Mr. Li wanted to see Li Mu, but Li Mu did not receive these guests from afar in the hotel as a competent host, and he drove to the Flying Tigers Cemetery on the outskirts of Chuncheng City to mourn with the staff of the Foundation today.

The veterans knew that there was a cemetery on the outskirts of Chuncheng, and they had been eager to find an opportunity to come and pay their respects, but the Foundation's staff had arranged for them to do so.

This is also the only arrangement that the Foundation did not follow the wishes of the veterans.

The reason why Liu Xin has not arranged for veterans to come to mourn is mainly because the current status quo of this "cemetery" is really distressing, this cemetery has existed in 43 years, and the pilots and ground soldiers who died in the Flying Tigers, whether they are Chinese or Americans, are buried there, and it is said that there are seven or eight hundred graves here at the most.

However, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the United States took the bones of the martyrs of the American Flying Tigers and brought them back to the United States for burial, leaving almost 500 graves of Chinese martyrs, but in the following decades, the graves of these Chinese Flying Tigers martyrs were full of disasters.

First of all, in the early 50s, because of the construction needs, the local villagers dug up almost all the coffins and tombstones of the martyrs, and then transported them to an unnamed mountain for hastily burial, and then in the late 50s, the era of large-scale leap forward, because of the water conservancy construction, all the tombstones of these martyrs were used by the production team to build reservoirs.

In the 80s, the coffins of these martyrs were almost invariably excavated by tomb robbers, and the coffins were basically destroyed and opened by tomb robbers, which is embarrassing.

After Liu Xinxin heard the news, she never told these veterans the actual situation, she wiped her tears several times, but she really couldn't say it.

How so?

More than 20 members of the Chinese Old Flying Tigers wanted to mourn their comrades-in-arms, lit a cigarette and poured a glass of wine in front of the grave, and then poured out their hearts in front of the grave of their familiar comrades-in-arms.

Although the remains of the American Flying Tigers martyrs in the cemetery have long been moved back to the United States for burial, these old American Flying Tigers who were invited to China also wanted to go to that cemetery to present a bouquet of flowers to the Chinese comrades-in-arms who fought side by side with them back then.

Whenever he faced the sincere hearts of these more than 50 old people, Liu Xin was like a fish in his throat, and he couldn't tell them that the tombs of your comrades-in-arms had been destroyed, the original martyrs' tombs had been removed, the tombstones had become stones for building the reservoir, and the coffins had been destroyed by tomb robbers, right?

So, Liu Xinxin planned all the old man's outings into a journey to find the memories of the year, to see the old aviation school, to see the old airport, the old dormitory, and to see the small village that was rescued after the pilot crashed, but he didn't go to this remote cemetery.

However, the original plan was that tomorrow these American veterans would return to the United States, and the Chinese veterans would also be temporarily separated, some would go home, and some would go to the military sanatorium, so today was the last day for everyone to get together, and more than 50 old people could no longer bear it, and asked Liu Xin to take them to the cemetery to have a look and mourn, which could be regarded as worthy of the souls of these martyrs in heaven.

Liu Xin had no choice, she found Li Mu early in the morning, and explained the situation of the martyr's cemetery to Li Mu while crying, hoping that Li Mu could help her persuade those old people, she really didn't want the old people to know these heartbreaking news.

Li Mu was also stunned after hearing this, it was only fifty or sixty years before and after, and we didn't even protect the martyrs' graves.

However, it is really not good to stop and not let go, this veteran immortal activity, gave the old people a lot of comfort, but also let them have a lifelong wish to reunite with their comrades, the living reunited after so many years, think of the most, must be those who have not lived until now The deceased, if they really don't let them mourn in the past, this regret is afraid that it will accompany them for a lifetime.

After thinking about it, Li Mu made the final decision.

Go!

All the staff、Go with yourself!

Liu Xin made a mistake and said: "But what we can find now is a mass grave, our volunteers have seen it, and the feeling is so miserable that I am afraid they will not be able to accept it......

Li Mu said: "That can't let these old people leave Spring City with regrets. ”

Speaking of this, Li Mu sighed deeply and said: "Actually, the psychological endurance of these old people is much stronger than ours, they have experienced the cruel war of resistance, experienced the bumpy second half of their lives, and they have a deeper understanding of the social reality than us, at this time, I believe that what they really want is to interact with the spirit of the deceased, let them go, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and if they are not allowed to go, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages." ”

Liu Xin was silent.

Li Mu is right, I think the old people may not be able to accept that reality, but think about the experience of these old people, they are really the most powerful and greatest group of people in the world, decades ago they looked down on life and death, advocating the will to serve the country with a horse leather shroud, they have seen so much of the cruelty of the battlefield, and they should have a strong mental endurance in the face of some of today's realities.

However, Li Mu still has more considerations, he said: "Novel, take the old people to return, but we must give the old people a promise, within a day or two, we are not able to restore these martyrs' tombs, but we have to promise the veterans, the Veterans Immortal Charity Foundation, will definitely allocate special funds to re-bury the remains and coffins of all veterans, and do our best to find all the veterans' tombstones, if they can't be found, we must also find the information of the martyrs, remake the tombstones, and look for a good feng shui in Spring City. Where the scenery is good and the transportation is convenient, rebuild a Flying Tiger Martyrs Cemetery!"

Speaking of this, Li Mu added: "Not only to build a martyr's cemetery, but also to invest in the construction of a Flying Tigers historical memorial next to the cemetery, we now have three or four billion dollars available, these funds should not only be used to improve the life of every surviving veteran, but also to be responsible for those veterans who have died, give them enough respect, and pass on their spirit and heroic deeds. ”

"Okay!" Liu Xin nodded again and again, Li Mu's solution seemed to her to be beyond her imagination, if she made these promises to the veterans and fulfilled them one by one, I believe the veterans would be greatly relieved.

Li Mu explained to her again: "You contact the reporters of key big media, as well as the reporters of local media in Yun Province and Chuncheng, and invite them to accompany them to shoot, the whole society owes too much to the veterans, not only those who are alive, but also those who have sacrificed, I hope that through their tracking and shooting, the society can be aware of this." ”

"Okay, I'll go and inform!"

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When Mr. Li arrived at the hotel, Li Mu had arrived in the mountainous area on the outskirts of Chuncheng City with dozens of Flying Tiger members, nearly 100 relatives of Flying Tiger members, dozens of volunteers, staff and dozens of reporters.

The temporarily invited reporters were still squatting at the airport, but when they suddenly received an invitation, they followed almost immediately, but they didn't know what Li Mu, the entire foundation, and more than 50 veterans were trying to do before the charity night was about to start.

It wasn't until the staff led everyone to a mass grave that Liu Xin told the truth.

In front of all the veterans and reporters, Liu Xin choked up and explained how the martyrs' tombs were reduced to mass graves step by step, this news made everyone choked, many veterans stood in front of the rotting coffins of the mass graves for a long time, and when their relatives and volunteers of the foundation were silent and wept, they unexpectedly did not cry.

Li Mu is right, the psychological endurance of these veterans is far beyond ordinary people.

The old man Sun Xiaozhong leaned on crutches, sighed, and said: "I only want to die for the country, why do you need to return the horse leather shroud...... Brethren, we have come to see you......"

As soon as the words fell, all the Chinese veterans trembled and said in unison: "Brothers, we have come to see you!"

The old man Sun Xiaozhong secretly wiped away his tears, turned to the other veterans and said, "Living brothers, let's toast to the brothers of Chengren!"

The volunteers took out the liquor prepared in advance from the accompanying package, and handed a bottle to each of the Chinese veterans, and the old man Sun Xiaozhong and other old people were very tacit with the wine and scattered around, each in one direction, every time they walked in front of a broken grave, rotten tomb and exposed rotten coffin, they would pour some, and chant something silently in their mouths.

The son of a veteran whispered to a red-eyed reporter beside him: "My father told me before that when the corpses of the martyrs were counted after the battle, before the burial, the living people would give each martyr's corpse some liquor and let them go all the way." ”

Everyone listened to it, although they were silent, but they didn't fall into their hearts.

After everyone calmed down, Liu Xin made a promise to everyone that Li Mu instructed: invest in the construction of the Flying Tiger Martyrs' Mausoleum and the Flying Tigers Memorial Hall, and at the same time move all the remains of the martyrs out and re-bury them, and bury them all in the martyrs' mausoleums, and then negotiate with the local government to send a salvage team to the reservoir to salvage the martyrs' tombstones, etc.

The veterans, who have been holding back their tears, can't control their tears after hearing about this promise, they no longer have the ability to take care of these deceased comrades, even they themselves need to be taken care of by the society, and help by the society, in this case, the Foundation is willing to take care of these deceased heroes, which is a great comfort for them.

The members of the American Flying Tigers learned everything through the translator, and they couldn't help but burst into tears, they expressed their willingness to donate to this mausoleum, but Li Mu made it clear that he could not accept the donations of the veterans, and told them: "I have reached a consensus with a friend in the United States that Makino Technology and him will jointly contribute 10 million US dollars to establish a veteran immortal - American charity foundation, not only Chinese veterans need care and love, but veterans all over the world need it." ”

The American veteran Flying Tigers did not expect that Li Mu, a Chinese man, would be willing to do the charity of the veterans' immortality to the United States, but when they thought of the sensation caused by the veterans' immortality in China and the funds and resources raised for the veterans, their hearts were also shaken, if the same thing could happen in the United States, it would be great!