China News Service, Medog, January 1st (Li An, Ma Jun, Yang Zhenkun) On January 1st, in the depths of the virgin forest at an altitude of more than 3,400 meters in the southwestern border of China, the officers and soldiers of the second company of the "Medog Frontier Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region lined up neatly. Solemnly raise the five-star red flag to welcome the new year.
The data picture shows the flagpoles made by officers and soldiers at a sentry point of the "Medog Frontier Defense Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region.
Photo courtesy of Ma Jun
The data picture shows the flagpoles made by officers and soldiers at a sentry point of the "Medog Frontier Defense Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region.
Photo courtesy of Ma Jun
The data picture shows the flagpoles made by officers and soldiers at a sentry point of the "Medog Frontier Defense Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region.
Photo courtesy of Ma Jun
The data picture shows the flagpoles made by officers and soldiers at a sentry point of the "Medog Frontier Defense Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region.
Photo courtesy of Ma Jun
Three years ago, due to the impassability of the road, the first batch of officers and soldiers stationed at the sentry point on foot swept through the dense forest for several kilometers, picked a straight tree trunk, and carried it back to the sentry point by manpower for polishing, so that the carefully crafted country The flagpole stands at the sentinel deep in the primeval forest.
In recent years, although the conditions of border defense facilities have been continuously improved, the use of wooden flagpoles to raise the national flag has become the tradition of this sentry point, which continues to this day.
The picture shows officers and soldiers at a sentry point of the "Medog Border Guard Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region holding a flag-raising ceremony to welcome the New Year.
Photo courtesy of Ma Jun
The picture shows officers and soldiers at a sentry point of the "Medog Border Guard Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region holding a flag-raising ceremony to welcome the New Year.
Photo courtesy of Ma Jun
The picture shows officers and soldiers at a sentry point of the "Medog Border Guard Model Battalion" of the Tibet Military Region holding a flag-raising ceremony to welcome the New Year.
Photo courtesy of Ma Jun
On that day, amidst the national anthem, the bright five-star red flag rose slowly in the depths of the snow-capped mountains. Frontier officers and soldiers saluted the flag with their heads held high and their eyes fixed, expressing their determination and confidence in faithfully fulfilling their duties of defending the country and borders.
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