The tragedy of Chen Yuhui
Chen Yuhui has been known for his intelligence and filial piety since he was a child, and his neighbors and friends are full of expectations for him.
For a young man looking for a sense of belonging in a foreign country, military uniforms seem to be the way he thinks he can gain respect and glory, Chen Yuhui grew up, and confessed to his parents: "Mom and Dad, I want to join the army, and it is really a trip to this world for a boy not to join the army." ”
Despite the opposition of his family, Chen Yuhui firmly joined the U.S. military, hoping to prove his worth through his own efforts, and he once told his mother: "Joining the army is a good opportunity to exercise your heart." ”
But the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny, the days of the army are far from the heroic legend in Chen Yuhui's heart, but the reality is endless scolding and prejudice, late night bullying and lonely tears.
Chen Yuhui has to face a large number of training sessions every day, injuries have become commonplace, in the blink of an eye, Chen Yuhui has been here for a month, this month, he has only taken 6 baths, each bath time is only 30 seconds.
After staying in the barracks for a while, Chen Yuhui was treated a lot of unfairly, his comrades-in-arms discriminated against him as Chinese, and he was attacked with racist remarks almost every day, but Chen Yuhui didn't like to cause trouble, and every time he turned a big thing into a small matter.
Chen Yuhui is the only Chinese in the barracks, and people ask him several times a day: "Are you from China?" The soldiers always joke about his Chinese background, which makes Chen Yuhui feel very uncomfortable.
On an ordinary 2011 Chinese New Year's Eve, a seemingly insignificant omission - forgetting to tighten the faucet - made Chen Yuhui experience unspeakable pain.
He was dragged out of his dormitory and dragged along the gravel-strewn road, Chen Yuhui was covered in blood from stones, his clothes were stuck to the blood, his screams and pleadings, like whispers in the breeze in the ears of indifferent soldiers, no one paid attention, this inhuman treatment finally drove him to a dead end.
"If you learn on the ground, the dog will climb another hundred meters, and we will let you go. An American soldier gave an order, Chen Yuhui could only crawl forward with difficulty, but those soldiers disregarded humanity, threw stones at him mischievously, he was wounded in the head, bloody, in the face of such torture, Chen Yuhui was strong and did not shed a single tear, he stood up with tears, his heart was gloomy, a comrade-in-arms who had just finished changing his post saw his desolate appearance, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"
Chen Yuhui responded indifferently: "I'm fine." Seeing that he was all right, the warrior walked away with confidence.
Chen Yuhui quickly pulled out a gun and aimed it at his head, with a deafening "bang", the sound of the gun tore through the quiet air, his life stopped forever at this moment, and Chen Yuhui chose to end his life.
Afterwards, although several of the soldiers in the army were punished by the law, the slight punishment was insignificant compared to the loss of Chen Yuhui's life, which reminded people of the old saying, "How can the living be deserved?"
Chen's death has provoked a strong response from the Chinese community, with many taking to the streets to express their mourning and anger with white ribbons and candles, demanding an end to justice and racial discrimination.
Thanks to their efforts, the military had to re-examine and correct the treatment of Asian-American soldiers, although the change was belated, but after all, there was a glimmer of hope, and the Chen Yuhui incident was like a mirror, reflecting the deep racial prejudice and injustice in American society.
In fact, whether on the battlefield or in peacetime, everyone who serves should be treated with respect and fairness, and now looking back at Chen Yuhui's story, we should remember that every life deserves to be treated equally, and every dream should not be ruthlessly erased.
In this era of constant pursuit of equality and justice, we should take action to fight for the dignity and rights that all young lives like him deserve!
There are tens of thousands of Chinese compatriots among the 1.4 million troops of the US military, and this phenomenon has shocked and angered the whole country
The U.S. military has always had a tradition of recruiting foreign soldiers, especially during the Gulf War, as the war escalated, the U.S. military urgently needed to replenish its troops, so it relaxed the conscription policy, and foreign soldiers only needed to fulfill their two-year service commitments to successfully obtain a green card in the United States.
Nowadays, the policy is more perfect, only need to serve in the military for a period of time, you can get American citizenship, and the benefits of the US military are quite generous in the world, which also attracts many foreigners, including many Chinese, to obtain American citizenship by joining the military.
Looking back at World War II, many Chinese young people resolutely joined the U.S. Army, at that time, most of their thoughts were how to contribute to the country's resistance to the invaders, but now joining the military has become a means for many people to obtain U.S. citizenship, once a Chinese girl joined the U.S. Marine Corps, swore an oath in front of the U.S. flag, expressing her determination to volunteer to join the army.
The reality is not as rosy as they imagined, there is discrimination within the US military, although there are many immigrants in the United States, but native Americans still regard these Chinese Americans with different skin colors as outliers, due to various congenital factors, there are very few Chinese soldiers who can really integrate into it, and they may also be discriminated against, and even bullied.
Walking on the streets, you can't help but be viciously spoken by strangers, and even fists and kicks, when you take a plane, you are in business class but you are ignored by a flight attendant, when you eat in a restaurant, you are surrounded by countless strange eyes, and when you enter a store and want to shop, you only see the owner cover his nose and leave, disdainful...... The discrimination faced by overseas Chinese is complex and diverse, and it is difficult to summarize it in simple words.
A Chinese soldier was beaten to death in the U.S. military, and the murderer was only imprisoned for 30 days, and it is often difficult for non-citizen soldiers in the U.S. military to achieve good development, and even if they have outstanding ability, it is difficult to have fair promotion opportunities, and they may even be sent to the front line to perform dangerous tasks.
Despite this, there are indeed a large number of Chinese in the US military, and some people question how our army should deal with these Chinese soldiers if they encounter them on the battlefield? In a war-torn environment, even though they share the same blood and roots with us, they have no choice but to draw a dividing line and become-for-tat opponents.
The mainland suffered losses in this regard during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, when an American soldier named Lu Chaoran lied that he was Chinese during the encirclement and suppression of our army, so that our army stopped attacking, but then he launched a fierce attack on our army, causing a large number of casualties to our army, and he was awarded a medal by the US army.
This history tells us that the choice of nationality can indeed reflect the will of the individual, but the national sentiment is limited, and if it is not the nationality of the same country, everyone is no longer the same kind of person on the battlefield.
In the popular drama "Awakening Age", Professor Gu Hongming profoundly pointed out: "Don't naively think that cutting off braids, changing into a suit, and speaking English fluently can make foreigners look up to us, but in fact, the situation is very different from what we imagined, blindly imitating foreigners, but may be ridiculed by them, only by showing our unique and brilliant culture and national spirit, they will sincerely respect us!" Mr. Gu's words, after a hundred years, are still deafening.
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Text/Shi Zhenxiang
Editor/Shi Zhenxiang