles a day. In the past few months, I have walked eight hundred miles. As a naturally lazy person, this is obviously a departure from normality, but I've welcomed the positive change.<br /><br /></div><div dir="ltr">Perhaps, the biggest impact of COVID-19 for me as a retiree has been my daily visits to my mother (or should I say, the lack of). In order to reduce the risk of infection, the state government ordered all nursing homes to be closed to all visitors. Only through skype, am I able to "see" her a few times a week. I’m no longer able to bring her food, talk to her, brush her hair, or hold her hand. At 97, she can barely hear or see anymore. During our skype calls, she can’t understand why we are not there. "What’s this picture frame doing?" In her thoughts, we have forgotten her. This is the saddest part of the pandemic for me.</div><div dir="ltr"><br />Like many others, in person visits have been replaced by skype or zoom meetings. My daily visits to my mother now have been replaced by daily skype meetings with my daughter, Leilei. Chatting with her has relieved me of a lot of lonely moments. I'm thankful for this positive new change. </div><div dir="ltr"><br />My other daughter and son-in-law have been working from home since March, and plan to continue to work from home until at least next July. Unlike Trump, her company understands this pandemic will not just "go away and disappear like magic." Some people in her company actually took advantage of this and</div><div dir="ltr">moved to nearby states with less taxation. Maybe this is a short term salary gain for them. I wonder if this home office will become a new "normal". </div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">Today, California has closed the state for half a year, the number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 6 million, and the number of deaths has exceeded 180,000. According to a medical expert, the number of deaths is likely to reach 300,000 by the end of the year. I'm troubled by all this information, and with all the news stories that come along with it. I think about the millions of people that have lost someone they love. People ask "when will it go back to normal?" But I don't think there is one. American society has changed. We won't be able to return to the "normal" we are familiar with.</div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">The offices, classrooms, restaurants, cinemas, and public transportation that we are familiar with have all begun to quietly change. Sitting on this park bench, eating sourdough, I can't imagine sitting close to another person. In a normal situation, eating sourdough would be the strangest thing in my day. Now, the sourdough might be the most normal part of the day. </div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrGbvpHLZphZ454NDpe7gjpkUtqEWBShEQKvV4aDk3yKQUfNaS6PTBgOuk9aGzH-g64OEkhfDWqUgk2EKM1EFZ5qHZoV8dMVKt1woXhXhuHb_p0upof2Ek61m-DjPuUdBqhyphenhyphen3DCA78YUc/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-09-08+at+10.06.29+PM.png" width="320" /></div><span style="color: #888888;"><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752429155203860290.post-12108962916881012982020-09-08T22:08:00.001-07:002020-09-08T22:08:50.338-07:00逐漸消失的常態<p> <span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">在舊金山漁人碼頭,經過</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 18px;">Boudin</span><span style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; text-indent: 18px;">麵包店時,我進去買了一條酸麵包。</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">上一次買這種酸麵包還是兩年前,最後一次去看東尼時,替他買的。那時他已是癌末,只是想再吃一次這種舊金山的特產,所以要我去洛杉磯看他時,替他帶兩條酸麵包去。他在一個月後去世。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">平時遊客擁擠的漁人碼頭,現在因為新冠肺癌的關係,真是變得門可羅雀。我坐在面對惡魔島的一個長板椅上,吹著海風,曬著舊金山夏日的溫暖太陽,開始吃那麵包。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">其實,我是不喜歡酸的東西,尤其不喜歡酸麵包。三十多年前剛來舊金山的時候,有一次買在超市買了一條法式麵包,回家一吃竟是酸的,正要拿回去退的時候,發現標籤上寫著「<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Sour Dough Bread</span>(酸麵包)」,我這才知道原來這麵包還是特別用酸麵去做的!從那之後,我就沒再買過這種麵包,直到東尼讓我去替他買。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">所以,這次去買酸麵包,真算是一反常態。然而,今年所發生的幾件事,不都是讓整個社會都偏離了「常態」?如今還有任何「常態」可言嗎?</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">一月初,當我第一次聽到新冠肺炎時,一點都沒將它當一回事,因為之前的幾次大型傳染病,如禽流感或是<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">H1N1</span>,都沒對社會造成太大的傷害,所以我認為這次該也是向前幾次一樣,不會有任何影響的。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">然而就在一月底,陰曆年左右的時候,為減少病毒的擴散,中共宣佈武漢封城,這是以前從沒聽過的嚴厲措施,而美國派往武漢撤僑的飛機,竟是一架貨機,這更是前所未聞的事。那時我隱約地感覺到這個傳染病的疫情該真是很嚴重。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">三月中旬,在疫情蔓延的風險下,加州州長下令封州,所有居民就地居家隔離,除了維持生計的必要商業機構外,其它所有的店家都在旦夕之間被迫關門。這個命令頓時將整個社會的運作打亂,餐館關門了,健身房、電影院歇業了,購物中心也貼上暫時停業的告示。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">美國人何曾經歷過如此劇烈的變化?訕笑武漢封城的餘音猶在,比武漢面積大五十倍的加利福尼亞洲就面對了同樣的命運,真是情何以堪!</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">在封州的前幾個星期裡,人們在慌張的心情下,總覺得要囤積一些東西,來面對那來勢洶洶的病毒,結果就是突然間超市裡所有的衛生紙被搶購一空,害得我一度要到鄰居家去借草紙!</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">幸好,加州的封州並沒有不許人們外出做運動。於是我開始早、晚各出門健行一次,每天最少要走五英哩,這除了為健身之外,有相當的理由是為了能讓自己免除那種被關緊閉的感覺。而幾個月下來,我已走了八百英哩,這對我這個天生懶惰,又沒有運動細胞的人來說,這很明顯的是偏離了常態,但卻是一種正面的改變。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">其實,疫情的蔓延對於已經退休的我來說,最大的衝擊就是無法繼續前去探望住在養老院裡的老媽媽。這是因為老人的免疫力低,為了減少感染的風險,州政府在封州的前兩天就先下令所有的養老院封院,禁止任何人前往探視親人。僅可以藉著電腦視訊的功能,讓家屬能與住在裡面的親人通話。但是老媽媽因為眼睛及耳朵都已經退化,根本無法藉這科技的功能與我們溝通,在她的想法裡,我們已將她遺忘。這是這個疫情中最讓我難過的一件事。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">相對無法與老媽媽天天見面,疫情對我的另一個影響就是我與小女兒蕾蕾開始天天視訊,住在舊金山的蕾蕾怕我一個人被關在家裡太孤單,於是每天上午都會用視訊與我聊天,解除了我不少孤寂時刻。這也是疫情對我另一個正面的影響。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">大女兒及女婿受疫情影響,已在家中工作超過半年,女兒的公司更宣布這種居家辦公的情況將最少延到明年七月底,因為公司了解這個疫情將不會如川普總通所說的,在短期內如魔術般的消失。這種新的遠距離辦公模式,讓她辦公室裡的有些人決定暫時遷離高消費的舊金山灣區,搬到沒有州稅及低消費的地區,這樣無形中就像加薪一樣。這種居家辦公的模式很有可能就是新的「常態」。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">如今,加州封州已近半年,全美確診人數已超過六百萬人,病亡人數也已超過十八萬人。據一位醫學專家表示,在年底之前病亡人數極可能達到三十萬之譜。這是多麼可怕的一個數據!而大家所看不到的是在那無情的數字後面,有超過百萬人失去親人的悲情!</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">許多人想知道什麼時候才能回復「正常」,但是有人已經知道,這個疫情已經悄悄的改變了整個美國社會,我們將無法回到我們所熟悉的「常態」。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">我們所熟悉的辦公室、教室、餐館、電影院及大眾交通工具,都在疫情的影響下開始悄悄的改變,目前我無法預判改變後的情勢,但是我卻知道,我們將很難回到那種人與人比肩而坐的環境。</p>
<p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;">想到這裡,我驚覺到口中的那塊麵包,竟是那麼的酸澀!</p><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMSbJlZg4GuSRY9IXwSeuPhy5p6dYZXxFjaY7wNxE43Yfyljamp0NgX6w-wKD0BdnO_DcpDSf7Z6Jb2gVkdVoJm1loBgfExppJ_bKA-G10WATm4DEcv7hGsbHgGhBZxRWuNacP4M8bX0w/s1117/Screen+Shot+2020-09-08+at+10.06.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMSbJlZg4GuSRY9IXwSeuPhy5p6dYZXxFjaY7wNxE43Yfyljamp0NgX6w-wKD0BdnO_DcpDSf7Z6Jb2gVkdVoJm1loBgfExppJ_bKA-G10WATm4DEcv7hGsbHgGhBZxRWuNacP4M8bX0w/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-09-08+at+10.06.29+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "PingFang TC"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-indent: 18px;"><br /></p><div><br /></div>王立楨http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038893181487869289noreply@blogger.com0