Youth is like fire, performing the most moving music!
Faith is like a torch, guiding the direction of the strivers!
On the evening of June 24, the Western Theater Army celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and held a keynote speech contest entitled "Red Stories Accompany Our Struggle to Strengthen the Army, which was solemnly held in the theater army organs. Officers and men of the theater army chiefs' organs and directly subordinate units listened to the briefing.
Since March, the theater army has extensively organized and carried out a keynote speech contest on "Red Stories Accompany Our Struggle to Strengthen the Army," and a large number of outstanding officers and men who have told the history of red and worked hard to strengthen the military industry have emerged. After layers of recommendations from all levels, a total of 10 contestants entered the final final. Among them were border guards from the snowy plateau, front-line soldiers who took root at the grassroots level, and technical top soldiers who supported the front.
A short video clip kicked off the speech contest. The Army Party Committee of the Western Theater has always insisted on arming the mind, leading construction, and promoting development with Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, and has handed over qualified answers to the party and the people again and again with the practical action of faithfully fulfilling its mission. The short film of more than four minutes condenses the historical picture of the CPC leading the people to forge ahead for a hundred years, and vividly shows the spiritual outlook of the officers and men of the army units in the western theater who inherited the red gene and devoted themselves to the practice of strengthening the army under the leadership of the party.
▲ Niu Yao,"Heroes are not lost, heroic souls are evergreen"
The first player to appear, Niu Yao, is the daughter of a combat hero, and her speech brought everyone back to the years of bloody battles, and the sacrifice and dedication of the older generation of soldiers made the audience moved and wept. Heroes are immortal, heroic souls are eternal. When his father and comrades-in-arms were invited to power by Niu Yao, the ideals and struggles of the two generations of soldiers shone brightly in the same time and space, showing the firm vow of young officers and soldiers not to forget their original intentions and continue to struggle.
▲Zhang Qianru," "The Most Beautiful Battlefield Fanghua"
How much life can be called Fanghua? In the view of Zhang Qianru, the no. 2 player, the most beautiful age in life should be dedicated to the military. Walking on the front line of training, she is an actress, a hygienist, a hairdresser, a psychological counselor... In the face of selfless dedication of comrades-in-arms, she only wants to do a little more, pay a little more, so that people can leave blooming memories in their lives.
▲ Pan Chunjun "Be a loyal defender who reassures the party"
Rooted in a three-foot sentry position, brave as a loyal guard. Pan Chunjun, the No. 3 player, came from a guard service battalion of the War Zone Army, and his speech was impassioned and urging people to forge ahead. From the desperate poems of the soldiers of the "Ice Sculpture Company" on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea to "Clear Love Is Only for China", when his childhood military dream shone into reality, he gradually understood the bloody inheritance of Chinese soldiers, which was "no hesitation" for victory, and "no regrets" for the motherland and the people to stand up on the battlefield.
▲ Cao Dagong's "The "Iron Hammer" Battle Flag That Always Flies"
The "Iron Hammer" battle flag, which has made outstanding achievements, was erected in the battle against the Japanese Kou, hunted and fluttered for eighty years in the Spring and Autumn Period, and also shone brightly in the array of the "93" military parade. Cao Dagong, the No. 4 player, is a political instructor from this heroic Red Army unit, who once led officers and soldiers to temper in the Gobi desert and also fought on the frontier of high cold and oxygen. History and reality, inheritance and struggle, no matter in which historical period, the heroic battle flag inspires generations of young officers and soldiers to run to the battlefield without fear of life and death.
▲Chen Yufei"Hero Coordinates"
On the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea 71 years ago, the great internationalist warrior Qiu Shaoyun erected a spiritual monument of "discipline is more important than life" with the heroic feat of burning himself in flames. Chen Yufei, the No. 5 player, is a squad leader from the "Qiu Shaoyun Unit". His narration cuts from the historical lens, restores the battle scene when Qiu Shaoyun was sacrificed, and tells the blood letter, suicide note, and petition written by the "Shaoyun Descendants", which paints the most beautiful portrait of officers and soldiers in the new era.
▲Che Shengkun "Hero"
A great nation has never lacked heroes. The Battle of Lanzhou 72 years ago, the Battle of Lanzhou, which was "the first world war in the northwest", was an extremely fierce battle, and the ruins of this battle are still clearly visible on the top of Gaolan Mountain, and the heroes who died in this battle are now sleeping peacefully in the Lanzhou Martyrs' Cemetery. 72 years later, also in this cemetery, the tombstone of Chen Hongjun, the "hero of the defense of the country", was brilliant, and the people who came to mourn were endless. The narration of The No. 6 player Che Shengkun presents a historical grand picture of "the blood of heroes passed down from generation to generation".
▲ Zou Kunhong,"Let the Fire of Faith Burn in your Heart"
Born in the land of Bashu, he grew up with red stories, and when he grew up, he became a soldier as he wished. The no. 7 player Zou Kunhong's affectionate speech showed the mission of a young soldier to serve the country with enthusiasm. He came from a certain equipment support team of the theater army, and their figures for combat support were in the desert, in the snowy area, in the plains, in the jungle, in order to let the ironclad equipment gallop on the battlefield, they were willing to be the cornerstone, silent dedication, no regrets.
▲ Wang Lujie's "High Qing Battle Flag, Song for a Strong Army to Win the War"
Wang Lujie, the No. 8 contestant, opened with the classic dance in the movie "Red Detachment of Women", and the flowing and flexible dance style made all the audiences shine. Wang Lujie is a professional dancer, in the reform of national defense and the army, although her cultural and industrial troupe has become history, she still does not change the original intention of "dancing for soldiers" in her new post, and forms a literary and artistic light cavalry team with her comrades-in-arms, and sends cultural services to the Gobi battlefield, the top of the snowy mountains, and the white clouds again and again. In the new era, the military camp propaganda and cultural workers, the red history has never been forgotten, and the red legend is still being written.
▲ Hu Youming's "The desolation of the plateau is the most beautiful background of youth"
"Instead of surrendering, the enemy dared to attack me!" This is a classic famous sentence left by the battle hero Pang Guoxing after fighting against the enemy. Also in Pang Guoxing's old unit, the chief of the firepower section, Qian Zhiming, bravely climbed for the transformation of the combat effectiveness of the troops, fell ill in the combat post, and turned his young life into a mountain range. The battle story told by No. 9 player Hu Youming is vivid and full of affection. The himalayas and the barren plateau battlefield are the mission of the western soldiers, and they also witness the blood inheritance of the heroic spirit.
▲ Ding Tao's "The Day of Finding the Red Story"
How devout is a young soldier's quest for the Red Story? In the emotional narration of Ding Tao, the No. 10 player, there are changes in the thinking of the first soldier, there are real experiences in facing danger, and there are also feelings from comrades-in-arms. In those days of looking for red stories, he also finally understood that the soldiers of the new era are not only witnesses of history, but also the creators of history, and the red stories of the new era will be written by our generation of soldiers!
▲The competition judges score the contestants
In this speech competition, a total of 8 professional judges were invited to score the comprehensive performance of the four aspects of ideological content, language expression, stage performance and psychological quality, removing a highest score and a minimum score, and taking the average score of the contestants.
▲ Poetry recitation "Looking up at the party flag"
After all the contestants' speeches, the soundtrack poem "Looking Up at the Party Flag" brought by the representatives of the 8 contestants once again pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a climax. Standing at the tide of the times, looking up at the bright red party flag, and listening to the echoes of history, the wind and rain and frost that have been precipitated for a hundred years have run through the succession of a hundred years, and have long been composed into a red epic, condensed into the memory of our entire nation, and deeply imprinted in the blood of every communist. No matter in which historical period, the party banner has inspired generations of officers and men not to forget their original intentions, keep firmly in mind their mission, and continue to struggle.
▲The head of the theater army presented awards to the winners
After the host announced the results of the competition, accompanied by festive and enthusiastic music, the chief of the theater army took the stage to present awards to the players who won the first, second and third prizes.
▲The host announces the result of the competition
The speech contest has a distinct theme, elegant style, and the affectionate narration of the contestants, supplemented by stage technology such as sound and light, presented a feast of language art for the audience. Their stories are sincere, simple, warm and long, and the applause at the scene of the speech is continuous, and many viewers are emotionally tearful every time they go to the deepest depths.
▲The winners took a group photo to commemorate the occasion
As July 2021 approaches step by step, when the party's call rings in the ears again and again, and when the epic poems of heroes shine into reality again and again, the officers and men of the Western Theater Army will present the most loyal ode to the party with the most vigorous youth. We will continue the spiritual bloodline of communists, draw forward strength from looking back at our original intentions, and greet the party's centennial birthday with pride!