Wang Xinmin, a 69-year-old who lives in Dongsheng District, was once a military doctor in the Third Regiment of Border Defense of Dongwu Banner in Inner Mongolia, and from his enlistment in 1971 to his retirement in 1995, he guarded the health of the border defense military and civilians for more than 20 years.
▲ Veteran military doctor Wang Xinmin
On the morning of July 4, the reporter came to Wang Xinmin's home and had the privilege of listening to the old man tell the story of the border guard. Wang Xinmin told reporters that he was a native of Yiqi and joined the army in 1971 from the three regiments of border defense in Yiqi to Dongwuqi. After Wang Xinmin came to the army, he found that the conditions were very difficult, living in a grass house made of simple steel frames, ventilated on all sides, and many of the soldiers could not sleep at night. But after a period of adaptation, I slowly got used to it. In addition to the harsh accommodation conditions, the draft of the troops is also a problem, the daily water needs to go to more than twenty kilometers away to pull, and pulling water once is only enough for one day to drink, and later under the advice of Wang Xinmin to the company leaders, the soldiers dug a large well nearby, which not only solved the draft problem of the troops, but also solved the draft problem of some herdsmen in the surrounding area.
▲ Wang Xinmin briefed reporters on the situation
Patrol is an important task of the border guard, when going out to patrol during the day, because the border defense is sparsely populated, the soldiers are riding horses to go out on patrol, many fighters from the south do not ride horses, often fall off their horses. Because Wang Xinmin had learned to ride a horse in his hometown, Wang Xinmin began to patiently teach these warriors to ride horses until they mastered the skills of horseback riding familiarly.
In the process of patrolling, the soldiers will often encounter bad rain and snow weather, and sometimes the temperature of the border defense can even reach about minus fifty degrees Celsius. Wang Xinmin recalled that although the natural environment at that time was very harsh, after completing a day's patrol task, everyone was so happy and happy.
As a military doctor, Wang Xinmin was not only responsible for the daily care of the soldiers, but also often treated the surrounding herders. At that time, the herdsmen were very inconvenient to see a doctor and buy medicine, and they needed to ride horses to the hospital and pharmacy in Qili to see a doctor and buy medicine. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish, Wang Xinmin not only treats herders, but also teaches some young herders some simple methods of curing diseases such as the use of Chinese herbal medicine, cupping, massage and so on.
In the process of treating the herders, one of the things that impressed Wang Xinmin the most was that in 1977, when the snow closed the mountain, the wife of a local herdsman wanted to give birth, but there was a difficult birth, so the herdsman rode to the company for help. On the one hand, the company leader arranged for Wang Xinmin to help, and on the other hand, he asked the Flag Hospital to send an obstetrician and gynecologist who knew Mongolian to come and treat him by phone. Wang Xinmin came to the herdsman's home for the first time, through the preliminary diagnosis, it was that there was no heavy bleeding under the placenta, and the doctor who arrived at the Qi Hospital was consistent with Wang Xinmin's diagnosis results, and finally under the joint treatment of the two people, the child gave birth smoothly, and the adult was safe and sound, saving two precious lives! What makes Wang Xinmin most pleased is that the child he gave birth to has now graduated from college and entered the society. Because he has treated many herdsmen in the local area, Wang Xinmin is deeply respected and loved by the local herders.
For Wang Xinmin, being a qualified soldier means giving up time to accompany his wife and children, but Wang Xinmin has never complained or regretted, and under the influence of Wang Xinmin, Wang Xinmin's daughter has also become an excellent soldier.
Border guards are an attraction and a sense of mission, and in the process of constantly choosing, Wang Xinmin has gained the meaning of life. In the remote frontier, he did not suffer bitterly, but released his energy as a military doctor to the fullest. He kept the ordinary, unswerving to death, he gave silently, did not ask for returns, he was an ordinary but extraordinary true hero.
Source: Ordos News Network