1On April 28th, 984, our soldiers fought bloody battles to recover Laoshan. A soldier broke through many obstacles and became the first hero to plant a red flag on the main peak of Laoshan and declare victory. He gritted his teeth and supported the red flag with his disabled body, but the victory did not fail. He is Luo Shizhong, the monitor of Class 7 and Class 5.

Such a scene was captured from a distance by a news officer who followed the main attack. This photo has shocked the Chinese people again and again. In places we can't see, in those years that have quietly passed away, countless heroes support our comfortable life today!

Then, what kind of thrilling battlefield years did Luo Shizhong, the first hero of Laoshan who planted the red flag? What kind of life is he living now?

First, he fought bravely and suffered many injuries.

Luo Shizhong was only 22 years old when he took part in the Battle of Laoshan. The hardships and heavy casualties of the war are still vivid in Luo Shizhong's memory many years later. At that time, the enemy's firepower was fierce, occupying a favorable terrain that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Therefore, our army's attack was extremely difficult, and many soldiers died in succession. The battlefield was filled with smoke and dusk.

Luo Shizhong took the lead and rushed to the front of the team. Halfway up the mountain, a big tree smashed by shells hit him hard, and even a few scattered shrapnel were embedded in his thigh. With a strong will, Luo Shizhong resisted the severe pain, pushed open the tree that was pressed against him and pulled out the shrapnel on his leg. Then he carefully bypassed the minefield and destroyed the enemy bunker with a rocket launcher. The class suffered heavy casualties, so he could only move forward with loneliness.

After breaking through all these difficulties and obstacles, he was the first to rush to the enemy's position and put the red flag symbolizing victory on the main peak of Laoshan. Because the soil layer on the main peak of Laoshan Mountain is very thin and covered with shell fragments, Luo Shizhong is exhausted and can't insert the flag, so he can only support it with his body.

After the battle of Laoshan, Luo Shizhong rested for two whole months. It was his heroic performance in this battle that he was awarded the second class merit. After that, he participated in the extremely tragic 7. 12 battle of Songmaoling and other battles. After the war, Luo Shizhong was praised by his superiors many times.

By the time Luo Shizhong was discharged from the army in February 1986, he was already scarred. Some comrades even advised him to apply for disability assessment, but Luo Shizhong righteously refused. He said: "Compared with those comrades who died gloriously, I am already very lucky."

Second, peace and stability are hard-won.

After returning to his hometown in Guizhou, Luo Shizhong did not ask the government for anything, nor did he mention to others that he was the first soldier who rushed to the main peak of Laoshan. He was arranged to be an ordinary worker in a phosphating company in Weng 'an County. He once said that the government could arrange a job for me, and I was satisfied.

Soon after, Luo Shizhong married a local girl. The birth of a son soon added a lot of joy to the family. Luo Shizhong thought that the hard-won life would always be so calm, away from the smoke of the battlefield, and he could spend every day leisurely and create happiness with his hands.

But life may continue to forge his heroism and increase his test. When the son was 5 years old, bad luck came and his wife died unexpectedly. After that, Luo Shizhong raised his family independently and raised his son with painstaking efforts. Although many people introduced him to someone, he refused. For the sake of his son and his dead wife, he never remarried.

Third, life is ups and downs and strong.

Luo Shizhong's bravery and kindness don't seem to be rewarded accordingly. In 2002, Luo Shizhong's company was restructured, and the company leaders mobilized employees to retire, which meant losing stable wages, so almost no one agreed. Seeing this, Luo Shizhong was the first to stand up and said that he would voluntarily buy out his working age and retire. He also assists the leader in the ideological work of other employees. After retirement, Luo Shizhong can only receive a retirement salary of several hundred yuan per month, and his life is often stretched.

In order to create a better life for his son, he sold the house in the county and started a pig industry with the remaining 30 thousand yuan. At the beginning of his business, he was unlucky. He met swine fever and lost 30 thousand yuan.

Due to debts, he can only work around to pay back the money. However, his physical condition is not as tough as usual. Due to the war injury, his spine has been deformed and he can't walk completely upright. Although the shrapnel on his leg has been removed, the change of the weather has made him painful and unable to walk smoothly.

At that time, Luo Shizhong could only live in an old house in the countryside, growing vegetables and buying food for meager money, and living on the monthly relief fund in 600 yuan. His son also graduated from college, but he couldn't find a good job. He chose to be a volunteer in a remote mountainous area in Guizhou. His salary in January is only 1300 yuan, and he is away all the year round.

Now, Luo Shizhong owes tens of thousands of new debts because of low-rent housing. At the age of fifty, he was already full of white hair. But he never complained about the test that life gave him, and he faced these difficulties with the same heroism. The son couldn't bear his father's fatigue, and Luo Shizhong comforted him in turn, saying that life would get better sooner or later.

Someone once saw his life was difficult and advised him to seek government help, but he refused. He said: "I don't want to get something for nothing and don't want to cause trouble to the country. I want to be self-reliant and self-reliant, repay the party's kindness to me with infinite loyalty, and repay the kindness of the motherland. "

This is how righteously, how ideological consciousness, he can really be called the hero of the people, the most lovely person!

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Russell Roland said: "There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is to love life after recognizing the essence of life." Undoubtedly, Luo Shizhong is a hero on the battlefield. After the smoke cleared, he never lost his precious heroic heart in the ordinary days of three meals a day.

On the one hand, we praise his tenacity. No matter how many problems fate gave him, he never complained, but gritted his teeth and overcame them. When he was hit by shrapnel and isolated on the battlefield, he was calm and decisive, and finally planted the banner of victory; When his wife died, he supported his family and gave all his love to his son. When you are in trouble, you have to pay your debts even if you work around.

On the other hand, we were shocked by his noble character of being indifferent to fame and fortune. He never takes the initiative to mention his advantages to others. He never wanted to exchange his achievements for fame and more care. He just wants to repay his motherland by working hard.

The sacrifices made by heroes are valuable, but people don't want to see these "loveliest people" in trouble. I believe relevant departments will pay more attention to our people's heroes, give them more care and let them live a better life. Because they deserve it!