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"dad, i passed the exam! don't worry!"

on august 31, 2024, zhou yihang, son of flood-fighting martyr zhou kunxun, came to zhugou revolutionary martyrs cemetery in queshan county with his admission letter from the national university of defense technology and fulfilled his promise to his father in front of his father's portrait.

in august 2023, heavy rainfall occurred in shulan city, jilin province, causing floods.zhou kunxun, colonel political commissar of the people's armed forces departmentcomradeupon hearing the news, they took action and charged forward on the front line of flood control and rescue operations, fighting continuously, organizing and directing the militia to load and unload flood prevention materials, block breaches, and evacuate the people.

at about 2 a.m. on august 4, zhou kunxun took a command vehicle to jinma town to carry out the task of rescuing the people. when he arrived at qili township, he encountered a mountain torrent.zhou kunxun decisively instructed the driver to abandon the car and avoid danger.i was swept away by the flood.unfortunately, he died heroically.he was only 46 years old.

in the office of martyr zhou kunxun, there was a gift that was not given away in time.a j-20 fighter model,this was a gift that zhou kunxun was going to give to his son zhou yihang, who was about to enter his senior year of high school.

he also wrote a letter to his son:

"as a soldier's child, your learning and growth are changing with the changes in your father's service unit. he is not always by your side to accompany you in your growth.i want to say sorry to my son.please forgive dad for his absence……”

zhou kunxun took a photo with his son before his death

zhou kunxun always had a wish before his death, which was that he hoped his son would become a soldier in the future.

at the farewell ceremony for my father zhou kunxun,zhou yihang suppressed his grief and did not cry.

“my dad is a hero.i want to enter the military academy.defending the country like my father did."

this became an agreement between him and his father.

september 1, 2024zhou yihang went to the national university of defense technology to report.he made a new promise to his father:

"dad, i'm grown up.i will take good care of your mother for you.defend the motherland and the people."

zhou yihang, well done!

source: people's daily wechat comprehensive elephant news, cctv military, zhumadian daily