Tong is always one of the founding ceremony of the care standard-bearer, when they had four boys first five-star guard with the red flag. 60th anniversary is a time when he especially wanted to the newspaper, looking for lost comrades. They are then captain Zhao Xi, instructor of the South field, retaining the standard-bearer Wu Bai and Yuan Minggui and so on.
19-year-old military cadres to Beijing
Langya Tong Shifang far away from home, 14 years old, he joined the Eighth Route Army. Although his age is not, the implementation is an arduous task - to less than 5 km from the Japanese stagnation of the local guerrilla. After several near misses to complete the task,
air max 95 sneakers, he joined the party line of fire, the year was 16 years old.
Huaihai Campaign, he was sent to military school in Shijiazhuang, the infantry, but also to the age of 18 when the upper level cadres. After the peaceful liberation of Peking, Beijing ordered the infantry school, under the People's Liberation Army garrison in Peking Pingjin picket corps, responsible for the Beiping picket work.
then, Tong old five teams with the picket stationed near the door in Xinhua, as close to Zhongnanhai, so I often was assigned to guard, which became the turning point for the founding ceremony of flag protection.
heavily armed escort the flag
1949 年 9 月 30 afternoon, instructor, and captain and another three of his students all together, said gravely: 4 guard by your flag, it is very important task, we must pay attention to meter, alert. the third is a security experience, four are better than the military instrument. Tong then 19 years old, 1.8 meters big man, nicknamed In addition, he returned to the commander had been a bodyguard, had captured a spy, it became he was elected to the capital.
Peking was not peaceful, the KMT stragglers scurrying around. Therefore, the security guard's gun were destroyed when the flag with a bullet, wearing helmets and heavily armed, wore red armbands.
As for instruments, was not even a new dress, wearing the clothes into the city when this cadre is a yellow twill suit, and high black shoes, clothes, collar, there are still left correct
ordered the afternoon, evening discussions, Yiyewumian. October 1 early in the morning, they went to the next flagpole in place, Tong stood in the northeast corner of the old. At that time, the time the ceremony is absolutely confidential, and no one knows What time can only be on standby. 3 pm, Chairman Mao board Tiananmen Gate, the national flag is also sent to the flagpole, the exciting moment came.
Chairman Mao pushed the button, the flag slowly into the sky. In the crowd cheered, the old hand He Ziqiang Tong has stood in the dark.
wish to see my old comrades in arms
Since then, Tong old with the forces in Xinjiang, Qinghai years, until 1989 before returning to Beijing.
National Day this year, when I see the news of the parade while he would get goosebumps, especially the veterans will accept review of the information matrix, led to his joy.
Tong old said, celebrating the country's time, if memory and the old comrades with the glory days of the year, which is more than good thing!
reporter Sun Ye RB022