"Being a Warrior" Zhang Kun:
4 people fell into the water and were trapped, he came forward "As a soldier, it is my instinct to save people"
On January 29, the Chengdu Municipal Government commended and awarded Zhang Kun the title of "Being a Warrior in Righteousness" by the fourth-level sergeant major of the Chengdu No. 1 Retired Cadre Rest Center of the Sichuan Military Region.
In July 2021, Zhang Kun, who was on vacation, encountered three adults and an 8-year-old child who fell into the water and got trapped one after another. He stepped forward at a critical moment and risked his life by jumping into the rushing backwater bay alone and rescued him. 4 people.
Zhang Kun, 33 years old this year, is from Qujing City, Yunnan Province. He joined the army in December 2006 and the party in June 2009. Now he is the fourth-level sergeant major of the Chengdu First Retired Cadre Rest Center of the Sichuan Military Region. Excellent Soldier" and "Excellent Sergeant".
On July 25, 2021, Zhang Kun, who was on vacation, and his family and friends were playing in the Jianjiang River Valley, Longmenshan Town, Pengzhou City, and suddenly found a large number of people gathered by the river, accompanied by one after another shouting for help.
Zhang Kun quickly ran to the direction of the call for help, and learned that an adult and an 8-year-old child accidentally fell into the water.
Because the falling water area is located in the backwater bay of the river valley, it is a deep-water whirlpool. According to the surrounding people, the deepest place is three or four meters, and people have been drowned here, so the surrounding people dare not rush into the water.
Seeing that the lives of the drowning people were at stake, Zhang Kun risked his life to jump into the water alone. With the assistance of the people on the shore, he used bamboo poles to rescue the two adults who were closer to the shore, and then swam hard into the deep water. When you are about to be caught in the center of the whirlpool, try your best to rescue the child.
At this time, the child was in a very bad condition because he was choking on water. Zhang Kun took the Heimlich maneuver in time to get him out of danger.
Afterwards, Zhang Kun jumped into the water again and rescued the last person.
Finding that the person was in critical condition, he quickly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him, insisting that he left quietly after the 120 ambulance arrived and the emergency personnel took over.
On August 20, 2021, the rescued people and their family members made a lot of inquiries and searched. After learning about Zhang Kun's unit, they made a special trip to Chengdu No. 1 Retired Cadre Rest Center to present a pennant and a letter of thanks, thanking Zhang Kun for his life-saving grace, and thanking the troops. Such excellent soldiers have been trained.
"As a soldier, it is my instinct to save people. I believe that any soldier will come forward without hesitation when faced with such a situation. When the country and the people need us, they must come!" Zhang Kun said firmly .
In the face of danger, Zhang Kun disregarded his own safety and charged forward. The people came first, and life came first. He held up the hope of life with both hands in the rapids.
On December 3, 2021, the Pengzhou Municipal People's Government awarded Zhang Kun the title of "Citizen of Righteousness".
Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Yu Zunsu