[A congratulatory letter reminds people of the life of the railway soldiers and some unforgettable scenes and the friendship of comrades-in-arms; a letter of thanks is a kind of nostalgia and nostalgia for the railway soldiers' barracks. It reminds people of the years of burning passion and the beautiful youth, and reminds of the spirit of the railway soldiers and the glorious history of the railway soldiers interpreted by countless comrades-in-arms with blood and sweat. is like the "Book of Two Places" between comrades-in-arms, expressing the true feelings of "Thanksgiving to the railway soldiers, the friendship of the first life"——]
Congratulatory letters and letters of thanks, "Letters from Two Places" express the friendship of the ageless soldiers
Li Zhanjun
On the eve of New Year's Day 2024, the 43rd anniversary of the enlistment of the comrades-in-arms of the 81st year of the railway Bingqu County and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the military reform were held at the Holiday Inn of Erengu in Quxian County. As an instructor who received the soldiers and brought them to new training together, and an old comrade-in-arms who had eaten a pot of rice, I was unable to participate in other things, so I wrote a congratulatory letter for this sorority event and met with the comrades-in-arms at the gathering site through video.
The content of the congratulatory letter is mainly a review of the life of the railway soldiers and their work after the military reform, recalling some scenes and feelings of living together and the friendship of comrades-in-arms, eulogizing the spirit of the railway soldiers who were not afraid of sacrifice, hard-working, and dedication, and sent a message to the comrades-in-arms to continue to inherit and carry forward the spirit of the railway soldiers in the new era and new journey, highlight the positive social energy contained in the spirit of the railway soldiers, and create new brilliance.
Unexpectedly, the Organizing Committee of the Railway Bingqu County 81 Comrades-in-Arms Association also specially replied with a letter of thanks, expressing "Thanksgiving to the Railway Soldiers, a lifetime of comradeship" and those pictures of military camp life that have gradually drifted away but will never be forgotten, which makes people recall the years of burning passion and beautiful youth, and think of the spirit of the railway soldiers and the glorious history of the railway soldiers interpreted by countless comrades-in-arms with blood and sweat.
The letter of thanks seems to be written to thank me personally, but in fact, it is a thank you to all our comrades-in-arms who received the soldiers back then, and it is also a kind of nostalgia and nostalgia for the life of the railway soldiers back then, and it is a kind of gratitude and gratitude to the railway soldiers in those years. Just like what Hu Guangling's comrade-in-arms from Anhui Province said, "The congratulatory video speech of the Quxian Railway Soldiers Comrades-in-Arms Association and the reply of the Quxian Comrades-in-Arms Association are sincere and touching!
The two letters are sincere, and they contain deep love and strong comradeship for the railway soldiers, so I share the content of these two letters with you-
Congratulatory letter
Dear comrades-in-arms and military wives attending the meeting!
Hello!
First of all, I would like to thank President Wang Zhifu, Vice President Luo Xiaoshuang and other comrades-in-arms for initiating and organizing this Quxian comrades-in-arms gathering, and express my heartfelt congratulations to everyone for their active participation! I wish the friendship activities a peaceful and smooth one! I wish the gathering a complete success!
To be honest, since I received the news of this meeting, I have been waiting for this day day and night. It's been 43 years, and as an instructor of your recruit company back then, and an old comrade-in-arms who once had a pot of rice with you, I really want to meet you at this time. Take a look at the beautiful hometowns of Qingxi, Jingbian, Linba, and Wenchong, which Zhong Lingyu visited in the past; take a look at the picturesque Quxian County and the poetic and picturesque Qujiang River, take a look at the new countryside and new customs in the new era; and especially look at the different faces that have changed from your past youth to the present. Originally, I also arranged to bring a car to participate, but I didn't expect the recent climate change, we are still snowing here, I am afraid that the journey will be blocked, and due to other reasons, we can't make the trip, so I can only meet and reunite with you in this video way.
Not so much your instructor as your big brother. In just over three months, the new training life in the military camp has laid a foundation for our lifelong comradeship. Although some of your names can't be remembered, even if you do, they don't match your changed appearance now, but the underlying feelings are still precipitating and fermenting in my heart as always. It is precisely a deep comrade-in-arms complex that closely links our different hearts from the north to the south.
Only this kind of comrade-in-arms affection will have a strong centripetal force, no matter when and where, it will always make people give up-
It can be said that your comrades-in-arms in Quxian should be the proudest and proudest of our receivers back then. During your service in the army, you are all in the young generation of young people, responding to the party's call, volunteering to serve as soldiers, and crawling in the camp of the railway soldiers, we jointly built the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which has the highest altitude in the world, the longest line, and the longest passage through the permafrost area.
On the snowy area where sand and rocks fly and drip into ice, under the conditions of extremely difficult production conditions and extremely harsh living environment, they endured a variety of severe tests of life such as lack of oxygen, lack of water and cold on the Qinghai Plateau, endured hardships and stood hard work, silently dedicated, interpreted the spirit of the railway soldiers with the best youth and the sweat of struggle, and left the most precious youth in the remote barren mountains and Gobi and salt lake swamps, and left the glorious history of the railway soldiers.
In the 40 years since the military reform was transferred to the Engineering Bureau, most of you, the comrades-in-arms who have gone out of Quxian County, have participated in the construction of ordinary railways and high-speed railways such as the Daqin, Nantongpu Complex Line, Beijing-Kowloon, Beijing-Shenyang, and Beijing-Shanghai, as well as the construction of highways, hydropower, municipal and other infrastructure facilities. At the same time, a large number of advanced deeds and exemplary figures have also emerged.
Among you, some have become chairman or general manager, some have become division chiefs or party secretaries, and some have become engineers or technicians. Even if the comrades-in-arms who returned to their hometowns after retiring from the army, some became the president of the hospital, some became the principal of the school, and some comrades served in very important positions in the county, you still have a new attitude on the new journey with advanced corporate culture and scientific management skills, and have the courage to pursue excellence and constantly surpass yourself, and write your most brilliant chapter in the new era.
Today, everyone gathered together to recount the comradeship-in-arms, reminisce about the military, and look forward to a bright future. Just as you said in the notice of the meeting, "I am grateful to the railway soldiers, I am a comrade-in-arms", although most of the participants were already in their sixtieth year, and many comrades-in-arms from Quxian County were working and living in other places, as soon as they heard about the gathering, they overcame various difficulties and participated in the activities on time. Because holding such a gathering of comrades-in-arms is to create an opportunity for everyone to meet and communicate, not only to reminisce about the military history, relive friendship, and talk about the past, but more importantly, to build an interactive platform for us, to communicate information with comrades-in-arms, unite and create a better tomorrow.
The years are like the wind, precipitating the flow of the soul, and the years are like water, accumulating the tenderness of the heart. Although it has been 40 years since we took off our military uniforms and reconstructed, we will never forget the heroic feats of the majestic railway soldiers and soldiers, and the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice and dedication will always be remembered in our hearts and inspire us to continue to move forward.
Today, some of you have retired, and some of you are still working, but no matter when and where, whether you wear military uniforms or retire or not, you have not forgotten that we once had the fine traditions of the People's Liberation Army, the indomitable character of soldiers, and the indomitable spirit of railway soldiers.
It is also the new era that has given the spirit of the railway soldiers a new connotation, and we need to carry forward the spirit of the railway soldiers, eulogize the main theme of the times, never forget the original intention, forge ahead, and let the spirit of the railway soldiers continue to carry forward in the new journey. I also hope that through this short reunion, let us cherish the eternal feelings of the iron soldiers, continue to inherit and carry forward the spirit of the railway soldiers in the context of generations of railway soldiers gradually drifting away, highlight the positive social energy contained in the spirit of the railway soldiers, and take this as an excellent spirit of the times, forever passed on, to create new miracles.
The strongest bond is the comradeship-in-arms, and the most anticipated reunion is the reunion of comrades-in-arms. Maybe we will still see each other rarely in the future, but the bridge of the gathering has brought us together, so that we can perceive each other's greetings and send good wishes with our hearts!
I wish our comrades-in-arms a long and prosperous gathering! I wish our comrades-in-arms a long friendship!
Tomorrow is New Year's Day 2024, I wish you all a happy new year!
I also welcome all comrades-in-arms to come to Luoyang for time! I love you!
Thank you!
Li Zhanjun in Luoyang
December 31, 2023
Letter of thanks
Dear Instructor Li Zhanjun,
On the occasion of the comrades-in-arms of the railway soldiers in Quxian County in 81 years to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the railway soldiers, the 43rd anniversary of enlistment and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the transformation of the army, we received your cordial congratulatory letter from the old chief.
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the old chief for setting sail for his guidance. Enjoy the beautiful video you made, let us go back to the years of youth and passion. In the early winter conscription season 43 years ago, in those beautiful days when the recruits were trained at the rear base of the Seventh Division of the Daxian Railway Corps, it was you and other veteran leaders who led us to learn military theories and operational skills, learn the principles of life growth and progress, temper our strong and brave will and heroic ability to kill the enemy, and exercise our health, so that we became qualified PLA soldiers and glorious railway soldiers.
Heartfelt thanks to the old chief for cheering on the drums. Play your affectionate congratulatory letter video, let us relive the bits and pieces of the first entry into the military and the traces of life growth. Your commanding voice, the stereo sound of political education, and the passionate tenor who taught us to sing the song of the railway soldiers and their comrades-in-arms still echo in our ears and haunt our hearts, inspiring us to love the troops, cherish the beautiful life of the barracks, and cherish the friendship of comrades-in-arms. Your rigorous style, diligent life, colorful lifestyle, profound cultural heritage and great love of comrades-in-arms have become our model and direction, and have always inspired and inspired us to make continuous progress.
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the old chief for his selfless dedication. With your guidance and encouragement, and through the joint efforts of our comrades-in-arms, this gathering of comrades-in-arms is proceeding smoothly. Thank you for your dedication and support to make our event a reality. Your selfless dedication and hard work make us deeply encouraged, feel cordial, honored and proud, and silently encourage and spur us to continue to understand and inherit the great spirit of railway soldiers.
I miss my relatives every festive season. At this moment, how much we hope that the old chief will come to the scene and personally give us teachings, care, and encouragement! However, we fully understand the old chief if he complains that the heavens are not beautiful and the years are not forgiving. I hope we will meet again as soon as possible, and we welcome the old chief to visit Bashan Shushui at any time.
In the years to come, we will continue to take you as an example, cherish the friendship of comrades-in-arms, pay attention to the development of railway construction, give full play to the residual heat in promoting Chinese-style modernization, and live a good and happy old age.
Thank you again, I wish you and your family good health and happiness! Happy New Year's Day and auspicious New Year!
Sincerely
High salute!
Railway Bingqu County 81 Comrades-in-Arms Association Organizing Committee
December 31, 2023
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