One day in 1986, two photographers arrived at a small village in Wanxian County, Sichuan Province. From time to time, they stopped and came to the door of a villager's house and knocked on the door.
The door opened, and out came an old man with a disability. He was injured in his left foot and only had four fingers on one hand. The two photographers introduced themselves to him and asked, "We are all journalists, can we ask for some water to take pictures here?" ”
The old man warmly invited them into the house. As they entered the house, they looked at the furnishings and found that the contents of the room were extremely simple, only a bed, a table, and a flashlight, almost empty.
At this time, a photographer walked to the wall, saw a **, and was very surprised: "Isn't this *** and **?" Fellow, is the other young man in ** you? ”
The old man smiled and nodded, and replied, "Yes, more than thirty years have passed. ”
The reporter was shocked to find that the people who can take photos with ** and ** are not idle people. This old man's name is Chen Renhua, a veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and a special meritorious hero of the Volunteer Army.
However, the fact that this special hero resides in this environment has aroused the curiosity of journalists. Under the persuasion of reporters, Chen Renhua shared his experience. Chen Renhua was born in a poor small village, and his parents made a living from farming.
Since he was a child, he has helped the family to reduce the burden on the family. During the Anti-Japanese War, he hoped to join the army to kill the enemy, but was stopped by his parents. It was not until after the founding of New China that he had the opportunity to join the army.
In 1950, when the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea began, he responded to the call of the country and resolutely joined the army. In the army, he performed well and was hailed as a special meritorious hero. However, his life was not rich.
Chen Renhua did not become complacent because of this, but became more calm and calm, constantly striving to improve his combat skills and actual combat experience. In a major battle in August 1952, he led three recruits to successfully infiltrate the enemy position, killed three enemy soldiers, captured one prisoner alive, and captured a machine gun, showing heroic combat ability and skill.
His outstanding performance led him to receive merit of the second class and honorably join the Komsomol. However, a great war made him realize that the real purpose of the Volunteer Army's fight was to defend the Motherland, and no personal honor could compare with it.
In the Battle of Shangganling in October, he witnessed the scene of Huang Jiguang's heroic sacrifice in order to capture the heights, and was deeply moved and determined to avenge Huang Jiguang. In the summer of 1953, when the Korean War entered a critical moment, he wrote a bloody letter asking to join the commando team and serve as the first demoman.
In the battle against the Hill of Crosses, his unit suffered heavy losses, and whether it was able to capture the main fire point leading to the main peak tunnel became the key. At this time, he was alone, rushed to the enemy's tunnel firepower, blocked the hole with his own body, and died with the enemy, successfully blowing up the tunnel.
His heroic deeds have won everyone's admiration and praise.
Chen Renhua has only one belief in his heart, that is, to learn from Huang Jiguang, even if he sacrifices himself, he will blow up the enemy's tunnel firepower points and clear the obstacles for the troops. With such conviction in mind, he quickly rushed into the enemy's net of fire.
At this time, the enemy spotted him, and the fire came at him fiercely, and the bullets hit him and sent white smoke, but he remained calm and crawled forward from side to side.
Eventually, he rushed to the enemy's point of fire. With all his strength, he climbed the rock wall in front of the firing point, quickly stuffed the explosive bag into the fort perforation, and stuffed a grenade into it, and pulled down the fuse without hesitation.
After two loud bangs, the enemy fortress was blown up, clouds of fog rushed into the sky, and a wave of heat rushed into the face. Chen Renhua didn't have time to dodge and was knocked to the ground by the strong heat wave.
However, he did not give up, but before the smoke had cleared, he struggled to get up again and hid by the side of a large rock to rest. Subsequently, he decided to go and blow up the second point of fire.
He continued to crawl forward, using the explosives pack to quickly blow up the firing point. After a short rest, he quickly ran to the third point of fire. However, this time, he was not so lucky.
He was crawling when he was unfortunately hit by a bullet in his left leg. Enduring the excruciating pain, he continued to crawl forward, approaching the third point of fire. However, when he found that there was no explosive bag on his body, he felt very anxious.
There are only two ways in front of you, one is to give up, and the other is to collect grenades as explosives packs and continue the operation. However, the ignition time of the grenade is shorter than that of the explosives pack, and his left leg is injured, how can he have time to escape**?
In the face of life and death, he chose to sacrifice himself. There was a loud bang, and he was tossed over the stone by a huge wave of air. Enduring the severe pain, he opened his eyes and glanced at the battlefield, and saw that the bunker had been blown up, and then closed his eyes with relief.
After the battle, Chen Renhua was seriously injured and carried to the hospital**. The middle finger of his left hand was blown off, his left foot was injured, and his head was **. However, he didn't care: "My wound is nothing compared to the sacrificed comrades." ”
Heard about this valiant warrior, came to visit him, and praised him for being good. In view of his outstanding performance, the headquarters of the Volunteer Army awarded him special merit and publicized his deeds to the soldiers of the whole army.
In October of the same year, ** led the third Chinese condolence group to Pyongyang, where he was warmly welcomed by the volunteers and held a grand meeting. At the meeting, Chen Renhua was received by **, others and took a group photo.
* Humorously said: "It's also glorious for us to take pictures with the heroes of the Volunteer Army!" After taking a group photo, he also asked him to sign a notebook to commemorate the occasion.
In 1954, Chen In-hwa and 12 other volunteer heroes met with Kim Il Sung twice in North Korea. Kim Il Sung shook Chen In-hwa's hand and said, "Thank you. Then he personally wore the Medal of Battle Hero and the Order of the National Flag on their chests.
Chen Renhua has had the privilege of meeting many greater heroes than him. From them, he further realized what true selflessness is and what dedication is. What impressed him was a **, but in his twenties, who looked quiet and delicate, but dared to shuttle through the battlefield full of artillery fire, and returned to the first aid site with soldiers on his back.
Thinking of this, Chen Renhua's eyes couldn't help but burst into tears: "There are still many soldiers who are missing arms and legs, and I am really nothing compared to them." Soon, Chen Renhua was elected as a representative of the 67th Army and went to Beijing to be reviewed.
When this news came, he was uncontrollablely excited, and accidentally caused the sequelae of the brain to fall into a coma. When he woke up, he had already returned to the hospital in his home country. During his stay in the hospital, Chen Renhua underwent meticulous examinations and was rated as a third-class B disabled person and mobilized to return to his hometown.
For this result, Chen Renhua accepted it calmly, and while continuing to complete the **, he planned to return to his hometown to build his hometown. Before leaving, considering the country's difficulties, he took the initiative to hand over his disability certificate to the state.
In 1954, Chen Renhua returned to his hometown of Wanxian. As soon as he came to Wanxian, the leaders of the county party committee contacted Chen Renhua and wanted to entertain him. However, he was homesick and politely refused the reception of the county party committee, and even hurried back to the small village to reunite with the villagers before he had time to go through the relevant procedures.
After returning to his hometown, Chen Renhua upheld the responsibility of a Communist Party member, and successively took the lead in organizing mutual aid groups, large associations, primary societies, senior societies and other organizations, and successively served as team leaders, presidents, production captains and other positions, leading the villagers to keep up with the pace of the country, develop the hometown economy, and embark on the road to prosperity.
In 1972, Chen Renhua became the deputy mine manager of the town-run coal mine, mainly responsible for production and safety. During his working period, he took the mine as a unit and devoted himself to work without sleep and food.
During his tenure, there was not a single safety accident in the coal mine, the operation and development were booming, and the enterprise became more and more prosperous. The workers all praised Chen Renhua: "He is a hero in the army, he is also a role model when he returns to the countryside, and he is also the backbone force when he comes to the enterprise. ”
Chen Renhua, a special meritorious hero, has been unknown for many years, and his heroic deeds are buried deep in his heart. He had participated in many battles and made great achievements, but in order not to worry his family and fellow villagers, he chose to remain silent.
It was not until later in life, when his physical condition deteriorated, that his heroic deeds were discovered. His family was very poor, and the family lived in a low house of less than 30 square meters.
He never regarded himself as a hero, let alone fought for his care. With his actions, he explained what it means to be selfless and helpful. Although his life was very difficult, he never complained, and has been silently giving for his family and fellow villagers.
His deeds deeply touched us and made us respect and admire the hero even more.
Chen Renhua, a special meritorious hero of the Volunteer Army, resolutely joined the army in order to protect his family and defend the country, although his health was getting weaker and weaker, he still insisted on working in the fields, maintaining a basic life, and paying taxes and party dues on time, showing the vanguard and exemplary role of a Communist Party member.
However, it is surprising that to this day he has not received official confirmation from the relevant ** department and has not received the treatment he deserves. The reporter conducted an in-depth interview on this and found that there was no record of him in the documents and materials of his relevant departments, and the discharge materials had disappeared without a trace.
However, this reporter did not give up, consulted books and materials on resisting US aggression and aiding Korea through various channels, and finally found his materials in the Political Department of the Chengdu Military Region, and found in the library of Wanxian County the records of his platoon commander Ren Zhiming's meritorious service and the battle at Cross Hill, and found out the time and location of the battle.
Subsequently, after several twists and turns, he learned about the current number and station of the 67th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and contacted Ren Zhiming, who was very concerned about Chen Renhua's situation after learning about Chen Renhua's situation, and immediately cooperated with the reporter to sort out Chen Renhua's archives for backup, and sent Chen Renhua information on his meritorious service.
After multiple investigations, it was confirmed that this old man named Chen Renhua was the special hero of the year, and that group photo ** was also a precious image of him and ** and ***.
And the reason for the loss of Chen Renhua's file has also been revealed. At that time, almost all the soldiers of Chen Renhua's company died, and the platoon commander was also seriously injured and hospitalized. Chen Renhua stayed at the division headquarters due to illness and told about his combat experience, and then returned to China due to his brain.
But when he was discharged from the army after being in the country, he lost contact with the original army and was unable to prove his identity. The books that the reporter looked for before were incomplete and missed a lot of information.
Despite the efforts of the relevant departments to find out, it cannot be completely ruled out that Chen Renhua has become a missing hero. In 1975, Chen Renhua's army sent people to Wanxian County to look for him, hoping that he would return to the army, but he was in charge of coal mine work at that time, and out of a strong sense of responsibility, he did not choose to leave the coal mine, so his return to the army was delayed.
Later, the troops were adjusted, and Chen Renhua lost contact with the original troops again. At that time, he was eager to return to his hometown, and he did not go to the local ** to submit documents and go through the demobilization procedures, so the local ** did not have any relevant records of him.
Due to these reasons, Chen Renhua lacked information, was unable to participate in several national congresses of heroes and models, and did not receive the preferential treatment he deserved. But he never regretted it, because he built his pursuit on a noble spirit, on the great righteousness of the country and the people.
Such a noble spirit is worth learning from all of us. One day, several local leaders of Wanxian County came to Chen Renhua's house and handed him the certificate that the army had gone through the formalities.
At this moment, this hero who has been hidden for many years is finally confirmed and obtains his own glory. Although Chen Renhua, who was only sixty or seventy years old, did not care about the glory brought by meritorious service, he could not help but shed tears when he received this certificate.
This is the recognition of the country and the people for him, and this is his own glory.
When his children were surprised to find out that their father was a special hero, he chose to remain silent. Over the years, my colleagues have never heard him mention meritorious service. The military history expert asked Chen Renhua curiously: "Why do you want to hide your meritorious service?" ”
Chen Renhua choked up and replied: "Those who died on the battlefield are the real heroes. I fought not for meritorious service, but for the people. "He, like countless other heroes, hid his identity and military exploits for the sake of the country and the people, just so as not to trouble the country.
Such heroes have illuminated the history of our new China. Their heroic deeds were recognized, they were publicized, and their glory could be restored. They are the backbone of our country and our people, and will always be our pride and glory.
Many years later, with the help of local ** and social people, the life of Chen Renhua's old hero has been improved, and his deeds have also been used as a reference for various film and television works, and he is vividly active in film and television.
Their deeds have been praised by others, and they have always been the glory of the country.