On October 17, 2018, in a ward at the No. 59 Hospital in Yunnan Province, several doctors and soldiers surrounded a man lying on a bed, their faces solemn and their eyes focused on him. One of the doctors was so nervous that his forehead was sweating.
You must know that for this man's **, 10 experts were dispatched across the country to jointly perform the operation, and it took more than 5 hours to maintain his vital characteristics normally.
The clock hand on the wall pointed to 10 o'clock, and the man woke up leisurely, struggling to sit up, and the people next to him hurriedly helped him to lean against the back of the bed. The man on the hospital bed coughed a few times and muttered as if he was about to say something.
The people around me lowered their heads and leaned over to listen, "I'm blind in my eyes and my arms are gone, aren't I?"”
The crowd was silent.
The man didn't receive a response, knowing that this was true. He let out a long sigh and slid under the covers.
Suddenly, the door of the ward was pushed open, and a poorly dressed woman broke in, stumbled towards the man, hugged the man and cried.
The man on the hospital bed is Du Fuguo, a demining hero, who lost both eyes and hands in 2018 in a demining operation to save his comrades.
At this time, Du Fuguo was 27 years old and in the prime of life.
So, why did this man lose his arms and eyes because of rescuing his comrades?It all starts with Du Fuguo's enlistment experience.
In 1991, when the cold wind was howling, a father in a padded jacket wandered back and forth in the hospital's operating room, his face flushed and his hands kept rubbing back and forth. At this time, he was very excited, because his son was about to be born, and he could be a father.
As he waited, the light at the door of the operating room finally went out. Subsequently, a ** came out, hugged the baby, and congratulated the father Du Jun.
Du Jun was overjoyed, and after a few days, his wife's body returned to normal under the care of the doctor, and the two discussed the naming of the child, and the result of the discussion was to name the baby Du Fuguo.
Rich country is taken from the term "the country is rich and the people are safe". Du Jun's family lives in Zunyi City, Guizhou, a city with a red revolution background, and Du Jun grew up hearing the story of the red revolution since he was a child, and has a strong dream of joining the army.
However, due to some special reasons, he could not realize his dream of joining the army, and Du Jun gradually became accustomed to the usual firewood, rice, oil and salt. Now seeing his son, Du Jun rekindles his original dream and wants his son to make up for the regret that he can't join the army.
In 2022, Du Jun told reporters that he had expressed a sentence to Du Fuguo, who was still in infancy, "The children's generation must make more contributions to the country." ”
Although it is said that since the liberation of New China, the domestic war has disappeared, Du Jun still vividly told his son the story of the revolution that happened in Zunyi, Guizhou, and how the early Red Revolution traveled long distances to avoid the encirclement and suppression of the Kuomintang army in order to serve the country and the people, and then how to resist the Japanese invaders.
The young Du Fuguo listened ignorantly, and the dream of joining the army in his heart gradually brewed, and he also wanted to leave his footprints on the road of national construction and dedicate all his youth and strength.
Finally, in the cold winter of 2010, the recruitment propaganda on campus attracted Du Fuguo's attention. The 18-year-old was so enthusiastic that he signed up after telling his parents.
As we all know, the conscription assessment is a kind of strict screening, in order to screen out people with lofty ideals who are calm and can endure hardships. And Du Fuguo did not forget to strengthen physical exercise in addition to studying since he was a child, so he was naturally hired smoothly and became a border soldier in Yunnan.
Seeing that his son made up for the regret that he failed to join the army when he was young, Du Jun, as a father, smiled, but he never thought that there would be a sudden change that would make his son in the prime of life disabled.
The first lesson of a recruit's enlistment, standing in a military posture.
Chest and abdomen, look ahead... It seems like a simple action, but it is not easy in the harsh winter. Du Fuguo stood in the cold wind for five or six hours at a time, holding back not to shake, but once he almost fell to the ground.
No matter what, Du Fuguo did not choose to retreat, but gritted his teeth and persevered.
This has to be attributed to the guidance of the spirit of the Long March by Du Fuguo, who grew up on the soil that once shed blood, and the deeds of the deceased red revolutionary soldiers have already left a deep imprint in Du Fuguo's mind, making him willing to "sacrifice the small self to fulfill the big self".
And Du Fuguo knows that strict training is only to build good physical fitness and contribute to the country.
In the past five years, Du Fuguo has been present in the cooking class and the writing of documents, and the leaders and other soldiers are full of praise when they mention him. But Du Fuguo is not satisfied with this, he looks forward to more ways to realize his value.
In 2015, at a chance meeting, Du Fuguo learned from his leaders that the state was planning to organize a mine-clearing brigade to clear mines in Bazi Village, Malipo County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
This time, Du Fuguo also signed up without hesitation. It's just that the risk factor is too high, especially the unmarried Du Fuguo has not left an heir, once he dies, doesn't it mean that the Du family is extinct?
At first, the army leaders were resolutely opposed, but when Du Fuguo heard that more than 100 people had been injured and many had broken arms and legs in Bazi Village, Bali Village, and other villages, his heart was like a knife, as if it had happened to him.
Just imagine, in a backward mountain village, without arms and legs, farming and chopping firewood are just foolish dreams, and there is no possibility.
To this end, Du Fuguo also wrote a formal letter of invitation, in which there was a sentence that touched people's hearts.
"When I learned about the tragic incidents of the villagers living in the minefield being bombed again and again, I couldn't calm my heart, I felt that this was my mission, and a voice told me: 'I'm going to go to minesweep!'"”
At the same time, Du Fuguo expounded his views and ideas in the ears of the army leaders. The leader couldn't resist the persistence of Du Fuguo, so he had to agree. He patted Du Fuguo on the shoulder and said, "We are proud of you." ”
Du Fuguo has no hesitation to change from the role of a border soldier to a demining soldier, the road is long, and he will explore step by step!
But entering the minesweeper is only the beginning, and experienced fighters must enter the minefield.
Compared with other minesweepers, Du Fuguo's cultural foundation is weak, and in the first mine-clearing knowledge test, his results did not reach the passing line.
If ordinary people encounter this situation, they will complain about the heavens and others, complaining that they need to use a bunch of theoretical exams to embarrass themselves by voluntarily doing dangerous things.
But Du Fuguo is different. "Where there's a will, there's a way" is his belief. He repeatedly asked for leave to get high marks from the demining fighters, and he first pondered and demonstrated the knowledge points he did not understand, and then asked.
Over time, in the later exams, Du Fuguo was handy, and it was the norm to score more than 90 points. The next step is the practical drill of veterans leading recruits, and Du Fuguo also persistently uses his unique trick - "ask". Also in a short period of time, he had a variety of mine-clearing methods at his disposal.
Sure enough, in the final comprehensive examination, Du Fuguo's score was among the best, and his demining career has since set off the curtain.
In the final comprehensive exam, Du Fuguo met all the grades and ranked among the best among his comrades, which also means that Du Fuguo can go to the minefield and start his demining career.
Because the task of mine clearance is extremely difficult and lives can be lost at any time, informing their families is a necessary process.
Du Fuguo's father listened to his son's decision, was silent for a long time, and leisurely spit out a sentence, "My son has grown up, and it is time for you to serve the motherland." ”
Du Fuguo also wrote in his diary, "I think about what kind of life is truly meaningful and valuable, and the only criterion for measuring is what I have really done for the country and the people." I feel that this is my calling.
Although Du Fuguo is an only child, his father Du Jun often taught him to be self-reliant, and taught him various life skills early, such as cooking. Only in this way can Du Jun and his wife work outside with peace of mind.
The mine-sweeping unit also tasted Du Fuguo's cooked food by chance, and all the soldiers involuntarily gave him a thumbs up, saying that he was full of color, flavor, and good cooking skills.
The leaders of the mine-sweeping unit were having a headache looking for some reason to dissuade Du Fuguo from going to the front line, and he had an idea, so he used this as an excuse to say that the unit's cooking squad needed him to manage logistics, but Du Fuguo resolutely refused.
Although it is said that the work of the cooking class is not easy, it can only be said to be a small drop in the bucket compared to minesweeping on the front line, and it is not worth talking about.
What's more, the purpose of Du Fuguo's participation in the mine-sweeping force is to go to the front line to clear mines and do a great thing for the people.
In addition, after Du Fuguo joined the mine-sweeping unit, he also sneaked to a mountain village in Yunnan with his good comrades-in-arms to learn about the situation, but the truth was even more grim than what he heard.
For example, in some families, the parents of left-behind children were killed by mines buried in the ground, and even if it was a "safe area", people did not dare to easily cross it, so they could only hide at home and try not to go out.
In the winter of 2015, Du Fuguo and hundreds of his comrades-in-arms officially set out to clear mines, this time in the Laoshan minefield in Yunnan.
In fact, the Laoshan minefield has already experienced two national mine-clearing operations, but some villagers are still injured by landmines, indicating that there are also hidden mines in them, which are dangerous.
"Every time there is an extra mine, you can reduce the danger for your comrades-in-arms and the people." This is a sentence that Du Fuguo often said to his comrades-in-arms, and he personally proved it with practice.
Actions speak louder than words.
More than 2,000 ** things, 20 emergencies...
Du Fuguo did not panic about this and solved it easily. In this regard, his comrades-in-arms also gave him the nickname of "Thor", Du Fuguo was ecstatic about it, and took it as his WeChat name, because this is his recognition and his unique honorary title.
Unfortunately, Du Fuguo had an accident during a mine clearance operation**, but not because of his mistakes, but because of his comrades-in-arms.
On October 11, 2018, as usual, Du Fuguo and his comrades-in-arms stepped into the forbidden land and accidentally found a Type 59 anti-tank mine, and they couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
According to the available information, the shock wave generated by the explosion of the mine was extremely strong, so that the tank would be knocked over if it touched it.
This time, a comrade-in-arms rushed to clear mines first, and the squad leader agreed, but Du Fuguo was not at ease, because this comrade-in-arms had just joined the army a few days ago and had not cleared mines, so how could he deal with such an unstable mine?
So, Du Fuguo took the initiative to follow him, nervously observing the behavior of his comrades-in-arms, and suddenly, he sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly rushed up to pounce on his comrades-in-arms, and used his body to protect his comrades' heads.
As soon as the mine exploded, the shock wave kicked up dust and forced everyone to cover their eyes with their hands.
About 10 minutes later, the first thing everyone saw was the bleeding Du Fuguo fainting to the ground, and the comrade-in-arms was so frightened that he cried, and kept shouting Du Fuguo's name, trying to wake Du Fuguo up.
Other comrades-in-arms rushed up, picked up Du Fuguo and sent him directly to the nearest county hospital.
When they first met, the doctor was also frightened, and immediately reacted, and took measures to stop the bleeding for Du Fuguo within a few minutes, and at the same time applied to Du Fuguo's squad leader for military medical support.
The troops attached great importance to Du Fuguo's injuries and ordered ten experts from Beijing to come for treatment.
The red light in the emergency room turned on, and it took about 5 hours to go out, and Du Fuguo's comrades-in-arms, who were waiting anxiously outside, stepped forward to ask the doctor who came out, Du Fuguo's condition.
The doctor said that Du Fuguo's life was no longer in danger, but the doctor's next sentence made everyone look at each other.
The doctor said that due to the great damage caused to Du Fuguo by the mines, not only was his eyes blind, but his hands were also blown up.
When Du Fu learned the bad news, his face twitched slightly, but no tears flowed out, and he said to his mother who threw himself on him, "Mom, I'm fine." ”
Father Du Jun stood aside, tears streaming down his face, holding back his voice. However, he must be proud to have such a son in his heart.
After more than a month, after Du Fuguo was discharged from the hospital, the state commended Du Fuguo for first-class merit according to his military exploits.
In addition, the military region discussed the living security of Du Fuguo, who was in the prime of life, and decided to let him receive a living allowance of 7,000 yuan per month. Du Fuguo's family was also taken care of accordingly.
However, Du Fuguo is not willing to be a disabled person who is supported by others, and he wants to give full play to his spare energy.
In August 2020, Du Fuguo took the initiative to apply to become the announcer of the military radio program "Voice of the Southern Continent", telling his own stories and beliefs, so that confused people can find the strength to support themselves to pursue their dreams.
At the same time, he knows that his current level of education alone is not enough to support his spare energy.
In the same year, he passed the first college entrance examination to enter Guizhou University, and after two years of serious study in administrative management, he graduated with excellent results, passed the military examination, became a civilian employee of the army, and once again embarked on his road of serving the country.
In China, in fact, there are many patriots like the "thunder god" Du Fuguo, they all have a variety of legendary lives of dedicating their youth to the country, and what they all have in common is that they all have the perseverance to dedicate themselves to the country.
They are all bright guiding lights, and the act of sacrificing the ego and fulfilling the ego is always worth learning from each and every one of us.