On the morning of the 1st, the burial ceremony of the remains of the eighth batch of martyrs of the Korean Chinese Volunteer Army was held in Incheon, South Korea.
This time, 109 Chinese remains of the People's Volunteer Army and 1226 related relics will be returned to the motherland.
The soul of the hero who has been buried in the country for decades has finally returned to his hometown and welcomes the hero home!
On the morning of September 1, local time, China and south Korea held the burial ceremony of the remains of the eighth batch of martyrs of the Korean Chinese Volunteer Army in Incheon, South Korea. Photo by Liu Xu, a reporter of China News Service
109 heroes and martyrs, welcome home!
71 years ago, in October 1950, the Chinese Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and rushed to the front line without hesitation, embarking on the battlefield of resisting the United States and aiding Korea and defending the country.
In this war, 197653 volunteer soldiers died, and since then, their souls have been cut off in foreign countries and buried in other places. Over the years, the soul of the hero has always touched the hearts of the Chinese people.
Today, the remains of 109 martyrs are about to return home.
The burial ceremony of the remains of the eighth batch of martyrs of the Korean Chinese Volunteer Army. Photo by Liu Xu, a reporter of China News Service
On the morning of September 1, local time, China and south Korea held the burial ceremony of the remains of the eighth batch of martyrs of the Korean Chinese Volunteer Army in Incheon, South Korea.
Chang Zhengguo, vice minister of China's Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, Wang Jingguo, national defense attaché of the Chinese Embassy in the ROK, representatives from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, and other units, as well as members of the ROK Ministry of National Defense and its affiliated decommissioning and appraisal mission, attended the meeting.
According to the relevant person in charge of the South Korean remains excavation team, the remains of the volunteer martyrs transferred this time were excavated from 2019 to 2020, and the excavation sites were located in six areas, including Lianchuan, Tieyuan, Huachuan, Hongchuan, Yiwang and the Korean Demilitarized Zone, including 109 remains of the Chinese Volunteer Army and 1226 related relics.
On the same day, there were wreaths in the "Temporary Resettlement Center for the Remains of the Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army" in Incheon. Chinese representatives carried out mourning activities at the scene. The representative of the Chinese side bowed in silence to the remains of the martyrs.
Subsequently, the South Korean personnel dressed in white, wrapped the remains of the martyrs in white paper, put them into the coffin, and placed flowers on the outside of the coffin.
It is reported that after the burial ceremony, the remains and relics of these martyrs will return to the motherland for burial on a special plane of the Chinese Air Force on September 2.
The burial ceremony of the remains of the eighth batch of martyrs of the Korean Chinese Volunteer Army. Photo by Liu Xu, a reporter of China News Service
In the previous seven years, the remains of 716 volunteer martyrs had returned to China
From 2014 to 2020, the ROK has handed over the remains of 716 Chinese volunteers to the Chinese side for seven consecutive years.
Among them, on March 28, 2014, the remains of the first batch of 437 Chinese Volunteers were sent home from Incheon Airport in South Korea.
On March 20, 2015, in the second batch, China recovered the remains of 68 volunteer martyrs from South Korea.
On March 31, 2016, in the third batch, China recovered the remains of 36 volunteer martyrs from South Korea.
On March 22, 2017, in the fourth batch, China recovered the remains of 28 volunteer martyrs from South Korea.
On March 28, 2018, in the fifth batch, China recovered the remains of 20 volunteer martyrs from South Korea.
On April 3, 2019, the sixth batch, China recovered the remains of 10 volunteer martyrs from South Korea.
On September 27, 2020, the seventh batch, China recovered the remains of 117 volunteer martyrs from South Korea.
The secret code brings comfort and makes the "unknown" martyr "famous"
In addition to the remains, there were pens, boot soles of combat boots, Chairman Mao's badge, and commemorative medal for resisting US aggression and aiding Korea at the handover site.
According to reports, these codes are people who hope to rely on names to help find the survivors and bring comfort to the survivors.
Since the beginning of this year, the Martyrs' Remains Search and Appraisal Center of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and relevant departments of the army have made unremitting efforts to solve a series of technical problems, and once again determined the identity and kinship of the four martyrs, Liang Baiyou, Zhan Zhizhong, Wu Xiongkui, and Lin Shuishi, among the remains of the seventh batch of volunteer martyrs.
According to reports, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs has established a DNA database of martyrs' remains for 1-7 batches of martyrs who have all returned to Korea for burial. In the future, we will establish a family information database for more than 20,000 volunteer martyrs who died in Korea, and carry out DNA information collection of relatives of volunteer martyrs in Korea in stages and batches.
After the completion of the DNA database of the relatives of the martyrs, every year when China and South Korea hand over the remains of the martyrs of the Volunteer Army, they can be compared with the DNA information database of the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army at any time, so that as many unknown martyrs as possible can become "famous".
Behind every life that walks toward death
There is a heroic story that should not be forgotten
In the midst of every passionately burning loyal soul
They all contain an indomitable national spirit
The mountains and rivers are unharmed, the hero please go home!
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