They are a "soldier". During the 14 years of the War of Resistance against Japan, millions of them ran on the battlefield, their blood soaked every inch of land, carrying mountains and rivers on their shoulders, supporting the 76 year victory of the War of Resistance against Japan.
Today, they have a common name - Anti Japanese Veterans.
They once only had to draw the bow and bend the arrow, but they had a patriotism regardless of life and death.
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For 12 years, we dare not slack off for a moment, because the veterans with an average age of 98 are leaving at any time.
In the past 12 years, many changes have been made:
More than 7000 anti Japanese veterans were found and their stories were spread;
More than 2300 veterans no longer worry about meals and live a decent and dignified life;
More than ten thousand imperfect but carefully prepared calendars were sent to the surviving veterans year after year, from which they saw what they looked like in those days;
More than 5800 winter clothes marked "National Backbone of Veterans of the Anti Japanese War" were worn by the veterans, who were even reluctant to take them off, waiting eagerly for their clothes to dry after washing each time;
Every Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid Autumn Festival, holiday gift money and salute gift bags are sent to veterans across the mountains and mountains to convey 11.05 million warmth and respect from loving netizens, and tell them with actions that there are a group of people in the world who never forget them. We all remember every drop of blood they have passed for this country.
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How many visits can melt ice and snow
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Du Chunyun, 97 years old, joined the army in 1942 and worked as a heavy machine gunner in the 14th Division Machine Gun Company of the Second Cavalry Army. In the summer and autumn of 1944, he once blocked the Japanese attack in Fuyang East. The next day of the battle, his arm was pierced by bullets, and was wounded and unconscious by the enemy's shells. When he woke up, his right arm was seriously injured by the explosion. The scars left in the war are still clearly visible, and the right hand that cannot be raised testifies to his once heroic.
In July 2016, we found Grandpa Du and established a file for him. We provided him with monthly financial aid to improve his living and treatment conditions. In the past, my grandfather was always silent and kept away from others. But after years of company, he became as close as a family member to us. Every time he visited, his smile never faded from his face. Although grandpa's right hand was disabled, he was no longer worried about it, became more optimistic than before, and insisted on taking care of his own daily life.
A letter from home makes many veterans cry
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According to Lin Shengchuan, 103 years old, in 1939, the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack in Chaozhou, dropping bombs continuously, collapsing houses, damaging roads, and injuring people who fled everywhere. After witnessing all this, Grandpa Lin decided to join the army, apply for the Huangpu Military Academy, become a soldier, and defend the country.
Grandfather Lin has always been gentle in the impression of volunteers. He used to be very happy when he visited him. But when he sent him a gift package for the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he became very serious when he listened to us reading home letters. He sat up and looked directly at us, with tears flashing in his eyes. He could not speak for a long time. For this belated respect, Grandpa seemed to cherish it very much.
Warm their few old age
For 12 years, we have raced against time for history, memory, inheritance and love;
For twelve years, we tried our best to make the veterans of the Anti Japanese War feel the warmth of the world in the last years of their lives;
In the past 12 years, we have tried our best to let every veteran of the Anti Japanese War spend every sunrise and sunset, every spring, summer, autumn and winter with dignity for the rest of his life.
They, with an average age of 98, will leave us and the world forever in the next ten years. They will take an era, an era where humiliation and glory coexist.
On the 76th anniversary of the victory of the Anti Japanese War, we look forward to your joining us to pay attention to their past, care for their present, and let their memories remain in the future, so as to accumulate this respect for the surviving veterans of the Anti Japanese War whose average age is up to 97 years old.
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Guardian | Caring for Anti Japanese Veterans Public Welfare Fund
We are the public welfare fund of the China Social Assistance Foundation for caring veterans of the War of Resistance against Japan. Our mission is to "care for veterans, comfort heroes, and record history". We seek and care for the surviving veterans, improve their living and medical conditions, and comfort their hearts; Excavate and collect the remains and ashes of anti Japanese veterans scattered at home and abroad, so that heroes can go home and their loyal souls can rest in peace; Support and fund the research on the history of the Anti Japanese War, record the "living" history, and let the national memory flow.
Note: This project has been authorized to publicize personal information.