According to VACRS, those who relocate back to the mainland average 71 years of age, and one-tenth of them have already passed away. In both Taiwan and mainland China, the number of old veterans steadily dwindles, finally bringing their stories to a close. (Ventine Tsai / photos by Hsueh Chi-kuang / tr.
根據退輔會的統計，回鄉定居的老榮民平均年齡七十歲以上，不論在大陸、在台灣，老榮民都一年一年在減少… …，這樣令人不忍再聽的故事，終將結束。