Today, China is undergoing rapid changes, and we are closer to the goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history. To achieve our goals, we need heroes and heroic spirit. We should remember all the heroes who have made contributions to the Chinese nation and the people of China, advocate heroes, defend heroes, learn from heroes, care for heroes, and make concerted efforts to achieve the goal of "two hundred years" and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
— — On September 2, 2015, the Supreme Leader’s speech at the ceremony of awarding the medal of "70th anniversary of the victory of China people’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression".
On September 2, 2015, the Supreme Leader presented commemorative medals for the 70th anniversary of the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the people of China, to 30 veteran comrades, anti-Japanese generals, international friends who helped and supported China’s anti-Japanese war, or their survivors’ representatives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and delivered an important speech.
In order to strive for national independence and people’s freedom and happiness, and for the country’s prosperity and strength, countless heroes have given their lives, and the merits of martyrs are shining in history, and the spirit of martyrs is immortal. On August 31, 2014, the 10th meeting of the 12th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) voted and adopted a decision on the establishment of Martyrs’ Memorial Day, and set September 30 as Martyrs’ Memorial Day in legal form. "even in this world the spirit of a hero, lives and reigns for thousands of years." A promising nation cannot live without heroes, and a promising country cannot live without pioneers. Today is the fourth Martyrs’ Day. Let’s pay tribute to the heroic spirit, look up to the sublime and forge ahead.
Remember the great achievements of the martyrs
General secretary of the supreme leader practices himself.
On November 25th, 2013, the Supreme Leader made a special trip to East China Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery to present a flower basket to the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower during his inspection of Linyi, an old revolutionary area in Yimeng. The supreme leader said with deep affection that as soon as I came here, I remembered the epic years of the revolutionary war. In the red land of Yimeng, countless heroic sons and daughters were born, and the deeds of six sisters, mother and sister-in-law of Yimeng were very touching.
On July 7, 2014, the Supreme Leader attended the ceremony to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. After the ceremony, I went to visit China People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Hall. In the anti-Japanese heroic corridor engraved with 295 generals of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he carefully searched the names of Zhang Zizhong, Zuo Quan, Yang Jingyu and other famous anti-Japanese soldiers. On September 3 of the same year, on the anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Supreme Leader went to Lugouqiao again to present a flower basket to the martyrs of the Anti-Japanese War together with representatives from all walks of life in the capital.
On February 14th, 2015, the Supreme Leader presented a flower basket to the Monument to Heroes in Shaanxi-Gansu Border Revolutionary Base. When the Supreme Leader visited Shaanxi, he pointed out that the old liberated areas and their people made great sacrifices and contributions to the China revolution led by our party, which we should cherish and remember forever.
On July 18, 2016, the Supreme Leader presented a flower basket to the Red Army Long March Memorial in Jiangtaibao, Xiji County, Ningxia. The Supreme Leader said that the Long March of the Red Army led by our Party wrote a heroic epic full of lofty sentiments. The new Long March to promote the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics should be carried out continuously and for a long time, and every generation of us should take our own long March.
On June 21, 2017, the Supreme Leader visited the Revolutionary Memorial Hall in the Jinsui Border Region and presented a flower basket to the revolutionary martyrs. The Supreme Leader said that during the revolutionary war years, Lvliang’s sons and daughters forged the great spirit of Luliang with their blood and lives. We should use this spirit in today’s era and continue to strive for a happy life for the people and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Heroes will live in our hearts forever.
According to incomplete statistics, in modern times, about 20 million martyrs died heroically for national independence, people’s liberation, country’s prosperity and people’s happiness. Due to the limited conditions in the war years, many martyrs did not leave their names. Let’s pay tribute to the heroes and let’s relive the touching deeds of the martyrs!
Comrade Li Dazhao is a pioneer of communism in China, a great Marxist, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary and one of the main founders of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He led and personally participated in the March 18th Movement against imperialism and northern warlords in Beijing, and was hated by the northern warlords. On April 28th, 1927, Comrade Li Dazhao died heroically at the age of 38.
The "Five Heroes of Langyashan" refers to the five heroes of the Eighth Route Army who fought bravely against the Japanese army and the puppet Manchukuo army in the battle of Langyashan in Yixian County, Baoding City, Hebei Province during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period. They are Ma Baoyu, Ge Zhenlin, Song Xueyi, Hu Delin and Hu Fucai. In the battle, they were fearless in the face of danger and bravely stopped. After the bullets were exhausted, they fought back with stones. Facing the approaching enemy, they would rather die than surrender, destroy their guns and jump off a cliff dozens of feet deep without hesitation.
In the battle for the liberation of Longhua in 1948, Dong Cunrui, a soldier of the People’s Liberation Army, did not hesitate to hold up the explosive charge with his left hand and ignite the fuse with his right hand. The enemy bunker was blown up, and Dong Cunrui opened the way for the troops with his own life. He was only 19 years old when he died.
Luo Yang, chairman and general manager of AVIC Shen Fei, was the on-site commander of 歼 15. China J -15 carrier aircraft successfully took off and landed the aircraft carrier "Liaoning Ship", which is a historic leap in China’s national defense construction. On November 25th, 2012, Luo Yang died at work due to overwork and sudden acute myocardial infarction. At the age of 51. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made important instructions, highly praised Comrade Luo Yang’s outstanding contribution to the development of China’s aviation industry, and called on party member to learn from Comrade Luo Yang’s excellent quality and valuable spirit.
Yu Xu, born in Chongzhou, Sichuan in 1986, is an air force captain and a second-class pilot. He was once the squadron leader of the Air Force Bayi Air Show Team and a revolutionary martyr. In April 2009, Yu Xu became one of the first batch of 16 female fighter pilots of the Air Force, and participated in the military parade for the 60th anniversary of the National Day in October. In July 2012, she became the first female pilot to fly the J -10 in China. On November 12, 2016, her Bayi Air Show Team had a first-class accident during flight training in yutian county, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, and Yu Xu died heroically.
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