"The moment I stood on the field, the biggest feeling in my heart was pride." On the evening of February 4, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a photo of a Chinese soldier with tears slipping down his face made many netizens cry. He was the young man from Zhangqiu Shengjing, Yan Zhen.
Jinan Zhangqiu District Veterans Affairs Bureau visits Yan Zhen's grandmother (second from right) and Yan Zhen's father (first from right)
On the morning of February 10, Shao Yuhe, secretary of the party group and director of the Zhangqiu District Veterans Affairs Bureau, and his party came to Yan Zhen's parents' home to visit and comfort them. Shao Yuhe and his party learned in detail about the situation in Yan Zhen's parents' home, asked whether there were any difficulties and needed help, and said that it was Zhang Qiu's pride to cultivate such an excellent boy as Yan Zhen, and that the children had made meritorious contributions in the army, and as a veterans' affairs department, it was incumbent on them to guard the rear area, and instructed the personnel of the accompanying town street service station to do a good job in ensuring the service of the active military.
Yan Zhen's father told him that Yan Zhen had always been very diligent and hardworking, and he had dreamed of becoming a soldier since he was a child. The country held the Winter Olympics, which gave him the opportunity to show his talents, thanks to the cultivation of the troops, the whole family was very happy, and also added glory to Zhangqiu. Yan Zhen is also very filial piety, and in the past few years in the army, he has trained even harder, and the leaders of the army are also very concerned about him. He also said that he thanked the party and the government for their concern and concern, and that the New Year's paintings, letters of condolences, and condolences had all been received, and he would certainly urge his children to train well in the army and add glory to their hometown.
It is reported that Yan Zhen is a 23-year-old from Zhangjia Village (now Shengtai Village) in Shengjing Street, Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, joined the army in September 2017, and now serves Chinese the honor guard of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the People's Liberation Army, serving as a flag protector, and won the commendation once in 2018 and the four outstanding non-commissioned officers once in 2020.
According to media reports, when performing the opening ceremony task, Yan Zhen needs to complete the flag hanging action within 35 seconds, in order to successfully complete the task, Yan Zhen has to practice more than 100 times a day, and finally from the beginning of 1 minute and 30 seconds to 35 seconds. It was such a long period of rigorous training that gave the perfect performance on the opening day.
Yan Zhen (center) and his comrades-in-arms trained hard
New Yellow River reporter: Wang Zheng
Correspondents: Gao Yun, Zhu Guanglin
Editor: Liu Dan