序言Preface

偉傑兄跟我的同學緣從誠正小學一年級開始 迄今已有六十二年了。由於他父親跟家父都是從大陸隨孫立人將軍的部隊來台，然後又在陸軍印刷所開始共事。李伯伯從少校副所長，中校陸軍印製廠副廠長一路晉升到上校印製廠廠長退休，家父也從少校指導員，中校陸軍印製廠輔導長，接任李伯伯的副廠長及上校廠長數年后退休，可以說他們數十年的軍中生涯都是相輔相成的好夥伴。兩家在新店文山新村從我們初中到高中都是隔壁鄰居，加上五年的小學同班，有很多共同的生活背景及回憶。

我們誠正小學（后改為國小）的同學都珍惜這段同學緣，一甲子之後還繼續保持聯繫。我在小五小六兩年都擔任忠班班長，大學畢業后服了一年的預官役 於1971年來美國深造打拼了四十多年，下崗后致力於慈善義工, 成立了美國碧波關懷地球人文協會(The BigBall Earth Caring Humanity Association)。跟誠正老同學的聯繫也因e世代的來臨而方便多了。每天都能看到老同學互相問候及分享佳文，笑談，圖片，視頻，頗為熱鬧。忠孝兩班的老同學還都習慣的叫我為班長，我推辭不了，只好恭敬不如從命了。心想反正我二十年前經過癌症復原的神蹟之後早已把餘生定位為以服務他人為宗旨，能多為老同學服務，又何樂不為呢。

經過三年多的經營，碧波的義工項目也逐漸增加。最新的一個項目就是利用碧波的網站提供平台來鼓勵退休人士寫回憶錄在網站上發表。看到偉傑在群裡分享一段段的懷舊篇，便滿懷誠心地聯繫他，希望用他的回憶錄做碧波這個新項目的開路先鋒。承蒙他爽快的答應了，我才有榮幸把他的大作發表在碧波網站上，讓全世界有互聯網的地方都能閱讀的到。

偉傑的懷舊篇共有235篇，從他的幼年，童年，青少年，陸官預校，陸軍官校，然後是排，連，營長，監察官，工程官，陸軍總部，國防部的軍旅生涯，工作經歷跨越了陸海空三軍，直到上校退役。他超凡的記憶力及細膩的筆觸，把半世纪的生活經歷躍然於紙上，篇篇精彩。無論是他的同學，長官，同事，及後進都能在懷舊篇裏找到昔日的一段段回憶，實在是非常難能可貴的傳記文學。最令人驚奇的是他從眷村出來，一路在軍旅中成長，而最後竟是在國防部的眷村服務崗位退休，實在是太圓滿了。

我由衷的希望偉傑能把退休後的點點滴滴繼續寫下來發表成續集，以飽新舊朋友的眼福!

唐宗英
2016.12.18 Los Angeles
www.bigballearth.org

偉傑兄跟我的同學緣從誠正小學一年級開始 迄今已有六十二年了。由於他父親跟家父都是從大陸隨孫立人將軍的部隊來台，然後又在陸軍印刷所開始共事。李伯伯從少校副所長，中校陸軍印製廠副廠長一路晉升到上校印製廠廠長退休，家父也從少校指導員，中校陸軍印製廠輔導長，接任李伯伯的副廠長及上校廠長數年后退休，可以說他們數十年的軍中生涯都是相輔相成的好夥伴。兩家在新店文山新村從我們初中到高中都是隔壁鄰居，加上五年的小學同班，有很多共同的生活背景及回憶。

我們誠正小學（后改為國小）的同學都珍惜這段同學緣，一甲子之後還繼續保持聯繫。我在小五小六兩年都擔任忠班班長，大學畢業后服了一年的預官役 於1971年來美國深造打拼了四十多年，下崗后致力於慈善義工, 成立了美國碧波關懷地球人文協會(The BigBall Earth Caring Humanity Association)。跟誠正老同學的聯繫也因e世代的來臨而方便多了。每天都能看到老同學互相問候及分享佳文，笑談，圖片，視頻，頗為熱鬧。忠孝兩班的老同學還都習慣的叫我為班長，我推辭不了，只好恭敬不如從命了。心想反正我二十年前經過癌症復原的神蹟之後早已把餘生定位為以服務他人為宗旨，能多為老同學服務，又何樂不為呢。

經過三年多的經營，碧波的義工項目也逐漸增加。最新的一個項目就是利用碧波的網站提供平台來鼓勵退休人士寫回憶錄在網站上發表。看到偉傑在群裡分享一段段的懷舊篇，便滿懷誠心地聯繫他，希望用他的回憶錄做碧波這個新項目的開路先鋒。承蒙他爽快的答應了，我才有榮幸把他的大作發表在碧波網站上，讓全世界有互聯網的地方都能閱讀的到。

偉傑的懷舊篇共有235篇，從他的幼年，童年，青少年，陸官預校，陸軍官校，然後是排，連，營長，監察官，工程官，陸軍總部，國防部的軍旅生涯，工作經歷跨越了陸海空三軍，直到上校退役。他超凡的記憶力及細膩的筆觸，把半世纪的生活經歷躍然於紙上，篇篇精彩。無論是他的同學，長官，同事，及後進都能在懷舊篇裏找到昔日的一段段回憶，實在是非常難能可貴的傳記文學。最令人驚奇的是他從眷村出來，一路在軍旅中成長，而最後竟是在國防部的眷村服務崗位退休，實在是太圓滿了。

我由衷的希望偉傑能把退休後的點點滴滴繼續寫下來發表成續集，以飽新舊朋友的眼福!

唐宗英
2016.12.18 Los Angeles
www.bigballearth.org

My bond with Brother Wei-Jie as classmates began in the first grade at Chengzheng Primary School and has now lasted sixty-two years. His father and mine both came to Taiwan from the mainland with General Sun Li-jen's troops, and then worked together at the Army Printing Office. Uncle Li rose from major and deputy director of the Printing Office, to lieutenant colonel and deputy director of the Army Printing Plant, and finally to colonel and director of the Plant, from which he retired. My father likewise went from major and instructor, to lieutenant colonel and political officer of the Army Printing Plant, and then succeeded Uncle Li as deputy director and later, as a colonel, as director, retiring several years later. You could say that through decades of military life they were good partners who complemented each other. Our two families lived next door to each other in Wenshan New Village in Xindian all through our junior high and senior high years, and with our five years in the same primary school class, we share a great deal of common background and many memories.

We classmates from Chengzheng Primary School (later renamed Chengzheng Elementary School) all treasure this bond, and sixty years on we still keep in touch. In fifth and sixth grade I was class leader of the Zhong class. After graduating from university I served a year as a reserve officer, and in 1971 I came to the United States for further study and spent more than forty years working hard here. After retiring I devoted myself to charity volunteer work and founded the BigBall Earth Caring Humanity Association. Keeping in touch with my old Chengzheng classmates has become much easier with the arrival of the digital age. Every day I see old classmates greeting one another and sharing good articles, jokes, pictures and videos; it is quite lively. The old classmates of both the Zhong and Xiao classes still habitually call me "class leader." I could not decline, so I accepted with good grace. I thought to myself that ever since the miracle of my recovery from cancer twenty years ago I have dedicated the rest of my life to serving others, so why not be glad to serve my old classmates a little more?

After more than three years of work, BigBall Earth's volunteer projects have gradually grown in number. The newest one uses the BigBall Earth website as a platform to encourage retired people to write memoirs and publish them there. When I saw Wei-Jie sharing his nostalgic pieces one after another in our group, I contacted him in all sincerity, hoping his memoir could be the trailblazer for this new project. He kindly and readily agreed, and so I have the honor of publishing his work on the BigBall Earth website, where it can be read anywhere in the world that has the internet.

Wei-Jie has written 235 nostalgic pieces in all, running from his infancy, childhood and teens, through the Army Academy preparatory school and the Republic of China Military Academy, and on through his military career as platoon leader, company commander and battalion commander, inspector, engineering officer, and at Army Headquarters and the Ministry of National Defense. His work spanned all three services, army, navy and air force, until he retired as a colonel. His extraordinary memory and delicate touch bring half a century of experience vividly to life on the page, and every piece is wonderful. His classmates, superiors, colleagues and juniors alike can all find stretches of their own past in these nostalgic pieces; it is truly rare and precious biographical literature. Most remarkable of all, he came out of a military dependents' village, grew up step by step in the armed forces, and in the end retired from a post at the Ministry of National Defense serving the military dependents' villages. His career could not have come more perfectly full circle.

I sincerely hope Wei-Jie will keep writing down the bits and pieces of his life after retirement and publish them as a sequel, as a treat for the eyes of friends old and new!

James Tang
2016.12.18 Los Angeles
www.bigballearth.org