American ** Kennedy once said:
To judge a country's character, we must not only look at what kind of people it has cultivated, but also what kind of people its people choose to pay tribute to and cherish what kind of people. ”
In our country, there are many people who deserve to be honored, but there are 6 people who are special.
Not only were they honored and remembered by our people, but when they died, the United lowered the flag at half-mast to pay their respects.
You know, the United Nations does not casually fly the flag at half-mast for the death of a person.
As an international organization, its existence is of great significance.
Those who can receive the United Nations flag at half-mast are those who have made outstanding contributions to the country in some important events or in the country.
Of these 6 people, 5 of them are very familiar to us.
Since childhood, we have been exposed to stories about them.
In the cold autumn of independence, the Xiangjiang River went north, and the orange island was headed.
Look at the mountains red all over, the forests are dyed;
The river is clear and transparent, and hundreds of boats compete for the stream.
I believe that everyone has more or less an impression of the beginning of this poem, which is "Qinyuan Spring, Changsha" written by the great leader of our country.
In August 1925, after in-depth understanding and study of Marxism
When he returned to Changsha to recuperate, he wrote this poem.
"Ask the vast earth, who is the lord of ups and downs".
**Through this poem, he expressed his unswerving determination on the revolutionary road and his pride in leading the poor people into the new century.
It is precisely because of such great men who led the revolutionary ancestors to advance that China is now free from war and happy and healthy.
** Dedicate his emotions and hard work to the motherland and the people.
Under his leadership, the Chinese will never be oppressed again, and he is the promoter of our country's history.
The United Nations is learning of the death of the President.
Flags were immediately lowered at half-mast to mourn the departure of the President.
"It was gray, overcast and cold. The sidewalks on both sides of Chang'an Avenue are crowded with men, women and children. ”This is a passage from the sixth-grade text, "Ten Mile Long Street to Send the Prime Minister". Every time I read this article, tears flow inadvertently.
The weather in Beijing was cold that day, but people's hearts felt colder than that day, and the beloved *** left.
The masses who learned the news asked around and finally learned that the prime minister would be funeral on January 11.
So the people spread ten, ten to hundred, and spontaneously came to Chang'an Street without fear of the cold.
When the premier's hearse passed by Chang'an Avenue, the sound of cries resounded throughout the city.
78-year-old ***
On January 8, 1976, he left us forever.
When the United Nations learned of his death, the flag was lowered to half-mast in mourning.
This is the first time since the founding of the United Nations that the flag of a country has been flown at half-mast.
**Before his death, he was determined to drive a new path of China's development and build a world bridge for China.
He had only one wife in his life, and he set an example for monogamy in our country.
He had no children in his life, and he loved the children of the whole country as his own, hoping that every child would have enough to eat and have books to read.
He is the prime minister of the country, but he has no savings, and his wish before his death is not to occupy a piece of land for the people, and his ashes are scattered directly.
He has been diligent and thrifty all his life, does not engage in specialization, and the leftover vegetable soup after eating will be dipped in steamed buns.
For more than 20 years, there are only two pairs of leather shoes, and he cannot be said to be his relatives on any occasion.
He is probably the only person in the world who has zero negative reviews.
1976 was a heavy year for our country.
This year *** left, **left, ** the marshal also left.
Since childhood, we have also grown up listening to the stories of the ** marshal.
In 1928, due to the blockade of the Jinggangshan base area by the Kuomintang, there was a shortage of food in the Jinggangshan base area, and ** and his comrades went down to the mountain to pick up grain.
I have to walk more than 50 kilometers back and forth in a day, and I don't engage in specialization.
The fighters were worried that the ** in his forties would not be able to bear it, so they hid his flat burden.
In a hurry, I had to rebuild a flat pole and write down "** note".
There is the story of "**'s Flat Dan".
* In the arduous years, the marshal advanced and retreated together with the soldiers, and it was this heart that guaranteed the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
* When the marshal made great contributions to the War of Resistance against the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, when he died, the United Nations issued a document praising his deeds and lowering the flag at half-mast to mourn.
In 1979, it was spring.
There was an old man who drew a circle on the South China Sea.
Because of this circle, China's economy has shown a qualitative leap.
This grandfather opened the door to the country and ushered in a new era for our country.
He is our beloved Deng Gong, and under his tough attitude, Hong Kong and Macao have returned to the embrace of the motherland.
It is a pity that Deng Gong's greatest wish is to see Taiwan compatriots return home, and this wish has never been realized.
About his great achievements, I believe that needless to say, everyone knows.
In February 1964, Comrade Soong Ching Ling visited Sri Lanka and just returned to Shanghai.
Regardless of the fatigue of the journey, I came to the kindergarten of the China Welfare Association to visit the children.
"Unusual Cake" records Soong Ching Ling's love for the future flowers of the motherland.
This cake is a gift from the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka to Soong Ching Ling, who is 71 years old.
Instead of eating it, she thought of the children who had never eaten such a cake before.
Soong Ching Ling devoted her life to women and children, and not only that, she was also an important figure in building bridges between China and the rest of the world.
She is the only woman in our country whose flag has been flown at half-mast by the United Nations.
The United Nations has lowered the flag at half-mast for our country a total of six times, and five of them have been introduced earlier in the article, all of whom are great men we know.
And this last one, I am afraid that many people have never heard of his name.
His name is Du Zhaoyu.
Born in 1972, he died on July 26, 2006 at the age of 34.
For the five great men, he can be said to be the most "ordinary" "ordinary person".
Even, no one knows him.
Why is he so special that the United Nations has flown the flag at half-mast for him?
In fact, the United Nations lowered the flag at half-mast not only for him, but also for the other three.
One Canadian, one Austrian, and last Danish.
They both died on July 26, 2006.
On this day, Du Zhaoyu, who is a military observer of the peacekeeping force, was working with three other colleagues.
This is the first time that China has sent a peacekeeping force to Lebanon to carry out its work.
No one would have thought of it.
The most ordinary day has become a sad day for four countries and four families.
Israel, breaking the ban on peacekeepers, launched an attack on Du Zhaoyu's observation post, resulting in the death of four people on the spot.
The United Nations flags were lowered at half-mast in tribute to the four peacekeepers and in this way condemned Israel's atrocities.
They are not national leaders.
But their identity represents peace, they represent hope.
Recently, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has intensified again, and it is hoped that the events of that year will not happen again.