One day in 2005, a young man in Dandong, Northeast China, was sorting out waste at his own scrap station, and when he picked up a yellowed old newspaper, he was put on it
The title of an article attracts,
Only to see the title above is:
Sun Jingkun, deputy platoon leader fighting in crisis situations, etc.
The young man was stunned to see him here because of his
The second grandfather is also called Sun Jingkun,
Looking more closely, he found that the address above was also the address of the second grandfather's home, but he had never heard of the second grandfather going to the battlefield.
So back at home he began to ask the second grandfather, at first the second grandfather refused to talk more, as soon as he saw the second grandfather's attitude, the young man knew
He's the hero of the newspapers.
So the young man kept asking, and finally the second grandfather admitted that he was the hero of the newspaper, Sun Jingkun.
After this matter was passed out,
Alarmed the government,
So why did this young man's second grandfather, that is, Sun Jingkun, never mention his identity and merits for so many years, he was
What kind of past is hidden,
Can it alarm the government and cause a sensation?
Sun Jingkun was born in 1924, in that
Turbulent times
, the people
Life is in full swing
The same is true of the Sun family, perhaps
Witnessed the destruction of the mountains and rivers of the country,
Sun Jingkun wanted to defend his family and defend the country, so at a young age, he had an obsession with joining the army.
In 1948, the 24-year-old Sun Jingkun got married and became a family.
But a few days after marriage,
He packed his bags and enlisted in the army to become a soldier.
After joining the army he was assigned
Northeast People's Liberation Army 3rd Column 8th Division,
After training, he became a machine gunner.
The first war in which Sun Jingkun participated was
Battle of Siping,
At that time, there were four outbreaks before and after the Siping War, and Sun Jingkun participated in the fourth time.
Many years later, Sun Jingkun recalled the original situation, there was no time to be afraid, he could only take a gun and keep killing people, and there was the sound of gunshots and shells everywhere.
As far as the eye can see, there are corpses.
From the Battle of Siping to the Battle of Liaoshen to the liberation of Hainan Island, he has won countless meritorious achievements.
Every scar on his body represents the cruelty of the battle and his bravery.
Because he was a machine gunner, he was in every war
The focus of the enemy's attack,
In the 1948 war against Yixian County, a shell exploded next to him.
There was a piece of shrapnel that burrowed into his calf
Because the shrapnel was not removed, his calf still had occasional cramps.
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Sun Jingkun's unit received orders
Entering the Korean War,
They met in Anton, which was only a few dozen kilometers from his house.
Since he left home
Never saw my parents and wife again,
But during the time he was stationed in Anton, he never proposed to go home to visit, and in his heart, there was a country before a home.
After entering the Korean War, Sun Jingkun's unit met the American army, in this war, he was injured in the thigh by a shell, and then his comrades rescued him.
Repatriated to The country for treatment.
Sun Jingkun, who could have returned home after recovering, found a leader who was determined to fight in The DPRK again, and at his request led him to follow
Return to the battlefield with the truck carrying the supplies.
However, the enemy has been trying his best to cut off our transportation route, so Sun Jingkun's transportation route was bombed by the enemy, all the items were damaged, and the personnel were scattered due to the bombing.
And Sun Jingkun could not find his troops, and had no choice but to return to his hometown, but after returning home, he began to find the troops again.
Entered Korea for the third time.
In 1952, the Battle of Shangganling broke out, and Sun Jingkun took it with him
Nine soldiers supported the second platoon of the entrenched position,
Each warrior carries a box of weapons and explosives and tries to cross the enemy's blockade line, but because of the fierce enemy fire, he has no choice but to change direction.
They braved a hail of bullets to reach Height 161 and then fought against the enemy.
12 hours to block the enemy attack 6 times,
After the war, he was also seriously injured, but fortunately was found by his comrades in time and sent back to the rear for treatment.
Because of his heroic performance in this war,
He was awarded first-class merit, and North Korea awarded him the "Medal of Honor for Soldiers of the First Class."
He returned home
He was received by Chairman Mao.
In 1955, Sun Jingkun returned
After eight years of separation from his hometown,
Seeing his wife and parents, with his credit, can be assigned a good job and enjoy better treatment.
But he didn't, he thought he had no culture, he didn't want to add chaos to the country, he handed over his party organization relationship to the village party branch.
However, he did not mention a word about his own merits.
Therefore, the people in the village know that he once joined the army, but they do not know his merits and honors.
If it were not for his grandson Zhang Desheng who found this newspaper in the scrap, I am afraid that his exploits would not have been passed on until his death.
When his deeds spread out, it alarmed the government, and then countless leaders came to the door to offer condolences, and in the face of these people, Sun Jingkun only said one sentence:
Comrades in arms have been sacrificed, and I am already the greatest luck to be able to come back, and I do not need special treatment.
This is the hero of our country, when the war began, he bravely killed the enemy to defend his homeland, and in peacetime, he hid his name, and in all corners of China, there are countless people who have made great achievements like him, but live in anonymity.
Whenever and wherever we are, we must remember their exploits and remember that the life we have lived now was bought for their lives.