Chapter 1301

President Li was eager to meet Li Mu, but Li Mu didn't become a competent host to receive these guests from afar in the hotel. Today, he and the staff of the foundation drove to the cemetery of flying tiger players in the suburb of Chuncheng to mourn.

Veterans know that there is a cemetery on the outskirts of Chuncheng and have been looking for opportunities to come to mourn, but the staff of the foundation did not include this item in their previous itinerary.

This is also the only arrangement the foundation has not followed the will of veterans.

Liu Xin has not arranged for veterans to come to mourn. The main reason is that the current situation of the "cemetery" is very painful. The cemetery has existed since 43 years ago. The pilots and ground soldiers who died in the battle of the flying tigers, whether Chinese or Americans, are all buried there. It is said that at most, there are 700 or 800 tombs here 。

However, after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the United States took the remains of the American Flying Tigers and brought them back to the United States for burial, leaving the graves of nearly 500 Chinese martyrs. However, in the following decades, the graves of these Chinese Flying Tigers suffered a lot.

First of all, in the early 1950s, because of the construction needs, local villagers dug out almost all the coffins and tombstones of the martyrs, and then transported them to a nameless mountain for burial. Then, in the late 1950s, the era of large-scale leap forward, because of the water conservancy construction, all the tombstones of these martyrs were used by the production team to build the reservoir.

In the 1980s, the coffins of these martyrs were almost without exception stolen by tomb robbers. The coffins were basically destroyed and opened by tomb robbers, which made people choke.

When Liu Xin heard the news, she never told the veterans the actual situation. She wept several times by herself, but she couldn't say it.

What do you say?

More than 20 old Chinese flying tigers are thinking of mourning their former comrades. They go to the grave to light a cigarette, pour a glass of wine, and then talk to the familiar comrades.

Although the remains of the American Flying Tigers in the cemetery have long been moved back to the United States for burial, these old American Flying Tigers invited to China are also eager to go to the cemetery to present a bunch of flowers to the Chinese comrades who fought side by side.

When faced with the sincere heart of more than 50 old people, Liu Xin is stuck in his throat. He can't tell them that the tombs of your beloved comrades in arms have been destroyed, the original tombs of martyrs have been removed, and the tombstones have become the stones for building reservoirs. The coffins have also been completely destroyed by tomb thieves, right?

Therefore, Liu Xin planned all the trips of the old man to look for the memories of that year. He went to see the old aviation school, the old airport, the old dormitories, and the small village where the pilot was rescued after the crash, but he didn't go to the remote cemetery.

However, according to the original plan, the American veterans will return to the United States tomorrow. The Chinese veterans will also be separated temporarily. Some will go home and some will go to the military area sanatorium. So today is the last day for us to get together. More than 50 old people can't stand it any longer. They have asked Liu Xin to take them to the cemetery to have a look and mourn It's the spirit of heaven who can afford these martyrs.

Liu Xin couldn't help but find Li Mu early in the morning. While crying, she explained the situation of the martyr cemetery to Li Mu. She hoped that Li Mu could help her to persuade the old people. She really didn't want the old people to know the heartbreaking news.

Li Mu was also very sad after hearing this. In the past 50 or 60 years, we even failed to protect the martyr's cemetery. If the surviving veterans knew this, what kind of cold and snowstorm would they have to endure?

However, it's not like to stop the old soldiers from going. This activity of keeping the old soldiers alive gives the old people a lot of consolation and a lifelong wish to reunite with their comrades in arms. After so many years of reuniting, the most people who think about it must be those who have failed to live to the present. If they really don't let them mourn in the past, this regret may be a companion With life.

After thinking about it, Li Mu made the final decision.

Go!

All the staff, along with themselves!

Liu Xin made a mistake and said, "but what we can find now is a mass grave. Our volunteers went to see it. It's really sad. I'm afraid they can't accept it..."

Li Mu said: "that also can't let these old people leave Chuncheng with regret."

Speaking of this, Li Mu sighed deeply and said: "in fact, the psychological endurance of these old people is much stronger than that of us. They have experienced the cruel Anti Japanese War and the rough second half of their lives. They have a deeper understanding of the reality of society than we do. At this time, I believe that what they really want is to interact with the spirit of the deceased, let them go, and make great profits The disadvantages outweigh the advantages. "

Liu Xin is silent.

Li Mu is also right. I don't think the old people can accept that reality. But considering the experience of these old people, they are really the most powerful and greatest group in the world. They despised life and death decades ago. What they adored is the ambition of reporting for the country. They saw so much about the cruelty of the battlefield. In the face of today's reality, they should be Have a strong mental endurance.However, Li Mu still has more considerations, he said: "novel, take the old people back, but we must give the old people a promise. Within two days, we are not able to recover these martyrs' tombs, but we must promise the veterans that the charity foundation for the immortality of the veterans will allocate special funds to re bury the remains and coffins of all the veterans, and do our best to all the veterans If we can't find all the tombstones of the soldiers, we should find the information of the martyrs, make the tombstones again, and find a place with good geomancy, good scenery and convenient transportation in Chuncheng, and rebuild a cemetery for the martyrs of the flying tigers! "

Speaking of this, Li Mu added: "it's not just to build martyrs' cemeteries! We also need to invest in the construction of a flying tiger historical Memorial near the cemetery. Now we have three or four billion yuan available. The money should not only be used to improve the lives of every surviving veterans, but also be responsible for the dead veterans, give them enough respect, and pass on their spirits and heroic deeds. We promise to do this. When the plane is delivered tomorrow, you will To communicate with the local government. "

"Good!" Liu Xin nodded repeatedly. Li Mu's solution seemed to her beyond her imagination. If she made these promises to the veterans and fulfilled them one by one, I believe they would be greatly relieved.

Li Mu also told her: "you can contact journalists from key big media, local media in yunprovince and Chuncheng, and invite them to take photos with you. The whole society owes too much to veterans, not only those who live, but also those who sacrifice. I hope that through their tracking and shooting, the society will realize this."

"OK, I'll call now!"

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When President Li arrived at the hotel, Li Mu had arrived in the mountainous area of the outskirts of Chuncheng with dozens of Flying Tigers, relatives of nearly 100 Flying Tigers, dozens of volunteers, staff and dozens of journalists.

The reporters who were invited temporarily were all waiting at the airport. Suddenly they received the invitation and almost immediately followed. But they didn't know where Li Mu, the whole foundation and more than 50 veterans were going to the suburbs before the charity night.

Liu Xin didn't tell the truth until the staff led us to a mass grave.

In front of all the veterans and journalists, Liu Xinxin sobbed and explained how the martyr's tomb was gradually reduced to a mass grave. The news made all people choke their wrists. Many veterans stood in front of the rotten coffin of the mass grave for a long time without saying a word. Their relatives and volunteers of the foundation all cried silently, but they did not cry unexpectedly.

Li Mu is right. The psychological endurance of these veterans is far beyond ordinary people.

With a long sigh, old sun Xiaozhong, leaning on a stick, said: "if we only understand the battlefield as a national death, why should we return it with a shroud of clothing Brothers, we have come to see you... "

As soon as the voice fell, all the Chinese veterans trembled and said together, "brothers, we have come to see you!"

Sun Xiaozhong secretly wiped his tears and turned to the other veterans and said, "live brothers, let's toast Chengren brothers!"

Volunteers took out the prepared white wine from their accompanying packages and handed over a bottle to each of the Chinese veterans. Sun Xiaozhong and other old people had a very tacit understanding to take the wine and spread it around. In each direction, when they went to a broken tomb, a rotten tomb and an exposed rotten coffin, they would pour some wine and recite something in their mouth.

A veteran's son whispered to the reporter who cried red eyes: "my father told me before that when we finished the battle and counted the bodies of the martyrs, before they were buried, the living people would put some white wine on the bodies of each martyr and let them go all the way well."

Everyone listened, although silent, but not a word into the heart.

The old people lamented and mourned for the dead comrades in arms. Liu Xin made a promise from Li Mu to all of them after everyone's mood was relieved: to invest in the construction of the mausoleum of the flying tigers and the memorial hall of the Flying Tigers. At the same time, all the remains of the flying tigers were moved out and re buried in the mausoleum of the Flying Tigers. After consultation with the local government, Liu Xin sent a salvage team to the reservoir To salvage the tombstones of martyrs and so on.

After hearing this promise, the veterans, who have been holding on to their tears, can't control their tears. They have no ability to take care of these fallen comrades. Even they need to be taken care of and helped by the society. In this case, the foundation is willing to take care of these fallen spirits, which is a great consolation for them.

The U.S. Flying Tigers learned everything through translation, and couldn't help crying. They all expressed their willingness to donate money for the tomb, but Li Mu made it clear that he couldn't accept the donation from the veterans, and told them: "I have reached a consensus with a friend of the United States, and he and Makino Technology Co funded 10 million dollars to build a permanent veterans in the United States - the United States Charity foundation, not only Chinese veterans need care and love, veterans all over the world need it. "

The American old flying tiger team members didn't expect Li Mu, a Chinese, would be willing to do the charity work of immortal veterans to the United States, but they were shocked by the sensation caused by immortal veterans in China and the funds and resources raised for them. If the same thing can happen in the United States, it would be better!