Dear Grandpa, 

I am so lucky to have you as my grandpa because you helped keep Vietnam proud and happy. 

The thing  that I wanted to say to you is: why did you have to die on the day I was born? The day babies are born is supposed to be the best day of their lives. But the day that I was born was the worst day of my life. 

When I turned one the next year, I never smiled, even though it was my birthday. 

Now that I am ten years old, I’m still not happy. And that is all I have to say. 

Sincerely, 

John, age 10