Shougang militia was established in August 1958, and expanded into a division in June 10. That year, the National Day was first reviewed by Chairman Mao and other parties and countries. 1959 during the national day 10 anniversary parade, Chairman Mao pointed to the Shougang militia team passing through Tiananmen Square and said to Khrushchev around him, "We not only have a powerful People's Liberation Army, but also 100 million militia." Khrushchev was surprised. By the 50th anniversary of the National Day military parade, Shougang militia participated in Tiananmen Square military parade 12 times.
Blue helmet, blue "military uniform", shiny 56-type semi-automatic rifle, neat pace ... In the pottery building showing Shougang's history, a historical photo of Zhang Zhengui recorded the heroic posture of Shougang's male militia phalanx passing through Tiananmen Square on the 50th anniversary of the National Day. Sun, the leader in the photo, is a handsome young man in Shougang Shahe No.1 Wire Rod Factory.
Recalling the military parade ten years ago, Sun's eyes are still shining. "1 999101October1will always be in my memory, as if it were yesterday. There are countless firsts in life. That year, I cut off my beloved hair for the first time, leaving a small part of the military standard; Get the concierge gun for the first time; Standing in the hot sun for the first time, fainting and standing again; For the first time, I walked through Tiananmen Square at the pace of a soldier. For the first time to accept the party and the state * * * review ... "
"1September, 1998, the secretary of the workshop party Committee talked to me and said that the organization should select outstanding young people. After strict political examination and physical examination, there are only 1 1 people left in our first wire rod factory. At that time, we didn't say it was a National Day military parade. We thought we were going to join the army. " Sun said:
199810/0 On October 6th, Shougang selected a total of 550 outstanding young workers, including the reserve, and gathered in Shougang Technical School to start a year of hard training to prepare for the National Day military parade next year. Among the Shougang workers who participated in the training, 85% did not participate in military skills training, and the queue action was basically a blank sheet of paper. But the three major events, 18 and 28 subjects, are tests and tribulations for them. The requirement put forward by the military parade headquarters is to stand for 2 hours and walk for 200 meters.
"To achieve this goal, we started the ultra-intensive training for 12 hours every day," said Sun's comrade-in-arms. Get up at 4: 30 every day, practice physical fitness first, practice splitting guns after breakfast, and then queue up. In order to maintain the military posture, the belt is tied tightly and I dare not eat more. I pinned a pin to my collar and put a small stone between my legs. Many comrades sleep at night with their legs tied! After a year of training, everyone lost a lot of weight. "My waist is two feet three, and it has become one foot nine after training!" Zhao Shengli said with a smile, "The 56-type semi-automatic rifle weighs 7.5 kilograms after the bayonet is mounted. When practicing the spear, the cheekbones are always blue. "
At first, some people thought about quitting, but a strong sense of honor made everyone stand the test. With the deepening of training, what everyone fears most is being eliminated.
Finally looking forward to the National Day. "June 10, 1 3: 30 in the morning, we set out from Shahe to Tiananmen with backpacks, hemp, compressed biscuits and sausages. At 6 o'clock, we arrived at Dongbianmen and walked all the way from Zhengyi Road. I also stood in front of the tank and took 2 photos. " Militia Zhang Hui said.
Guo Zhongshu, a militia member, rushed to say, "Before I went, everyone was very excited. I rehearsed it countless times in my mind. But when we really walked through Tiananmen Square, we were like machines, and our minds were blank, and we didn't care about the people around us and the leaders on the rostrum. " A minute later, the motorcade has passed Tiananmen Square. "We went to the road on the west side of the Great Hall of the People, with 25 people and one car. Everyone is crying. The efforts of the past year are for this moment, and we have succeeded! "
"This year has a coordinate meaning in my life, and there is no unbearable pain since then!" Militia Han Shu said. One year's military training has forged a group of ordinary steel workers into qualified militia, and tempered their will and quality, which has benefited many people for life. Nowadays, many militiamen in those days have become the production backbone of Shougang, and they have been sent to Caofeidian, the new site of Shougang, to build a new 10-million-ton modern steel plant in China.
"It is a lifetime honor to participate in the National Day military parade. Even if I am old in the future, it is worth remembering and being proud of. Unfortunately, there is no militia phalanx this year, otherwise I really want to do it again! " When the reporter finished the interview, Zhang Hui's words expressed the voice of all Shougang militia.