Jingzhou News Network (Special Reporter Zhu Chuanrong) Yang Zongxu was in his 80s and was indifferent to fame and fortune throughout his life, approachable and humble. His colleagues only knew that he was a military resignation, but he did not know that he had participated in the explosion test of defending our country's first atomic bomb, and later made collective military achievements in the fight against the United States in Vietnam.
In February 11942, Yang Zongxu was born in a farmer's house in Jingmen City, Hubei Province. The pursuit of the ancestors of the Yang family is a scholarly family. A plaque with the "Four Knowledges of Family History" is regarded as the ancestral teachings that have been passed down for hundreds of years, and is still hanging high above the main hall of my hometown. According to legend, on the 70th birthday of the distant ancestor, the family members sent this plaque, which was a birthday gift, as a warning to future generations.
"Four Knows" means "Heaven Knows, God Knows, You Knows, I Knows". Historical records Eastern Han Loyal minister Yang Zhen , who served as the governor of Jingzhou , and there is also a story about the integrity of "Four Knows Refusing Financial". As a descendant of the Yang clan, Yang Zongxu took this plaque as a photo and carried it with him, reminding him to be respectful and cautious in life.
1963, he, who was a primary school teacher at the time, joined the army and joined the party in 1965. He recalled that three days before the successful test of China's first atomic bomb explosion on October 16, 1964, his troops received an order from the Central Military Commission and immediately set off from Tianjin in secret and rushed to the northwest in advance to defend the workshop of the atomic bomb production base. does not take off his clothes for three days and nights, dresses and sleeps at night, and is on standby to carry out tasks at any time until the atomic bomb explodes successfully. During this period, Yang Zongxu was not around when his mother fell ill, was hospitalized or died. The country is the best, and the small family must obey everyone. Even if loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time, he still has no complaints. Obeying orders is the duty and true nature of a soldier.
1968 In the second half of 1968, Yang Zongxu went to Vietnam to participate in the aid Vietnam to fight against the United States. He was in the 2nd Company of the 24th Regiment of the 8th Anti-Air Artillery Division, and was at the time of the platoon leader. On September 22 of the same year, an enemy plane flew into our defense zone. The Second Company quickly used 85 guns (caliber 85 mm) to strike down the enemy plane with only 9 shells. The entire company won the third-class collective military merit and was commended by the Central Military Commission.
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recalled the past, and wrote a poem "Unforgettable Battle": The heroic spirit defended the sky, and nine sounds of thunder and fire dragons rose. The American emperor flew into the sea of fire, and the warriors of the second company made great achievements. Raising the flag and riding the horse is majestic, and supporting Vietnam to drive away the wolf. The sword is unhealthy, and the tiger still dares to kill the bear.
0 years later, at the end of 2019, Yang Zongxu returned to the battlefield with endless thoughts and wrote the poem "Return to Friendship". After he and his comrades-in-arms and their families went to sweep the graves for the sacrificed comrades-in-arms, he wrote a poem "Sweeping the Graves for the Martyrs who aided Vietnam and resisted the American Martyrs" with tears in his eyes. In his 80s, Mr. Yang has been determined to cultivate himself with the "Four Knowledge" throughout his life, and still maintains a good style of hard work and simplicity after the army takes up leadership positions. He changed his job in a local area in 1986 and retired from the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions in 2002. His character and family style are the best gifts to his descendants.
After retirement, Yang Zongxu studied calligraphy and poetry couplets. He is currently a member of the Provincial and Municipal Poetry Couplet Society and a member of the Municipal Senior Calligraphy and Painting Research Association. In his spare time, creating poetry and practicing calligraphy became the joy of his later years.
is the 80th birthday. He selected 800 poems and several calligraphy works, and published a collection of poems "Yang Lin's Leaves" to commemorate them.
