On June 29, 2021, in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of our party, the awarding ceremony of the party's highest honor " July 1st Medal " was held grandly in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A total of 29 people received this honor.
The recipients of the "July 1 Medal" are, without exception, the backbone of the Republic.
Group photo
Some of them were fighting heroes who had experienced the War of Liberation and Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. For example, he is called the "Living Huang Jiguang", the prototype of the middle school text " Who is the cutest person ", Volunteer Army "First Class Combat Hero" Chai Yunzhen; was cordially received by Chairman Mao and wrote an inscription, and was a hero and model in support of Outstanding representatives, "first-class heroes crossing the river" Sister Ma Mao and so on.
There are also outstanding experts who have made great contributions to the construction of New China. For example, my country's chief bullet mark identification expert once pointed out the direction of investigation for the "Bai Baoshan Case" and "Zhang Jun Case". In his criminal investigation career of more than 60 years, he participated in the handling of more than 1,200 major cases, and there was no error in the inspection and identification of difficult marks Choi Do-sik and others.
Among these familiar names, there is one person whose name seems not so well known.
His name is Wang Shumao, and he is an ordinary fisherman on Hainan Island. His ancestors have made a living by fishing for generations, and he is also a South China Sea militiaman.
Wang Shumao
So what outstanding contribution has this South China Sea fisherman made to the country, so that he can, together with those old combat heroes and top old experts, receive the honor of "July 1st Medal" and be cordially received by General Secretary Xi?
Three generations of ancestors and grandchildren have "protected the sea for the country"
Tanmen Town is located on the eastern coast of Qionghai City, Hainan Province. It is one of the closest ports to the South China Sea Islands in Hainan Province. It is also a logistics and supply base for Hainan fishermen working in the South China Sea. Fishing distribution center.
In 1956, Wang Shumao was born in Tanmen Village, Tanmen Town, into a family that had made a living fishing for generations. His father, Wang Shilun, is an experienced fisherman.
htmlAt the age of 118, after graduating from high school, he followed his father to work in Sansha and became a fisherman in the South China Sea.
Since ancient times, Tanmen fishermen have been fishing and hunting in the South China Sea. "Ancestral Sea" is the affectionate name of the Tanmen fishermen for the South China Sea.
However, since the 1980s and 1990s, Chinese fishermen have often been unreasonably driven, harassed, and detained by some neighboring countries when fishing in the South China Sea, forcing them to sign so-called "confessions."
In the face of coercion and inducement, no Tanmen fishermen did so, and they were unreasonably arrested again and again. Instead, it inspired the deep patriotism of Tanmen people and actively participated in the struggle for rights protection in the South China Sea.
In 1985, in order to mobilize the power of the people and better safeguard my country's sovereignty in the South China Sea, the Tanmen Maritime Militia Company was established.
Wang Shumao
The "South China Sea Militia" is the most special group in the South China Sea. Most of its members are South China Sea fishermen, and fishing is their main business in the South China Sea. At the same time, they also shoulder a more glorious mission: to resolutely protect the South China Sea from infringement, resolutely safeguard the integrity of maritime sovereignty, and undertake the tasks of South China Sea construction and South China Sea search and rescue.
After the Tanmen Maritime Militia Company was established, 29-year-old Wang Shumao heard the news and actively applied to join the militia organization, and gradually grew into the most loyal and outstanding representative of the Nanhai Militia.
In 1988, Wang Shumao actively participated in the construction of islands and reefs in the South China Sea. He is also known as "the first fishermen to build islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands" . His image of working hard to guard the South China Sea has been left on many islands and reefs. .
Recalling those years, Wang Shumao said emotionally:
"I am very happy to become a maritime militia and contribute to guarding the southern gate of the motherland.As a South China Sea native, I must shoulder the responsibility of protecting the South China Sea and protecting future generations. This is my honor. "
In order to build the islands and reefs in the South China Sea, Wang Shumao not only took the initiative to volunteer, but also led his father, son, and three generations of his family to sail the ship to transport building materials. "Three generations built the Nansha under the same roof" became a legend in the South China Sea.
China's South China Sea islands and reefs
fishermen often lack fresh water and vegetables, and the conditions are very difficult.
Many times he went to sea to transport construction materials for islands and reefs. When encountering harsh typhoon weather, his wooden fishing boat almost came to a halt. He was overthrown, but he never regretted it.
The most difficult transportation was on a certain island and reef. The wind and waves were strong and the reef was small. The fishermen took turns pulling small boats and continued to work for half a year.
One day in January 1998, a fishing boat transporting materials for island and reef construction suddenly encountered a Category 9. In strong winds, 4-meter-high waves hit the wooden boat. Wang Shumao calmly directed the militia company to anchor at the bow of the boat, facing the waves. tml2 Drifting on the sea for four days and nights can be said to be a journey before death.
In his mind, personal safety is a small matter, and the construction of the islands is a big deal. He said: "It's just a matter of losing your life." We must also complete the tasks assigned by the party and the country. ”
During the construction of Huayang Reef in Nansha in 2012, Wang Shumao braved the harsh environment of Nansha Islands with high temperature, high humidity and high salt, driving his own ship and constantly traveling between Tanmen and Nansha, transporting stones, Steel bars, cement and other construction materials and supplies
No matter it is hot or windy or raining,
he persists. During the long-term transportation of materials, Wang Shumao's skin was exposed to high-intensity ultraviolet radiation, but he still persisted until the last batch of building materials and supplies were delivered. Now he has high-intensity ultraviolet belts on his face and body. They were chapped, and he always smiled and joked about these scars as "marks of growth"
Fishing boats transporting supplies
0 years ago, Wang Shumao led the militia company h. tml2 A total of more than 800 batches of fishing boats were dispatched, transported more than 4 million tons of various building materials, and assisted in the completion of construction tasks on multiple islands and reefs, making indelible and significant contributions to the construction of islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
In addition to a few. For ten years, in addition to assisting the country in building islands and reefs in the South China Sea, he also actively participated in the struggle for rights protection in the South China Sea.
One day in 1996, personnel from a certain country wanted to invade an uninhabited island. When Wang Shumao, who was fishing nearby, found out, he immediately stopped fishing and resolutely led his militia company to defend the uninhabited island for 7 days and 7 nights htm. l2
In these seven days, the fishing boat lost 80,000 to 90,000 yuan, but Wang Shumao felt that it was his duty to sacrifice his "small home" for "everyone". He said: "It is our duty to protect the 'ancestral sea'. "
During the Huangyan Island Incident in April 2012, Wang Shumao and his fleet encountered harassment from foreign fishermen and vessels while operating near Huangyan Island. Faced with armed and unarmed fishermen, Wang Shumao first gave them a verbal warning to the provocative foreign fishermen. When the other party refused to listen to the dissuasion and intensified their efforts to break into my country's territorial waters, Wang Shumao resolutely ordered the fleet to block the direction of the foreign fishing boats and prevent them from illegally crossing my country's territorial waters. line.
Chinese fishing boats lined up to block foreign ships
After many days of maneuvering and confrontation, the foreign ships were finally forced to evacuate
In May 2014, Foreign parties dispatched a large number of ships to illegally and forcefully interfere with the operations of the "981" drilling platform in the South my country Sea. After Wang Shumao learned about it, he quickly led 10 fishing boats and more than 200 maritime militiamen to the southern part of Zhongjian Island in the Xisha Islands.
arrived at the scene of the incident. After trying to dissuade him to no avail, he carried forward the fearless spirit of China’s iron-blooded soldiers and angrily said to the militia brothers: “Not only did they illegally invade our South China Sea, they actually wanted to destroy us. "Our drilling platform, you are not afraid of death and follow me!"
Then, he personally drove the fishing boat and led the fleet towards the other side, ramming directly into the other side. The foreign illegal ships evaded and were forced to escape from the operating platform. Wang Shumao's heroic and fearless behavior not only protected the operating environment of the "981" drilling platform, but also safeguarded the inviolability of my country's sovereignty in the South China Sea.
The whole family guards the South China Sea (son of Wang Shumao on the right, father of Wang Shumao in the middle)
Before his father Wang Shilun died in 2012, he held the arms of Wang Shumao and his younger brother Wang Shuhui. Wang Shumao solemnly confessed with his hand: "You must keep the cause of the motherland in mind at all times."
For many years, Wang Shumao has always kept his father's instructions in mind and always kept the country's mission in mind.
Not only that, he also often educates his children to be patriotic. As a fisherman in the South China Sea, it is his responsibility to guard the country's territorial waters.
Wang Shumao admired the Northern Song dynasty patriotic poet Lu You.
Lu You's poem " I am humble and dare not forget about my country . The matter is determined and I still have to wait for the coffin to be closed." This is the motto of his life.
After receiving the "July 1st Medal", his younger brother Wang Shuhui told reporters:
"When I got home that day, the first thing my brother did was to take the medal and place it in front of his father's photo to pay tribute to his late father." He said The honor of this medal belongs to all the fishermen in Tanmen. "
"Life and death rescue" has boundless love.
has been sailing for half a life since ancient times. Whenever fishermen are in danger at sea, Wang Shumao is always the first to rush out to save them.
One day in the winter of 1996, when the northeast monsoon reached level 7-8, the engine of a wooden boat broke down in waters more than 220 nautical miles away from Tanmen Port. The 20 fishermen on board faced life-threatening danger.
After Wang Shumao learned about it, he immediately organized people to go to sea to search and rescue despite the strong monsoon. After spending a whole day of effort, Wang Shumao finally found the fishermen trapped at sea and towed them back to the fishing boat. None of the 20 fishermen in distress died, and even the team involved in the rescue did not suffer any casualties.
In 2001, a sudden storm suddenly descended on the waters near Zhongye Island. The surrounding fishermen rushed to Thitu Island to take shelter as soon as possible, but in the process, a fishing boat from another country suddenly capsized unexpectedly.
After Wang Shumao saw those foreign fishermen falling into the sea, he did not choose to stand by and watch. Instead, he took the risk and braved the wind and waves to organize the rescue work. In the end, he successfully rescued more than ten fishermen who fell into the water, which reflected his "great love" "Borderless" spirit.
During his more than 30 years at sea, Wang Shumao organized fishermen to fight against typhoons and carried out production and self-rescue more than 120 times, rescuing more than 600 fishermen and doing his best to protect the safety of fishermen's lives and property.
In addition to fully supporting the construction of islands and reefs in the South China Sea and actively carrying out maritime rescue, Wang Shumao also has no reservations in leading the fishermen in the South China Sea to get rich together.
"Maogong" is the respectful name given to Wang Shumao by the people of Tanmen, while the militia brothers have always called him "Brother Mao".
Speaking of Wang Shumao, Wang Zhenfu, the ship’s boss and leader of the third platoon of the Tanmen Maritime Militia Company, sincerely praised:
“Brother Mao has always been our leader. Everyone believes in his words and is willing to follow him. Under his leadership, Tanmen door of fishing boat From small to large, from little to large, everyone's life is getting richer year by year. "
In the early 1980s, Wang Shumao owned a wooden boat of more than 30 tons of his own, which was the number one in Tanmen Village. One of the first batch of boat owners, he became a leader in local fishing and became a leader among boat bosses.
Introduce experience to fishermen
In 2013, Wang Shumao responded to the government’s call and was the first to contract a steel fishing boat with a weight of more than 850 tons, taking the lead in driving large ships and venturing into the distant seas.
At that time, many villagers were worried that investing too much money would be risky. After Wang Shumao took the lead in successfully getting rich, he selflessly shared his experience in contracting with the villagers to dispel their concerns. Now there are hundreds of large fishing boats capable of operating in the open sea in the town.
Wang Zhenfu and the squad leader of the third platoon and sixth squad of the militia company Chen Zebo are typical examples of people who became rich under the leadership of Wang Shumao.
They have learned to sail, dive and catch fish from Wang Shumao since they were young. Today, Wang Zhenfu has grown from a poor young fisherman to a captain driving a large fishing boat, with an annual income of more than 400,000 yuan.
Chen Zebo has also been a captain for more than 20 years. He said:
"When I went to sea at the age of 13, I was still a teenager and didn't know anything. If I didn't understand anything, I would ask Mao Ge for advice. He would never hold back. When he saw me doing something wrong, He will point it out whenever he needs it. He has been doing this for decades, and he also cares and helps others.”
"Brother Mao is a good person and is the most trustworthy person for us."
"He has done many things that others cannot do. He is well-deserved for the award."
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This is the sincerity of the brothers of the militia company to Wang Shumao. evaluation.
Building a beautiful fishing village and speaking out for the people
Due to the needs of marine ecological protection, hundreds of wooden fishing boats in Tanmen Town need to be converted into other industries. Since 2018, Wang Shumao has been actively involved in the policy formulation and promotion of recreational fisheries.
Up to now, nearly 400 fishermen in the town have organized and established 5 recreational fishery cooperatives to develop tertiary industries such as sea fishing and homestays .
Today, in Tanmen Port, the five-star red flag is flying on the bow of large fishing boats, and the ambition of "building big ships, venturing into the deep sea, and catching big fish" has become a reality; outside Tanmen Port, fishermen's B&Bs, sea fishing, and diving bases are flourishing. With its development, Tanmen Town has become a well-known fishery, culture and tourism town in the South China Sea.
In 2018, Wang Shumao was selected into the list of "00 Objects with Outstanding Contributions to Reform and Opening Up".
In the same year, with the support and support of party members and the public, Wang Shumao was elected as the new Tanmen Village Party Branch Secretary. The villagers expect him to lead the village to a better and farther future.
A new position with new tasks and goals.
Wang Shumao plans to continue to train militia companies and do a good job in rights protection tasks, while also seizing the opportunity of "rural revitalization" to focus on improving the appearance of the village and vigorously developing recreational fisheries to make this seaside fishing village richer, more beautiful, and More civilized.
Wang Shumao said: "Only by making the South China Sea more and more beautiful and making the lives of the villagers better and better can we be worthy of the 'July 1st Medal' and worthy of being a member of the Communist Party."
After becoming a National People's Congress representative from the grassroots , Wang Shumao braved the scorching sun every day and visited fishermen door to door to solicit their opinions on the proposals to be submitted to the National Two Sessions.
Wang Shumao's words were very simple. He said: "As a National People's Congress representative from a fishing village, if I sweat more and walk more when visiting the grassroots, there will be more voices from the grassroots."
is over six years old. Wang Shumao, who is ten years old, is not proficient in computer operation. After he was elected as a representative, he specially prepared a performance notebook to collect the opinions of fishermen.
When visiting the grassroots level, he would write down what he learned word by word, and then write down suggestions based on the content of the visit, fully revise them and write them neatly on a notepad.
Every year when he goes to Beijing to attend a conference, Wang Shumao takes this notepad with him.
In 2019, in addition to topics such as developing recreational fisheries and accelerating the conversion of fishermen, which he pays attention to every year, Wang Shumao's duty performance notepad also contains a suggestion to increase efforts to crack down on " routine loans ".
He said: "I come from a rural area, and most of the people I come into contact with on weekdays are simple fishermen and farmers. During my visit last year, I learned that many rural families were ruined by 'routine loans', and I felt that in the whole country, The idea of proposing this proposal at the National Two Sessions."
opened the thick duty notebook. Over the past few years, the various suggestions he proposed at the National Two Sessions have received attention from relevant national ministries and commissions, and timely feedback has been received.
This simple old fisherman is an "ordinary hero" who devotes himself silently.
In 2018, the Party Central Committee awarded him the title of " Reform Pioneer" and " Model of Marine Rights Protection"; in 2019, he won the 7th National Moral Model Fan is "a model for the country's bravery in righteousness"; in the same year, he was awarded the title of " The Most Beautiful Struggler "; in 2020, he was awarded the title of "National Double Support Model Individual"; in 2021, he was awarded the "July 1 Medal " by the Party Central Committee .
Faced with these honors, this simple old man behaved very modestly. He said:
"My cultural level is not high, but I have won national honors and been elected as a national The big representative made me feel the great responsibility on my shoulders, and also made me deeply feel that I must work hard to strengthen my own learning and make greater contributions to the ordinary people at the grassroots level.”
Conclusion
There is no thrilling war, no ups and downs. A legendary life.
Throughout his life, he was determined to defend the South China Sea, for the happy life of the people in his hometown, and for the feelings of his family and country for three generations. He worked hard and made selfless contributions, and composed an extraordinary hymn for civilians.
This simple old fisherman has proved with his actions that as long as he strengthens his ideals and beliefs, perseveres in ordinary times, stands up at critical moments, and is willing to make sacrifices in times of crisis , every ordinary person can contribute to the great cause of national rejuvenation The country and its people have made great achievements.
Wang Shumao is an ordinary and great hero who comes from the people, is rooted in the people, and devotes himself silently.
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