Veterans visited the Puli Bianka barracks ruins to inherit the quality of hard work. Photo by Liu Zongheng
China News Service Urumqi, September 3 (Yue Xiaoping, Liu Zongheng) "Don't fade after the military, continue to carry forward the fine traditions of the army, and always maintain the revolutionary nature of the soldiers..." On September 3, several veterans who had expired from the service of a border defense regiment stationed in the Southern Xinjiang Military Region, stationed in the Pamir Plateau in Xinjiang, solemnly swore to the national flag in front of the national flag, determined to stand on the last post of the military.
Veteran Pan Jin stared at the martyr's tombstone affectionately and expressed silent respect with military salute. Photo by Yue Xiaoping
The company has been stationed in the high and low oxygen Pamir Plateau for many years. Generations of company officers and soldiers built "sky roads" on the snowy plateau, sharpened the "sharp sword" in the forbidden area of life, and wrote magnificent hymns on the western border with youth and blood. In recent years, the officers and soldiers have successfully completed major tasks such as combat readiness training, border control, and national defense construction. A large number of advanced figures have emerged. The company has successively won the first-class collective merit once and the third-class collective merit once.
Veteran Tang Hui held Yang in the border guard and choked up several times. Photo by Yue Xiaoping
"Border Guard Poplar" is the best-growing 38 small poplars on the Pamir Plateau. After decades of storms, it is still lush with branches and leaves. "Border Guarding Yang" is a historical witness to the hard work of border guards and soldiers, defending the country and guarding the border, and is the source of strength for generations of defending officers and soldiers.
Holding the torso of "Border Guarding Yang", Tang Hui, a veteran who had served on the plateau for 5 years, choked up several times. "This 'Border Guarding Poplar' is both a comrade-in-arms and a relative. Each of our comrades can find the strength to grow from it."
In the Martyrs' Cemetery, the veterans lined up in a silence to pay tribute, expressing grief and respect. Photo by Yue Xiaoping
On the back mountain of the camp, nearly 100 revolutionary martyrs who died in national defense construction and defending the country and guarding the border. These ancestors dedicated their youth on the plateau during their lifetime, and their loyal bones were still buried on the plateau after their death. In front of the cemetery, the veterans lined up in an orderly manner, took off their hats and paid tribute in silence.
At the site of the Puli Bianka barracks, the veterans traveled through time and reviewed the hard-working history of revolutionary ancestors. Photo by Yue Xiaoping
At the site of the Puli Bianka Barracks, a mottled city wall and weathered wooden beams allow the veterans to travel through time and space and relive the arduous history of their ancestors. The Puli Bianka Barracks were built in 1938 and witnessed the development history of the border defenses in the western border of the motherland from nothing to something, from weak to strong. Yang Weili, a veteran who is preparing to demobilize and go home to run a business with his father, said: "Hard work is a valuable quality of doing things and starting a business. After returning to the local area, I will continue to carry forward the spirit of hard work and selfless dedication of the older generation of revolutionary martyrs, work hard and enterprising, and make more contributions to society."
Under the witness of Yang, the veterans solemnly swore to the national flag. Yue Xiaoping Photo
A veteran is a flag. Veteran Wang Licheng is about to return to Guangxi to continue his college entrance examination after he retired from the army. He mobilized three veterans to water the trees in the back mountain every day, hoping that green will spread all over Pamir; veteran Lu Wenjun refused to give up his comrades and asked to continue to stay in the kitchen and cook a few more meals for his comrades; veteran Pan Jin took the initiative to ask for participation in the duty station , considering that there were few people in the unit in office. Veteran Yang Jian said: "After entering the company's door, he will be a member of the company for the rest of his life. He will be in office for 1 minute, work well for 60 seconds, and have no complaints or regrets."
It is understood that in order to do a good job in veterans, the border defense regiment has carried out extensive praise meetings, symposiums, legal consultation and psychological services to serve veterans enthusiastically. A comprehensive survey of the actual difficulties of veterans will be conducted, and targeted measures to understand the difficulties and help the poor for veterans who are sick and have special difficulties in their families. Provide advice and consultation on employment recommendations, job choices, self-employment, etc. to help them solve their worries. (End)
