The comrade-in-arms has been found, thanking the well-wishers who have followed the matter
Once, as soon as the military trumpet sounded, enthusiastic young people came from all over the world. In the barracks, a deep friendship was formed. The annual rings are turning, the military flag is still flying, but the veterans have dispersed the north and south of the river. Only because of the barrier of mountains and rivers, inconvenient communication, relocation of addresses, and the loss of comrades-in-arms, it has become a pity.
In May 2020, Toutiao Tracing Joined Forces with Toutiao Military to jointly launch the #Old Comrades, Are You Okay # public welfare project, which will use the power of technology and platforms to find missing comrades and help veterans reunite with their comrades.
On July 19, veteran Xiu Deju got in touch with toutiao to help find his comrade-in-arms Liu Ying. The relevant information is summarized below, I hope you can help forward it, and help them reunite through the love relay.
Name: Ying Liu
Place of origin: Dunhua City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province
Year of birth: 1959
Enlisted in the army: 1977
Discharge time: Unknown
Unit information: Jilin Province Independent Division 81608 Unit 3 Regiment 3 Battalion 7 Company
On July 18, 2021, Liaoning veteran Xiu Deju got in touch with the headline searcher, hoping to find his former platoon leader Liu Ying with the help of the powerful search force of the network, "Forty years have passed, and now my troops are not known in their presence, I have inquired about his news with my comrades-in-arms, there is no clue." Xiu Deju said.
From the young men in their early twenties to the old men who are now over the age of flower armor. Growing older makes people miss the past, Xiu Deju said, some of his comrades have gone, and for those who have no contact, he wants to know how they are doing now.
On the other end of the phone, he told us stories of his military career and the hard years at the border.
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In 1976, the 21-year-old Xiu Deju responded to the call of the state and joined the army, hoping that he could be trained in the army and contribute to the defense of the country, he recalled: "There are many partners in our village who go with me to become soldiers! ”
In 1978, on the southwestern border, some of the military took part in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, while on the northeast border, China still needed to guard against Soviet military provocations. "We were in a state of war readiness, afraid that the Soviet Union would move." Remembering the tense life at the border at that time, Xiu Deju was still a little excited.
After being transferred from his unit to the border, Xiu Deju became acquainted with Liu Ying, who was the platoon leader of Xiu Deju's platoon. At that time, the combat readiness troops arrived at the mountain, only a few kilometers from the border, "we were living in the tunnel at that time, the tunnel was dark and damp, and when we slept at night, we all held guns and rested our heads on our backpacks, so we slept." ”
They didn't have any water to drink at that time, and could only eat snow. "The water is muddy when it boils, and you can only eat some compressed biscuits, and you are happy to eat sorghum rice!" When I think about it today, the hard life on the border is still vividly remembered.
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Xiu Deju said: "At that time, each of us had to carry 70 pounds of materials, cotton coats were used to withstand the cold, in the tunnels minus thirty degrees, especially cold, shovels, pickaxes had to be used to build fortifications on the border." A squad had a mortar, not big, but also to carry. ”
With heavy materials and poor living conditions on the border, some fighters are often physically weak and difficult to move forward. As a platoon leader, Liu Ying will take the initiative to share the weight of the soldiers. As a result, the burden on him was heavier, but he never complained. "He really cared about taking care of us." Xiu Deju said.
Xiu Deju was originally an engineer, engaged in demining and blasting, and when he reached the border, he became an infantryman, fighting mortars and engaging in fortifications. ”
When Liu Ying saw this situation, he patiently taught Xiu Deju how to assemble a bazooka and how to fight. "I don't understand, he taught it over and over again, and he never rushed with me." Xiu Deju praised: "Liu Ying's platoon leader soldiers have high quality, hard work style, good technology, and good brains!" ”
The border years have left an indelible mark on Xiu Deju's life, and after retiring from the army, he has always been worried about Liu Ying, a platoon leader with high military quality and always caring for soldiers. In 1980, when Xiu Deju retired from the army, he left Liu Ying's mailing address, but then accidentally lost it and could no longer find it.
Forty years have passed, and the loss of contact with the platoon leader has always been a regret in his heart, he has not found it for a long time, so he pins his hopes on the Internet, hoping to find him, ask him what he has done in these decades, and whether he is living well now.
(Xiu Deju veteran certificate)
Headline searching and joining hands with Toutiao Military, jointly launching the #Old Comrades, Are You Okay # public welfare project, will use the power of technology and platforms to find missing comrades and help veterans reunite with comrades-in-arms. In the past successful cases, the media relay to find the missing comrades- comrades, played a great role, the headlines to find people sincerely invited the media across the country to participate in the "search for missing comrades-in-arms media volunteer service group".
If there are clues related to missing comrades-in-arms, please contact the headlines to find people (email: [email protected]; tel: 010-83434485, 010-83434440), there will be special staff to verify the information and follow up.