太武山出土殘碑 送胡璉紀念館暫存

During the rebuilding and landscaping procedures at Mount Tai Wu's Hai Yin Temple, one 400 kilogram stone tablet was unearthed (1). Based on archaeological (2) data, this monument was erected (3) by General Liu, Ding-Han (劉鼎漢) to commemorate those brave soldiers of the Eleventh Division who died during the Da Deng Island Campaign and Guningtou Battle. Sixty years have elapsed (4) since the monument was originally erected.
　 太武山海印寺進行整建及環境美化時，有一塊重約400公斤的殘碑出土，根據考證，是劉鼎漢將軍為紀念十一師在大嶝島戰役及古寧頭戰役中殉國英烈的墓誌銘。立碑的時間距今已有六十多年。

After news of the unearthed monument hit the papers (5), General Liu, Ding Han's grandson, Liu, Guo-Qing (劉國青), made a phone call from Taipei explaining the origin of the relic. General Liu's heir (6) was Liu, Li-Ping (劉力平). The father-son pair, Liu, Li-Ping and Liu, Guo-Qing was able to find answers regarding the origin of the monument after checking and discussing documents and diaries left behind by Liu, Ding Han. The monument was originally made to honor the brave soldiers of the Eleventh Division who sacrificed their lives for their country at Da Deng Island, and the Battle of Guningtou.
　 殘碑出土的消息見報之後，劉鼎漢將軍的嫡孫劉國青，由臺北來電向本報說明殘碑的來源。劉鼎漢將軍的哲嗣是劉力平；劉力平與劉國青父子翻查劉鼎漢遺留的文獻及日記，經過討論後，找到了答案。碑石原本是用來紀念十一師參與大嶝島戰役及古寧頭戰役為國捐軀的伙伴們所做的墓誌銘。

After news reports, the Kinmen Defense Command shipped the monument relic to the General Hu, Lian's Memorial at Ming-de Park in Taiwu Mountain for temporary conservation.
　 經新聞報導之後，金門防衛指揮部已經把殘碑運到太武山翠谷明德公園中的胡璉將軍紀念館暫存。

【註解】
●1. unearth-(vt)從地下發掘、掘出。
●2. archaeological-(adj)考古學的。
●3. erect-(vt)使豎立；建立。
●4. elapse-(vi)時間消逝、過去。
●5. hit the papers-登上報紙版面。
●6. heir-(n)嗣子、繼承人。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2011年3月29日報導