This photo records the scene of General Secretary Xi Jinping visiting and comforting the relatives of three comrades who unfortunately sacrificed their lives in flood prevention and flood control.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ye
The woman in the middle, because she was in uniform, was impressive. Her name is Wang Xuan, and she is the wife of Chen Lu, a heroic firefighter who sacrificed herself in the front line of flood relief.
The general secretary said that your relatives are also our relatives, the relatives of the motherland, they are the heroes in our hearts, and we will all respect them. Whenever there is a moment of crisis, there are always heroes who come forward, which is the embodiment of the great spirit of the Chinese nation. You have to arrange your work and life well, take care of your body, and comfort them in the best way possible.
These warm words made Wang Xuan unforgettable.
"We were standing on the levee, 13 people were standing in the first row, and I was the second to be met," she said. I felt that Chen Lu and I were one, and although I was received, I was received with his spirit. ”
On July 22, Chen Lu, a political instructor of the Lujiang Fire Rescue Brigade who led a team to rush into the torrent to rescue the masses, died heroically at the age of 36.
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15 years of water and fire youth, 36 years of hot blood life, Chen Lu in the rescue frontline 1 critical illness, 2 fainting, 8 times injured. This time, Chen Lu paid for his mission and responsibility of "saving the people from water and fire and helping the people in danger" that he chose.
The sacrifice of her husband made Wang Xuan, who was in grief, lose 8 pounds at once.
At the memorial service, Wang Xuan, dressed in a border inspection police uniform, teared his heart and cried bitterly: "Let me give him another salute." ”
As a beloved relative, also wearing a uniform, and also as a party member, Wang Xuan also understood Chen Lu's dedication and sacrifice better.
As a Communist Party member, Chen Lu did what he should do, he was just an ordinary member of the 200,000 fire rescue commanders and fighters, and there were many fire rescue commanders and fighters who were fighting in the front line of fire fighting and rescue and flood prevention and rescue. They are always facing the test of life and death, and they are the most beautiful retrogrades. She said.
Chen Lu once used firefighters who sacrificed across the country as his spiritual role model. This summer, he fought in the front line of flood control for 96 hours continuously, leading the team to rescue more than 2,600 people. Wang Xuan said with tears in his eyes that Chen Lu had practiced his belief.
The hero walked in a hurry. As a wife, Wang Xuan knows that her husband must have indelible thoughts.
The son is only 4 years old, and he does not know that his father has died. Chen Lu felt sorry for his child before he died, and he didn't have time to accompany him.
"The child often practices the salute at home, looking forward to becoming a firefighter like his father in the future. I will honor both parents and raise my child to be a kind, upright, filial and useful person to society. Wang Xuan said.
There have never been natural heroes, just because of the needs of the country and the needs of the people, they have stepped forward at a critical moment! The spirit of the hero never fades, the motherland will not forget, the people will not forget.
Wang Xuan said that with organized care and warmth, she told herself to be strong.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Qing