He has been on this "family visit" road for 36 years —— The story of sun zhaoqun, a first-class war Laureate, and the relatives of 16 martyrs ■ China National Defense Daily reporter Lu Jun, Liu Baorui, correspondent Zhang Jiaqi Sun zhaoqun, who served as the commando captain at that time. Profile: sun zhaoqun, 61, CPC member, from Zibo City, Shandong Province. He joined the army in November 1979. He once participated in the border self-defense operation and won the first-class military merit. Retired former deputy division commander of a reserve artillery division of the former army. Deputy to the Ninth National People's Congress. In a battle in 1985, he agreed with his comrades in arms: "after the victory of the war, those who survive must share their worries and be filial to the parents who sacrificed their comrades in arms." After returning from the battlefield and recovering from injury, he began to take good care of the relatives of 16 martyrs, interpreted the great love and filial piety of soldiers with actions, and won the second and third national moral model nomination awards. In 1994, the former Jinan Military Region awarded him the honorary title of "a good cadre who is indifferent to fame and wealth and selfless dedication". In October 1997, he was commended as a "model of loving the people" by the Ministry of civil affairs and the former general political department. Sun zhaoqun, who still insists on learning after retirement. "Whoever goes back alive will sacrifice his comrades in arms to honor his parents." In early summer, Liuhe village, Zhengzhuang Township, Cao County, Shandong Province, has verdant vegetation and shady trees. The setting sun shines obliquely, and the falling light sprinkles into the farmyard, which makes the whole house particularly bright. Inside the house, the clean and tidy furnishings are sharp from inside to outside. "This is my brother Hu Yiqun. This photo was taken before they went to the battlefield." Sitting on the sofa, Hu Liping opened the thick photo album in her hand and introduced it to the reporter by pointing to the person in the photo. The picture is a group photo of several young men in military uniform. The green faces under the helmet were full of confidence and ease, and there was no sign that a war was imminent. This is the last photo left by martyr Hu Yiqun to the world. "At that time, the whole family was devastated. It was brother zhaoqun who brought us a trace of comfort." Hu Liping told reporters that shortly after learning that her brother Hu Yiqun had died, she received a handwritten letter of adoption, which was written like this—— Dear two old parents: I'm your son's deputy company commander. I didn't take good care of him on the battlefield, but he and I are good brothers who live and die together. He is loyal to his country and can no longer be filial to your second elder brother. I want to finish my endless filial piety for him. Please promise me to take my son! Signature: "Zhao qun'er". From then on, sun zhaoqun came into the family and became an important member of the family. Hu Liping joined the army, retired, arranged work, and even found a partner to get married. Sun zhaoqun ran around and around. Sun zhaoqun regards Hu Liping as her own sister, and Hu Liping also regards sun zhaoqun as her own brother. "If I don't choose them as commandos, maybe they can survive." Sun zhaoqun, who has passed his 60s, said that he was still in a difficult mood, "this debt I owe can only be repaid in this life." In 1985, in a battle of self-defense in southern Xinjiang, sun zhaoqun, the former deputy company commander of Gongqi seventh company of 199 division of 67 army, led his comrades in arms to recapture the position occupied by the enemy in only 25 minutes, and the whole company was awarded the collective first-class merit. Sadly, during the battle, 16 comrades in arms of his company died for their country and remained on the battlefield forever. "Just before that war, I made an appointment with my comrades in arms. Those who survived must share their worries and be filial to the parents who sacrificed their comrades in arms." Touching the group photo with his comrades in arms, sun zhaoqun burst into tears In June 1986, sun zhaoqun, who was wounded and recovered, returned with the army. The first thing I did when I got home was to take the initiative to establish contact with 16 families who lost their sons. "Among the 16 martyrs, 14 are from Shandong, one is from Jiangsu and one is from Hunan..." sun zhaoqun copied the names and detailed addresses of their parents from the martyrs' files, divided the reissued 1352 yuan salary into 16 copies and sent them to the 16 martyrs' homes respectively. Along with the money order, there are 16 "letters of recognition", Hu Yiqun's family is one of them. "Whoever goes back alive will sacrifice his comrades in arms to honor his parents. This is an agreement with his comrades in arms. This is our agreement of life and death!" Sun zhaoqun murmured. Sun zhaoqun visited the martyrs' relatives. "The war lost us a son, but we also got a son." Sun zhaoqun has collected a letter from the martyr's parents. The martyr wrote in his letter: if I can survive, I will wear a neat military uniform and give you a beautiful military salute. Gongyanjin died, and sun zhaoqun has always wanted to make up for him. Gongyanjin's home is in the rural area of Yimeng mountain area. In those days, the transportation was very inconvenient. Sun zhaoqun failed to travel several times, which became a heart disease for him. That year, sun zhaoqun finally came to the martyr's house. As soon as he entered the door, he respectfully saluted the two old men and fulfilled the martyrs' last wishes. Mother and son get together and have mixed feelings. This deep affection, this full of love, rippled in the hearts of the martyrs' parents. Winter goes and spring comes, cold comes and summer goes. Sun zhaoqun moistens the dry hearts of the martyrs' parents with his every move. "Liu Fumin's mother has low back pain, Hu Yiqun's father has purple urine bag syndrome, Wu Mingyu's mother has headache, Ma Jiapeng's mother has asthma..." open sun zhaoqun's yellowing Notepad, the physical condition of the martyrs' relatives is recorded in detail, and marks are made in many places. 36 years later, under his careful care, the oldest of them is 103 years old and the youngest is 82 years old. In recent years, sun zhaoqun has undertaken maintenance obligations for the living elderly; For the deceased old man, sun zhaoqun died with filial piety. Gu's father died in May 2019. The old man was a veteran of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. He made contributions and suffered injuries. When the front-line war was fierce, he resolutely sent his son Gu Kelu, who was under the age of 17, to the army. In that battle, gukelu died heroically. At his son's memorial service, the old man donated all his pension to the company. Before long, he sent his youngest son Gu Kean to the army. The heroes who had experienced many battles in those years could not resist the erosion of years after all. On his deathbed, the old man said to sun zhaoqun, who was accompanying him at the bedside: "zhaoqun, I'm a soldier. Let me wear my military uniform when I leave." With tears in his eyes, sun zhaoqun held the old man's hands and said, "Dad, don't worry, I'll do it." In order to fulfill the old man's last wish, sun zhaoqun tried to find the military uniform of that year. Zhuang Fengyun, Gu Kelu's mother, saw it and painfully advised him: "zhaoqun, it's ok if you can't find it." Sun zhaoqun said, "Dad is an old revolutionary. I have to let him fulfill his last wish." In the end, it took him a lot of effort to get the uniform of that year from several warehouses. After taking care of the elderly, sun zhaoqun and his comrades in arms collected tens of thousands of yuan for the elderly Zhuang Fengyun. When Zhuang Fengyun died in October 2021, he was busy handling the affairs of the old man. For the relatives of the martyrs, sun zhaoqun is a warm light. Over the past 36 years, sun zhaoqun has illuminated 16 families with firm faith and no regrets, making up for their regret of losing their children. Time flow, from responsibility to habit, this special family relationship has gone beyond blood. During the Spring Festival in 1996, sun zhaoqun accompanied the mothers of five martyrs to Shanghai to attend the Spring Festival Gala in six provinces and one city in East China. At the broadcast of the party, five old people said with tears in their eyes: "the war has lost a son, but we have also got a son!" The husband "advocates" women to follow. "This is my responsibility and obligation, please understand and support" "Medical bags, kettles, keys, cell phones..." Tao Lin said, quickly packing up her belongings and running downstairs. At this time, sun zhaoqun had driven to the roadside to wait for her. That day, sun zhaoqun received a call from the mother of martyr Liu Fumin. The old man said that she had suffered from low back pain again. After a little discussion, the couple decided to drive over immediately It is normal for sun zhaoqun and his wife Tao Lin to "advocate" women's follow-up in recent years. In 1987, Tao Lin, who graduated from the health school, married the battle hero sun zhaoqun. No one expected that the bride, who had just been immersed in the joy of her wedding, was deceived by the groom's true "confession". "Today I have a wife and become a family, but my comrades in arms will never have this day. In the future, I will do something for their parents, which is my responsibility and obligation. Please understand and support..." looking at the crying boy in front of me, Tao Lin was moved and nodded. From that moment on, Tao Lin understood that this family was not only the two of them, but also the 16 martyrs. Although she complained occasionally, she supported her husband from the bottom of her heart. Later, there were more sons at home, and the way to visit relatives became three people walking side by side. That summer vacation, big hand holding small hand, walking on the country road, the scorching sun was like fire, and soon the sweat soaked the clothes. "It's not urgent. It's coming soon." The father's comfort calmed the child's mood and nodded hard. The little hand holding his father was clenched more tightly. "When I was a graduate student at the National Defense University, I took my son to visit the martyr's family for the first time. When I came back, I let him write his experience." Recalling that year, sun zhaoqun said that I did this to let my son understand that life is hard won and that those grandparents are not easy. We need to help. Sun zhaoqun always cares about the martyrs' parents, and they also care about "zhaoqun'er". In October 1995, sun zhaoqun was hospitalized because of encephalitis. When Wu Mingyu's mother knew about it, she hurriedly asked someone to inquire about the folk prescription for encephalitis. When she heard that walnuts could replenish her brain, she put away half a basket of walnuts collected by her family. If it was not enough, she asked her neighbors to buy some, spread them out and dry them a little and save them for Zhao qun'er. The next spring, sun zhaoqun came to see mother Wu. The old man was so happy to see that he was cured that he smashed it with a hammer and sandwiched walnuts in the door frame for him to eat. Unexpectedly, many walnuts were blackened, and the preserved walnuts changed their taste. Mother Wu was so anxious that she burst into tears. Sun zhaoqun quickly comforted her that walnuts can still be eaten after they have been put for a long time. Mother Wu broke her tears into laughter The 36 year "Long March" has bitter, moving, tears and joy. In August 2019, sun zhaoqun was invited to return to a brigade of the 80th group army of the old army to give a report. When he calmly talked about his past on the stage, some soldiers under the stage bowed their heads and were silent, some raised their hands and wiped their tears, and staff sergeant LV Yanlin was full of tears. During the Spring Festival this year, LV Yanlin, who returned to his hometown Mouping, Yantai, specially visited the veterans, sent them living materials such as rice, oil and noodles, and asked them about their living conditions. Facing the praise from the villagers and listening to the words of praise from everyone, LV Yanlin said shyly: "I'm far from the old hero sun zhaoqun!" Inspired by sun zhaoqun, the brigade has successively emerged Li Qian, a retired soldier who donated more than 100000 masks to his hometown, and Xu Yanli, a female soldier who urgently treated syncope passengers on the bus "They are all good." Sun zhaoqun was very pleased to learn that the old army had such soldiers. 36 years of ups and downs, 36 years of persistence. From a young officer with high spirits to a retired old man with white temples, sun zhaoqun always has comrades in arms, martyrs and relatives in his deep eyes