It seemed his mind had found its way back to the battlefield. Switching between Atayal and Japanese, he starts telling his story: "When the time came to see us off, the village was alive with people wishing us well, but my mom and dad were heartbroken ....
於是記憶回到了戰場。老先生斷斷續續以泰雅語和日語交叉述說著：「送行的時候，部落熱鬧的為我慶祝，然而爸爸、媽媽卻是非常傷悲......。