In 77, my father was a platoon commander in the engineering corps, and he risked death to make a third-class meritorious service. At that time, my father led seven soldiers to point the fuse in the tunnel, the fuse was 1.6 meters long, a total of two, and on the way to retreat, one of the cannons exploded first. My dad and the eight of them all blew up in the tunnel, the searchlight was also blown up, everyone fell to the ground in the tunnel, and the other fuse was still burning.
My dad said he woke up the earliest, shouting to run, and groping his way from the ground to drag people. The soldiers who woke up all ran outside, ran out of the mouth of the pit and counted a little, and there was one less. My dad didn't say anything, grabbed the flashlight and rushed in again. Find the man lying on the ground and drag him out of the pit alive, and within ten seconds of getting out of the pit the other cannon exploded.
Because the accident caused two serious injuries and four minor injuries, the regiment conducted a comprehensive investigation. The result of the investigation was that the accident was caused by the rapid ignition of the fuse, not a man-made accident.
The regiment approved my father to make a third-class meritorious service.
