Impressed by the veteran soldiers 'loyalty and dedication to him, he didn't know how to show them that he reciprocated their feelings. When a fisherman gave him a bag of clams, the President expressed greater determination to serve the people.
在南來北往的奔波中所得甚豐在蔣經國先生的日記中，他見鄉人忙於農事，則心生「不勝慚愧」之感；感於老兵忠誠負責，則思「何以報之」；身受老農民贈蛤蜊的至情，則益增為民犧牲的決心；目睹民眾生活富裕安適，則欣慰愉悅之情油然而生……。