The Team Lee photo restoration group in Hanoi is one of the pioneering young groups doing this silent work. Although they have modern and miraculous AI technology, the photo restoration process is not simple. Because there are photos that are severely damaged, such as losing most of the face, losing the eyes, damaged nose and mouth... Therefore, the photo restorers have to sit for hours to listen to the martyrs' relatives describe the details that have been faded by time. Some relatives even cried because they were too emotional to fully convey the details about the martyrs. The young people had to be very patient to adjust each line, each bright and dark point, ensuring that the restored image is clear, realistic and as close to the spirit of the person in the photo as possible.

Photo restoration group Team Lee attempts to restore damaged photos of martyrs.

Mr. Pham Anh Tuan, from the photo restoration group Team Lee, shared: “I find the work we are doing very meaningful. I hope there will be more groups to spread this work, restore more photos, and bring joy to the relatives of martyrs who sacrificed for the Fatherland.”

With AI technology, restoring a photo only takes 2-3 hours, or even 10-15 minutes, but ensures the quality of the restored photo is consistent, clear, and more natural than with manual methods. The key is the meticulousness of the person doing it when closely following the visualization from the memories of the martyr's relatives.

Mr. Le Quyet Thang, from Team Lee photo restoration group, said: “Photos that are almost 90% damaged will take more time to work on, and when working on them, we must put all our heart into it, especially photos of uncles and grandfathers, which are even more meticulous because in their entire lives, they only have one photo left, which is the most precious thing. We had to talk and listen to the martyrs’ relatives describe the martyrs from their memories, combined with their feelings, to use AI to redraw them as completely as possible.”

Many photos of martyrs are restored very vividly.

Another group that also works on restoring photos of martyrs, the Skyline group, also experienced many emotions with many touching cases. Mr. Phung Quang Trung, the leader of the Skyline group, shared: "The members of the group and I had to stay up all night, sometimes we could only sleep until 4am but had to get up at 9am to continue working. However, no one in the group felt tired or bothered, because they still had a lot of time, but the relatives of the heroic martyrs and the heroic Vietnamese mothers did not have much time left. They looked forward to every second and minute to see the images of their children, brothers, fathers, mothers... who passed away during the fierce years of war".

Mr. Trung said: “The group has 20 people, all of the same age, so it is easy to share. We each share a task and each time we restore a photo, we have more emotions that are difficult to put into words. Once, when we brought a photo of a martyr to a heroic Vietnamese mother in Thai Binh, we burst into tears. The mother hugged her son's photo, caressed and fondled him, but tears kept falling, her mouth kept mumbling: "You're back. I miss you so much". There were also times when we brought the restored photo, the martyr's mother had passed away. We placed his photo next to our mother's. We looked at each other, choked up, unable to say another word".

To date, the Skyline team has restored more than 6,000 photos, with thousands of stories about the sacrifices of the heroic sons of the Fatherland. These photos are not only kept in digital space but also sent directly to families, relic sites, museums and exhibition units.

Mr. Quang Trung shared about his passion for the project: “We personally delivered these photos to the families of the heroes, relic sites, museums, exhibition units... from the mainland to the islands, all over the country. It was not a simple journey, but it was the passion of the whole group. Together we reached the destination, which was to give love to those who remained.”

Reviving a part of the image of the soldiers who heroically died for the independence, freedom and peace of the Fatherland is the effort of today's youth. Holding the power of technology in their hands, they know how to use it properly to bring good values ​​to their homeland./.

Lam Khanh

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