In the seventies of the last century, Chongqing ushered in the establishment of the first crematorium. At the time, crematoriums were seen as a cold and special job, and almost no one wanted to set foot in them. However, there was an old man who spent 20 years there silently until he was in his late teens. However, it was not until his true identity was revealed that people discovered that this old man's past was extraordinary, and he was even toasted by many of our country's founding marshals. Who is this old man sacred?What kind of life did he go through?Why do multiple marshals take turns to toast him?Let's walk into the story of this old man.
This old man's name is Tan Bingyun, and he is a combat hero of my country on a par with Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun in the Korean War. They have been awarded special merits and are known as:"Tier 1 Hero"。Tan Bingyun was born in 1923 in a poor peasant family in Baisha, Jiangjin County, and has been working as a farmer in the landlord's family since he was a child. In order to change this situation, Tan Bingyun joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1948 and participated in many battles in the Liberation War, winning third-class merit.
In 1950, when the Korean War broke out, Tan Bingyun went to the front with the Chinese People's Volunteers. In one battle, he fought for eight hours with one man, one gun, and three grenades, and successfully stopped the enemy army. In 1951, in the face of the siege of the enemy, Tan Bingyun stepped forward and successfully destroyed a tank with a grenade, but he was seriously wounded. Despite the advice of his superiors and comrades-in-arms to rest, he went deep into the battle line, hid in the vineyards, and with one gun and three grenades, faced the enemy's heavy tank group, successfully resisted, but was seriously wounded.
On the occasion of honor, Tan Bingyun did not know the contribution of his actions to the entire battle situation, and the tank he blew up blocked the enemy army for 28 hours, ensuring the smooth evacuation of the volunteers. After returning to China, Tan Bingyun's heroic deeds were reported by "People**" and became a hero of national attention. In 1951, he participated"A delegation of heroes and models of the Volunteer Army"He was cordially received by the leaders of the Party and the state. After that, Tan Bingyun participated in the celebration reception hosted by Mr. Zhu, Marshal Peng and other leaders as a representative, and was toasted by the founding fathers.
In 1952, Tan Bingyun returned to North Korea and continued to fight. Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung personally visited him at the headquarters of the Volunteer Army and spoke highly of his heroic deeds. In 1953, Tan Bingyun retired successfully, but he chose the post of ordinary section chief. As section chief, he led his colleagues to build the county's first crematorium. At first, the workers were reluctant to dispose of the bodies due to psychological fear. Tan Bingyun personally went into battle, led by example, and gradually won the acceptance of the workers. However, it is not easy to change the traditional concept, whenever there is a deceased, Tan Bingyun personally comes to the door to persuade him, and in the face of the resistance and blame of his family, he bears it silently.
At night, the crematorium needs to be on duty, but no one wants to. Tan Bingyun was on duty day and night, even during the Spring Festival. Until"Funeral reform"It was only after the legislation that his work gradually improved. While working at the crematorium, Tan Bingyun received a lot of criticism. However, this old man pushing the corpse on the cart was mistaken for a poor old man or a criminal who had been released from prison, but he was actually the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, a special meritorious hero, and an anti-tank hero Tan Bingyun.