"The hero is not without tears, not sprinkled in front of the enemy. The boy has a seven-foot body and is willing to donate to the motherland. "In modern times, China has experienced countless wars of all sizes against foreign aggressors and for the maintenance of world peace and development, and in these wars, the Chinese people have shown a spirit of bravery, fearlessness and dedication. Every hero who fought bloody battles for his country deserves our admiration.
There was such a veteran who was awarded the title of first-class meritorious serviceman after his great victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but he gave up his very promising job at that time and returned to his hometown to work as a farmer.
After Liu Zuokun returned to his hometown, he never revealed to his fellow villagers that he had made first-class merits on the battlefield, and that he had worked hard in the village for ten years. Perhaps for him, the glorious deeds of the past are nothing to show off, this is his duty to Chinese the country, and the people.
No matter how hard and difficult life was, he did not seek special treatment from the country for the merits he had made on the battlefield before, but later because of one thing, he let the old man take the initiative to reveal his identity.
In 1998, parts of our country were hit by extremely heavy floods, causing hundreds of millions of people to be affected, and the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army rushed to the forefront and built bridges for the affected people with their flesh and blood. After liu zuokun, who worked as a farmer in his hometown, saw these news on television, he was very excited and remembered what happened to him in the army.
The people of the country were in difficulty, and he felt the same feeling at this time, and immediately wrote a letter to his grandson Liu Jianguang in Shenzhen, asking him to hurry home and join the army. After a series of physical examinations, for various reasons, the grandfather and grandson did not receive the notice of the Armed Forces Department for a long time, and Liu Zuokun revealed his identity.
His family was brutally killed and he resolutely joined the army
Liu Zuokun was born in 1924 to a very poor peasant family in Shixi Village, Xianning, Southern Hunan Province. Although the family is very difficult, the family of three is very happy.
When he was 5 years old, his parents were brutally killed by the Japanese army invading China, and at a young age, he became an orphan without a father and a mother, losing the protection of his parents. In the face of such a situation, Liu Zuokun was very sad in his heart, but because he was too young to avenge his parents' blood hatred, he could only bury this hatred in his heart.
Liu Zuokun grew up eating a hundred meals, as the saying goes, "the children of the poor are early in charge", because the living environment was very difficult at that time, and Liu Zuokun, who became an orphan, began to support himself at a young age and run for life. He often worked as a coolie, helping others to collect firewood and herd sheep in exchange for some material things to survive.
Liu Zuokun was famous in the village for not being afraid of suffering or tiredness when he was a teenager, and by virtue of his own strength, he was appreciated by Liu Carpenter and became Liu Carpenter's apprentice. This is naturally a very rare opportunity for Liu Zuokun, and after paying homage to the teacher, he seriously studied with Liu Carpenter.
Since then, he has studied day and night and become one of the best carpenters in the village. Liu Zuokun is known in the village for being diligent and able to endure hardships, and the elder is also a table of talents, so there is a matchmaker to talk about marriage.
At the age of 18, he married 16-year-old Peng Aiyu under the supervision of his master. The couple worked diligently and diligently, and soon the days became more and more prosperous, and after a few years they had three children.
At this time, Liu Zuokun's family was happy, life was happy, and his family was prosperous, such a day was something he did not dare to think of before, but now it has become a reality. Liu Zuokun has never forgotten his parents who were brutalized by the Japanese army, and he hates the foreign invaders very much.
When he heard that the US army had burned the war to the Yalu River, Liu Zuokun could not bear it any longer and was anxious. At this moment, he only wanted to be able to join the army and serve the motherland, and the country at this time was also the time when it needed him.
On August 15, 1952, after Liu Zuokun saw his family celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, he said goodbye to his three children and his pregnant wife, joined the army, rushed to the front, and became a soldier in the People's Liberation Army.
Fight bravely and make great achievements
New China had just been founded, and the border situation was very unstable, especially on the Border between China and North Korea. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the flames of war reached the northeast border of our country. After a short three-month training camp, Liu Zuokun crossed the Yalu River with a large army and entered the battlefield. In the spring of the following year, Liu Zuokun entered a logistics department of the Chinese Volunteer Army, mainly to protect military supplies and prevent damage to the US army.
The United States is well-armed with advanced weapons and equipment, and the enemy is taking advantage of the superiority in air combat to bomb our logistics. When Liu Zuokun heard the sound of bombing while on duty, he immediately rushed to the oil drum that could explode at any time, stood on the train car, and rolled the oil drum to a safe place.
At this time, Liu Zuokun's hands were scalded and the soles of his shoes were burned. Enemy planes were constantly strafing, and Liu Zuokun's life would be in danger at any time.
After several hours of rushing, 325 barrels of gasoline were safely evacuated from the carriages by the volunteers. Liu Zuokun carried 85 barrels of gasoline alone, and after the move, the whole person fainted on the ground, and his comrades immediately sent him to the hospital for treatment.
After being discharged from the hospital, although his injuries had not yet healed, he still stuck to his post. For some time, the transport line of military supplies was interrupted by American bombers, but supplies were very important in the army.
Soldiers can die on the battlefield, but they cannot shake the morale of the army because of the shortage of materials, and running out of ammunition means that the whole army is destroyed. Although the transport line was damaged, the wisdom of the people was strong, and Liu Zuokun, who was a carpenter, gave full play to his talents, and he made a flat burden for his comrades-in-arms, so that the soldiers could easily transport supplies.
The old wounds were not healed, and new wounds were added, although he only did some trivial things, but this little flat shoulder made a miraculous contribution to the victory of the war.
After the war, Liu Zuokun was awarded the title of "International Second Class Soldier" and "First Class Meritorious Service" by the headquarters of the Chinese Volunteer Army and the Workers' Party of Korea.
Join the army for Sun and reveal his identity
In May 1956, Liu Zuokun could have been assigned a good job as a first-class meritorious serviceman, but he resolutely insisted on returning to his hometown, and the people in the village only knew that he had been a soldier, and he never told anyone about his meritorious service.
After returning to his hometown, he learned that the daughter born to his wife after joining the army died in only 8 months because she was not taken care of, and Liu Zuokun was very guilty. Because of the urgency of the war, he never returned home after joining the army and did not write a letter to his wife, but Liu Zuokun, who was not afraid of death in the war, shed tears at this time.
After that, Liu Zuokun farmed like the villagers, and in his spare time, he returned to his old business and picked up the work of carpenter, which was more than 40 years. During this period, although he lived in poverty, he did not extend a hand to the state once a month, except for the retirement allowance of 35 yuan per month.
One day in 1997, Liu Zuokun's son Liu Yingheng read a magazine called "Inside the Chinese War" and told his father the story, when Liu Yingheng talked about the Chinese Volunteer Army to defend the safety of the military transportation line, Liu Zuokun could not help but cry out in pain, he remembered the bloody war during that time, and he could not help but be relieved in this peaceful year.
After this matter was known to the family, Liu Zuokun's grandson Liu Junhua was influenced by him and clamored to join the army, because the quota for joining the army was full, Liu Junhua was politely refused.
As a grandfather, Liu Zuokun promised his grandson to help him realize his wishes, so he took out his own "Annals of Commemorative History of The Heroes of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" and rushed to the Xianning District Civil Affairs Bureau of Xianning City to double support and request that his grandson become a soldier and do his best for the country. The director of the Shuangyong Office checked the list of heroes of that year, and found that the old man in front of him was the only first-class meritorious person in Hubei Province to resist us aggression and aid Korea.
The old hero lives in a very inconspicuous green brick and tile house, which, like the old hero, is unremarkable in countless high-rise buildings, obscuring his master from the wind and rain.
brief summary:
In the long river of history, heroic warriors have never been afraid of sacrifice. The years have left traces on the hero's face, but the spirit of obscurity, single-mindedness and heroic struggle like him has forever remained in the annals of history and the hearts of the people.
In the blink of an eye, decades have passed, and we should remember those fierce wars and heroes in this year of peace, and it is the fearless sacrifice and willing spirit of these heroes who have exchanged the environment for peaceful survival and development for us. We need to remember their spirit and follow their example.