"Retirement does not fade, and changing jobs does not change aspirations." On May 11, the flag awarding ceremony of the "Jiange Veteran" Gubai Protection Volunteer Service Team was held in Cuiyun Corridor, Jiange County, Guangyuan City. Li Guiyang, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiange County Party Committee and Minister of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces, attended the ceremony, and He Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiange County Party Committee, head of the Organization Department and deputy head of the county double-support leading group, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech.
Pictured: The scene of the flag awarding ceremony in the Cuiyun Corridor Scenic Area (Photo by Zeng Zhengqiang)
At the ceremony, the participating leaders were the "Jiange Veterans" Volunteer Service Corps, Pu'an, Xiasi, Jianmenguan, Hanyang, Liugou, Wulian, Longyuan, Bailong, Dianzi and other 9 service teams awarded flags. In his speech, He Wei hoped that the majority of retired veterans would effectively play the role of the volunteer service team, effectively play the role of retired servicemen, forge ahead in unity, work hard, draw a beautiful sword pavilion concentric circles, and be the guardians of green waters and green mountains.
With the order of the oath-taker, the veterans were in high spirits and lined up neatly, and everyone clenched their right hands into fists and solemnly swore an oath. "I am a retired soldier in China, and I volunteer to join the 'Sword Pavilion Veteran' Cooper Protection Volunteer Service Team......" Zheng Zheng oath and sonorous words stirred up the veterans' enthusiasm for the protection of their hometown Cooper.
Pictured: Volunteer service team carrying out volunteer service activities (Photo by Zeng Zhengqiang)
"Today, our veterans gather here and have a common wish, that is, to protect the ancient and famous trees, inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture, carry forward and inherit the fine traditions of the army, and contribute our own strength to the protection of ancient cypress." He Jigao, a member of the volunteer service team, made the most sincere promise.
Pictured: Volunteer Service Team Training Meeting (Photo by Zeng Zhengqiang)
After the flag-awarding ceremony, the county veterans affairs bureau organized forestry experts to give lectures and carry out on-the-spot skills training, striving to make each team member become a "soil expert" from a "layman" of Cooper protection, and give full play to the organizational, physical and professional advantages in volunteer service activities. "The Jiange County Veterans Protection Cooper Volunteer Service Team will further enhance its professional skills and capabilities, better serve the work of Cooper protection, and extend the grand scene of '300 long-distance 100,000 trees' to all generations." Li Dabo, director of the Jiange County Veterans Affairs Bureau, said.
At present, there are a total of 7,778 ancient cypress trees in the Jiange section of Cuiyun Corridor, with an average age of more than 1,050 years. In order to make the ancient cypress of Cuiyun Corridor evergreen, in recent years, Jiange County has continuously innovated the "new model" of ancient cypress protection in Shudao, and established the "Jiange Veteran" ancient cypress protection volunteer service team last year, with a service corps, 9 service teams, a total of 100 members, all of which are voluntarily participated by retired soldiers from towns and towns along the Cuiyun Corridor. The volunteer service team strictly implements the regulations on logging, fire and grazing in Gübelin District to ensure that there is no fire risk, no insect pests, no drought, no lodging and no hidden dangers in the volunteer service area, and uses practical actions to protect the healthy growth of Cooburgin.
(Wang Chunbo, Zhang Wenbo)