Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) On the 7th, 95-year-old veteran Lei Xi, a veteran of the Korean War, met his former political instructor, Song Ying, and expressed his heartfelt wish. Seventy years later, the two white-haired elders embraced tightly, their wrinkled hands patting each other's backs, tears streaming down their faces.
Recently, Lei Xi saw a newspaper report titled "Korean War Veteran Song Ying Recounts His Battle Stories." The photo showed the elderly man in a green military uniform, his hair now white. "This is my former political instructor, Song Ying. Could you help me find him? If I could just speak to him again, I would feel at peace," Lei Xi said to Zhao Jiao, a political officer at the Shenyang Fourth Retired Cadre Sanatorium.
This was not a simple search for relatives. Before joining the Korean War, Lei Xi was a 19-year-old recruit. Under the guidance of his instructor, Song Ying, he gained a great deal. "My instructor was my first teacher; without him, I wouldn't be the cultural instructor I am today," he said. Later, due to various reasons, the two lost contact, a separation that led to a bond that has lasted for seventy years.
After much effort, Zhao Jiao found relevant information: 97-year-old Song Ying now resides in the Shenyang Ninth Retired Cadre Sanatorium and is in good health. Lei Xi was overjoyed to hear this news.
That day, the two elderly men also jointly gave a special "ideological and political education lesson" to the young people. Seventy years have changed their appearance, but never their original aspirations. From "ideological and political enlightenment" on the battlefield of the Korean War to "inheriting the original aspirations" in peacetime, the story of Song Ying and Lei Xi provides a heartwarming testament to how the younger generation can inherit the red gene and solidify their ideological foundation. (End)
