Shenyang citizen claimed that his uncle did not receive the status of a martyr for his sacrifice in resisting U.S. aggression and aid to Korea. Official: Reported for review
Recently, Ms. Bi Chunyan of Shenyang, Liaoning reported to The Paper that her uncle Bi Yuquan participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in 1951 and died in the Heiyun Tuling blockade.
A certificate of sacrifice of a revolutionary soldier kept in the family mentioned that his family members should enjoy preferential treatment for martyrs.
But so far, with the exception of this certificate issued by the army, Bi Yuquan's status as a martyr has not been recognized.
Military certificate from Bi Yuquan's home.
Bi Chunyan said that her mother is 91 years old this year and hopes to see her uncle Bi Yuquan’s martyr’s name inscribed in the archive in her lifetime, and is willing to donate relevant certificates to museums and other departments for patriotic education.
In this regard, the staff of the Military Affairs Office of the Shenyang Veterans Affairs Bureau told The Paper that they have reported the martyrs information submitted by Bi Yuquan’s family to the Veterans Affairs Department. After the unified review by the national department at the end of the year, they will conduct "Chinese Heroes". The work of supplementary recording of martyrs' information and the supplementary engraving of martyrs' names on the Wall of Martyrs.
Joined the army at the age of 15 and served in the Battle of Huaihai
Bi Chunyan's home still contains four certificates. Due to the age, the certificates have been yellowed and damaged, and the paper is covered with creases, recording the experience of her uncle Bi Yuquan in the army.
Bi Chunyan told The Paper that Bi Yuquan was born in December 1931, participated in the revolution in August 1946 and joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
After Bi Yuquan joined the army, his family received two certificates of membership of the 23rd Army of the People's Liberation Army.
One was issued on December 30, 1949, certifying that Bi Yuquan belonged to the second company of the first battalion of the 204th regiment of the 68th division at the time; the other was issued on March 12, 1950, and recorded that Bi Yuquan was the sixth Guard of the 204th Regiment Headquarters of the 18th Division.
At the end of the two certificates, it is stated that their parents, brothers and sisters, and other family members should enjoy the preferential treatment of the families of revolutionary soldiers.
Bi Yuquan once made a fourth-class merit in the Battle of Huaihai.
At the same time, the family members learned through a merit certificate issued on February 10, 1949 that Bi Yuquan participated in the Huaihai Campaign shortly after joining the army and was awarded fourth-class merit in the battle.
However, on August 30, 1951, the 19-year-old Bi Yuquan died in the Heiyun Tuling blockade in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Martyr Bi Yuquan died in the Heiyun Tuling blockade to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
A certificate of sacrifice for revolutionary soldiers issued by the Political Department of the Headquarters of the Chinese People’s Volunteers stated that Bi Yuquan served as a soldier in the 243rd Regiment of the Bayi Division of the 27th Army and was buried in Hei, Farnan-myeon, Gumhwa County, Gangwon Province. In Yuntuling, family members should enjoy preferential treatment for martyrs.
Bi Chunyan said that after Bi Yuquan's sacrifice, his mother had always wanted Bi Yuquan to be recognized as a martyr, so that his family members could enjoy a certain degree of preferential treatment for martyrs.
But unfortunately, the only thing that can prove Bi Yuquan's deeds is the certificate of sacrifice issued by the Volunteer Army Command.
The family members also hope that Bi Yuquan's name will appear on the "China Martyrs Net", and also hope that Bi Yuquan's name will be engraved on the wall of the martyrs' name in the Shenyang Anti-US Aid Korea Martyrs Cemetery.
Public information shows that, in order to remember the martyrs, carry forward the spirit of the martyrs, and create a strong atmosphere in the whole society to remember the martyrs, admire them, and learn from the martyrs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs opened the "Chinese Martyrs Net" for the whole society when the Ching Ming Festival approached in 2013. .
In 2014, in order to better bury and welcome the martyrs of the Korean Volunteers, with the approval of the central government, the Shenyang Anti-U.S. Aid Korea Martyrs Cemetery was renovated and expanded, and a sunken memorial square, a famous wall for the anti-U.S. Aid Korea martyrs and a special place dedicated to the relocation of volunteers were built. The underground palace of the martyrs' coffins.
Shenyang Veterans Affairs Bureau: materials have been reported and pending review
"This is a wish of my mother. I want to see my uncle's name on the monument to the martyrs. It shows that the motherland and people have not forgotten him. I also want to donate these certificates to the museum to give the next generation a patriotism education." Bi Chunyan told reporters. After knowing her mother's wish, in the past two years, she has submitted applications to her community, the Shenhe District Veterans Affairs Bureau and the Shenyang Veterans Affairs Bureau many times, and the relevant units all expressed the need to report the materials level by level.
The staff of the Shenhe District Civil Affairs Bureau told reporters that the situation reported by Bi Chunyan needs to be reported to the Veterans Affairs Bureau, and they cannot handle it temporarily; the staff of the Hui Community Neighborhood Committee told reporters that the community does not have the authority to directly post information on the website, and the relevant materials have been submitted. To the street; the staff of the Shenhe District Veterans Affairs Bureau told reporters that a few months ago, they had received applications from their families for re-engraving the names of martyrs on the Wall of Famous Names. It is not a normal work, so the progress is slower.
On October 9, the reporter learned from the staff of the Military Affairs Office of the Shenyang Municipal Veterans Affairs Bureau that the Shenyang Anti-US Aggression and Aid Korea Martyrs Cemetery is a national-level martyrs cemetery.
According to the staff member, they learned from the Department of Veterans Affairs of Liaoning Province on the 8th that relevant materials of Martyr Bi Yuquan had been reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In a similar situation, there are dozens of people in Liaoning Province. After the information is reported in each province at the end of the year, after the unified national review is completed, the information on the Chinese Martyrs Network and the names of the martyrs will be re-engraved. The family members will be notified as soon as they are engraved.
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