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Qiu Guanghua statue units completed Xinhua News Agency reporters Xu Zhuang and Zhi She

Xinhua CHENGDU, May 12 (Reporters Zhuying Tao, Yong-Hua Liu, Xu aspirations) Chengdu Military Region army aviation regiment Qiu Guanghua statue commemorating the unit 12 in the morning in Chengdu Martyrs completed.

9:30, Chengdu Military Region and the Sichuan provincial leadership for the statue unveiling, 48 ceremony 12 soldiers also fired shots ring to the sky, relatives of martyrs, army aviation regiment last year’s earthquake victims rescued from the Yingxiu representatives, officers and men of the martyrs and other military units before his death to more than 350 representatives from various sectors of collective silence … …

“The completion of the statue is a martyr’s praise, but also relatives of the martyrs of our greatest comfort.” Li Yuelie disabilities his wife, Yu Wang said.

2008 年 5 31, Qiu Guanghua delivery unit in the implementation of tasks in the affected people, local climate due to the instantaneous change in mountains and canyons, it encountered strong turbulence and low clouds fog unfortunate accident, Qiu Guanghua, Li Yue Wang Huaiyuan, Chen Lin, Zhang Peng five comrades glorious sacrifice.

helicopter in the background of the bronze statue, sculpture is Qiu Guanghua are comrades of the other four relief flights before the mobilization of the scene. According to the Chengdu Military Region, the authorities, to commemorate Qiu Guanghua unit, Chengdu Military Region, commissioned by the famous sculptor Xu Yongsen authorities produced a statue. The base of the statue carved front “‘relief hero army aviation regiment’ Qiu Guanghua units” in large letters and inscriptions, the back is 5 martyrs profile.

deputy political commissar of the Chengdu Military Region, Paul set section, said last year in relief, where the Chengdu Military Region martyr army aviation regiment rescued injured 1128 people, transit experts and the masses 5565, opened up “air lifeline” , the Central Military Commission awarded the “quake relief heroes army aviation regiment,” the honorary title. Qiu Guanghua unit is an outstanding representative of this heroic, is the military model, the hero of the people.

“How many times a monopoly of the World, but not the look you way back such as the rainbow …” In the warrior poet, DONG Yu-side hero unit for the creation of poetry, “the sky as a monument,” the sound of recitation, and relatives of martyrs his comrades, on behalf of the rescued people, pioneers and martyrs statue presented to the local people to express grief of yellow chrysanthemums.

10 when 35 minutes, the sky came the roar of the rotor, by the martyrs during his lifetime comrade Zhang Jiugui and Yu Dewen driving two helicopters circled low over the cemetery of martyrs, while Huayu heaven, roses and gerbera flying in the wind, is entrusted with the memory of his comrades and infinite grief.

army aviation regiment attended the ceremony, said the officers and men, the hero of the unit has flown helicopters No. 92734 will no longer appear in sequence in the preparation of the army aviation regiment – as a special number 92734 as a permanent memory of the officers and men remain in the hearts of the whole group.

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