Former Armed Police Tiananmen National Flag Guard Leader Xu Hongwei: Back to the youth army soul in the early heart of the flag guardian

Recently, Xu Hongwei took a group photo with the national flag in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.

Hu Anhua Photo

In May 2005, at the Tiananmen National Flag Guard, Xu Hongwei, then the head of the National Flag Guard, was correcting the shot in the same place to the team members.

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With a "step by step" password, the National Flag Guard Formula (approved by the Party Central Committee, from January 1, 2018, the People's Liberation Army shoulder the national flag guard and ritual shots. The honor guards of the Three Army of the People's Liberation Army.) Take a powerful step and walk through the center of Tiananmen City Tower, step on the Jinshui Bridge, and play in Chang'an Street. This scene and acceptance of patriotism education, every morning, there are compatriots from all over the world to watch the flag rising ceremony. "100 -meter sprint to see the flag raising" has become the unique romance of the Chinese.

Recently, a reporter from China City Daily interviewed Xu Hongwei, the former head of the Tiananmen Flag Guard of the Armed Police. Although the military uniforms are solved and the military souls remain unchanged. Looking back at the past, how does this 18 -year -old new era revolutionary soldier protect the national flag in the name of youth? What are the touching stories behind this?

Challenge the physiological limit execution task is not bad

A few days ago, a reporter from China City Daily met with Xu Hongwei and met around Tiananmen Square and conducted an interview while walking.

In the early autumn, the weather was still hot at noon. After arriving at the agreed place, the reporter of the China City Daily looked around, and at a glance, Xu Hongwei, who was tall, was tall and stood upright, was still upright. "Standing skills are the basic skills of the national flag sentinel. Although I have been retired for 4 years, the good habits of the formation of the army will accompany my life." Xu Hongwei said, "My father was a participating in Anti -US aid Yueyue. Old soldiers in the war, the excellent qualities such as the encounter in difficult things to rush in front of them, courageous hardships and hard work, etc. have been deeply affected me. In the late 1990s, my father came to Beijing from his hometown to visit to study somewhere in Beijing and passed through Tiananmen Square. It happened to catch up with the flag -raising ceremony. Later, he watched the national flag twice in a row and felt quite deep. After his father went home, he introduced it to me. I said, if one day, if I can raise the national flag in Tiananmen Square, his face will be considered light. "

In order to fulfill his father's wishes, Xu Hongwei was determined to join the army when he was young, hoping to become a soldier warrior of the Tiananmen National Flag Guard. When most of his peers played in the spare time, he put more time into physical training and cultural courses. Kung Fu is worthy of care. In December 2000, Xu Hongwei, 18, entered the Armed Police Beijing Corps, and was selected all the way through layers. In February 2001, he became a member of the former Armed Police Tiananmen National Flag Guard. After two years of hard work, he was promoted to the national flag guard squad leader.

During the interview, a reporter from the China City Daily noticed that Xu Hongwei faced the five -star red flag flying over Tiananmen Square, showing his respect and someopa. "When I came to the place where I was standing, I felt kind, as if I had recovered the memories of youth. I have flashed the scenes of lifting the national flag with his comrades -in -arms and guarding the national flag many times." Xu Hongwei said emotionally.

The 138 steps are the number of steps for the national flag guards from Jinshui Bridge to the national flag pole. Each step must be mighty, majestic, and powerful, and we must come out of the country and the army. Xu Hongwei recalled that in order to practice this work, he tied the sandbags to his legs every day to practice kicks with his comrades. 108 steps in minutes, each step is exactly 75 cm. "After a month, every soldier almost play two pairs of boots."

Xu Hongwei told the China Urban News reporter that every time it is windy, raining, and snowfall, it is the best time to practice. We must practice in the wind, travel water, step on the snow, and keep practicing, ensure that the wind is straight, the rain is neat, the snowfall is stable, the movement is not turned away, and the entire team is in the same way. As one person is traveling.

"It is necessary to pass on the three levels of dumping, walking, and gunfire to be tested in order to become a qualified national flag guard team." Xu Hongwei said, "In order to practice station skills, in the early years of training, our right hand supported The gun faces the sun to practice endurance, and does not blink with a strong wind. There are 6 big needles on the neckline. The players who have just been transferred have more than 10 hours a day. After a day, several needles are often tied on the neck. "

Although it has been retired for several years, Xu Hongwei's palm is still covered with calluses. He said that it was left when he was practicing a gun that year -in order to achieve a standard of holding a gun and a straight line, before practicing the gun every day, his hands were held with both hands every day. First shoot more than 300 times on the cement floor, the palm of the palm is numb, and then practice the gun, the palm of the palm, the tiger's mouth is cracking, the right shoulder is purple is a normal meal ... "In order to raise and fall, we protect our national flag. Nothing, we can stick to it. "Xu Hongwei said.

Different responsibilities for national flags to win glory are the same

From 2001 to the end of 2005, Xu Hongwei performed more than 1,500 national flags in the Tiananmen National Flag Guard. "Behind the flag -raising ceremony for more than 10 minutes, the condensed is the persistence, sweat and tears of the National Flag Guard Warrior." Xu Hongwei said, "Wearing a horse boot to walk on the ground, you need to be on the ground. Like Rockets and landing is the effect of artillery shells'. When I first received training, I was not adapted, but through gradual practice and persistence, I finally became a qualified national flag guard team. "Some people said that the National Flag Guard The players are the people closest to the flag; some people say that they are people who measure the earth with a step step. However, in Xu Hongwei's view, the national flag guards must not only stick to the national flag, but also to win glory for the national flag.

For Xu Hongwei, the end of June 2005 was a special period. At that time, the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (hereinafter referred to as 301 Hospital) decided to set up a national flag class, and asked the Tiananmen National Flag Guard to adjust the backbone of the training to the hospital for a monthly training for a month. In this way, Xu Hongwei was borrowed to the 301 Hospital. His task was to conduct queues for the logistics soldiers of the hospital to make a standard national flag guard appear at the first national flag -raising ceremony at the 301 Hospital on August 1st Hospital. superior.

Time is tight and the task is heavy. Since July 1, 2005, more than 20 days, Xu Hongwei travels to Tiananmen and 301 Hospital every day. In the morning, he needed to perform the flag -raising mission and service of the National Flag Guard; in the afternoon, he would take 6 hours of strengthening training at the 301 hospital. "Finally, on August 1 that year, the national flag team of the 301 Hospital was displayed in front of leaders at all levels with first -class standards, first -class images, and first -class actions." Xu Hongwei said.

At the end of 2005, Xu Hongwei was officially transferred to the 301 Hospital to continue service due to work tasks. In 13 years, Xu Hongwei has been the flag -raising of the 301 hospital. "Every morning, when the national anthem played in the hospital and the flag was waved, my heart was very excited because I was promoting the patriotic spirit and defending the dignity of the flag with practical actions." Xu Hongwei said.

Do not retire and talk carefully about the "national flag lesson"

In Xu Hongwei's impression, from 2000 to 2005, he only returned to his hometown of Anhui twice; he returned several times before the transfer from 2005 to 2018. The silent encouragement and support behind his parents became Xu Hongwei's motivation.

"I am used to the two -point life of the barracks and the whistle. Even if I have retired now, I rarely travel in long distances. I am relatively regular life and work. In my spare time Knowledge, practitioners and communicationists of national education, "Xu Hongwei said.

The retirement does not fade, and retirement does not retire. In Xu Hongwei's view, no matter where he goes, you must not forget that he was once a member of the Tiananmen flag guards. The team takes the national flag as its mission and promotes the spirit of patriotism. "

The flag -raising ceremony is a vivid patriotic education class that can strengthen people's awareness of the party and patriotism. So, how does Xu Hongwei take this lesson for elementary and middle school students?

"I went to a number of schools in Beijing to witness the flag -raising ceremony of my classmates. At the scene, I explained the details of the flag -raising ceremony to the school's national flag. The essentials of each movement of the body, hanging flags, solving flags, pulling flags, pulling flags, showing flags, standing, and saluting. These actions seem simple, but to achieve zero errors, inseparable from the renewal. After my explanation and demonstration, Teachers and students were very excited, and the students felt the spirit of integrity and resolute in a short period of time. "Xu Hongwei said.

The national flag is a symbol and symbol of a country. Respecting and caring for the national flag is the legal obligation of every Chinese citizen. At the end of the interview, Xu Hongwei told the China City Daily that he would take time into more schools and enterprises in the future to continue to promote the patriotic spirit; he hoped that through the vivid "national flag class", he would make love flags deeply rooted in people's hearts. , Cing the heart of the country.

■ China City Daily Reporter: Hu Anhua

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