The Chinese tourist was recognized by the owner of the American restaurant as a former Korean prisoner of war
In the spring of 1979, Liu Lu, a veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, visited the United States, and at a party in New York, a man named James Burtner recognized her at a glance, and excitedly shook her hand and said: "I was your prisoner in North Korea back then", and Liu Lu once replied with a smile, "I remember you."
In 1951, James Burtner was a soldier in the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. Army, and Liu Lu was a translator for the Volunteer Army. Due to the fact that the "United **" captives captured by the Volunteer Army at that time could not communicate in language and could not be interrogated, translators became a talent in short supply in the army.
At that time, Liu Lu was a law school graduate from Shanghai and originally planned to work at the school. However, with the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, her plans changed.
Liu Lu once said: "As soon as the artillery fire goes off, I just want to defend my family and the country." So, she entered the DPRK with 22 hot-blooded young men and marched thousands of miles to the central part of Korea. These 22 young people are all translators who are proficient in foreign languages, and they are also high-level intellectuals.
After Liu Luzeng arrived at the unit, he was assigned to the enemy engineering department. Here, he was mainly responsible for translating large quantities of captured military documents and propaganda materials, as well as interrogating prisoners of war.
Liu Lu was deeply impressed by the first time he saw foreign prisoners of war, who were draped in blankets and looked very embarrassed. They were asked by their superiors to be interrogated quickly, and to know the full situation of the captives within three days.
As a translator, you need to be not only proficient in the language, but also know the formation of the army, military language, and the general situation of the enemy. Liu Lu once took notes while studying during the interrogation, and even held a pen in his hand during the meal to record what he learned.
Liu Lu was deeply impressed by Bertner, not only because of his kind actions, but also because of our army's policy of leniency towards prisoners. When Burtner fell ill during the interrogation, Liu Lu arranged for a doctor to treat him and administer medicine in time, which made Burtner deeply feel the humanity of the volunteers.
And Liu Luzeng was also deeply impressed by Burtner, he said: "I have implemented more prisoner policies on him. The implementation of these policies allowed Liu Lu to see the leniency and humanity of our army.
At the end of 1952, Liu Lu was assigned to the Enemy Engineering Section of the Political Department of the 24th Army and participated in the English broadcasting team. Their task is to conduct psychological warfare against the enemy at the front line, which, although not real with real ammunition, is no less dangerous.
They had to run wildly in the snow on the front line, dodging shells, and at one point, Liu Lu was almost grazed by shrapnel and bullets. In the tunnels, they often have no access to fresh air and food for days and nights, so they have to huddle together, and the air is very muddy.
Once, when Liu Lu was inspecting the radio line, due to the "drunken oxygen" in the turbid air for too long, his comrades-in-arms hurriedly put him on a bed made of stones, and he was able to recover.
Around Christmas, Liu Lu and his team used Christmas songs such as "Ode to Joy" and "Jingle Bells", as well as folk songs familiar to American soldiers, to arouse the other party's homesickness and war weariness.
In 1953, on the eve of the armistice, they even broadcast, and the enemy on the opposite side would stop firing because of this. The success of these measures is aimed at bringing the war to an end as soon as possible and allowing more people to return home to enjoy peace and happiness.
On July 27, 1953, the Korean War officially ended, and Liu Luzeng returned to his homeland shortly after. However, she did not know anything about the life and death of the 22 comrades who had entered the court together.
However, she was well aware that from the moment they set foot on the Korean battlefield, everyone was ready to sacrifice for the country and the people.