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in 2017, zhang hao, a first-level pilot of an army aviation regiment stationed in fujian, unfortunately died during a night training. 41 days after his death, his son fell to the ground. now, seven years have passed and the child has grown up. recently, a reporter from jiangsu station visited this family and told us about the thrilling events seven years ago and the protection of love during these seven years.

in the eyes of many people, the families of martyrs are a great and tragic identity. after the earth-shattering departure of the martyrs, how do the martyrs' families bear the heavy thoughts of the past, and how do they face the time that has never stopped and the complicated life? before the 11th martyrs' day, we got close to a martyr's family and the heroic sacrifice behind ordinary life.

lin hongyan lives with her 7-year-old son youbao. the home is spotless, and in the corner of the living room are various models of airplanes built by youbao.

there is also an unbuilt model. youbao said: "that is my dad's plane. he flies a z-10 to defend the motherland. the pilot is sitting here,my dad belongs to this status. sitting here is the most powerful pilot.”

youbao has never met his father. he only knows that his father's name is zhang hao. he is a soldier and flies a plane. dad's sacrifice is the secret of this family.

martyr zhang hao

youyou’s father, zhang hao, was a first-class pilot in an army aviation regiment stationed in fujian. he was admitted to the military academy in september 2001 and later became a pilot. he died in 2017.

xu lei’s former comrade-in-arms zhang hao, a pilot stationed in fujian

zhang hao was the squadron leader at that time. he also had very good theoretical scores and good physical fitness. he had high demands on himself and he had the same demands on his subordinates. we were a little afraid of him, but we respected him more. at that time, among the same batch of pilots, he was the first batch to undergo z-10 helicopter special service training, which was very demanding.

▲the first one from the left is zhang hao during his lifetime

on january 19, 2017, 9 days before the spring festival and 41 days before youbao was born, zhang hao and his comrade wang xiaodong died during a night flight training.

xu lei said: "the area where they died was a residential area. once the helicopter crashed into a residential area, the consequences would be disastrous. zhang hao and his comrades chose to give up the opportunity to escape. when our comrades found him, they saw that his hand was still on the steering column.”

lin hongyan, the widow of martyr zhang hao

what happened to him on the 19th? he called me on the night of the 18th and told me that it was the last time he would fly this year, and he would come back to stay with me after the flight. he also took leave at that time and flew his last flight this year. at the scene, he told me that he would be back tomorrow. he told me that my mother made a lot of sausages that year and said that he loved them and wanted him to eat enough. everyone was preparing for the new year. .

afterwards, a comrade wrote this eulogy:

"water melody singer eagle strikes the sky"

i have had ambitions for a long time, and today i ride on the divine eagle.

soaring thousands of miles straight up, the wind is blowing lightly.

looking down from the sky with the sky on your back, you can see that they are all the outer walls of the human world, and the vegetation is full of emotion...

the people have lost this outstanding soldier forever, and lin hongyan has lost her beloved husband forever.

lin hongyan, the widow of martyr zhang hao

when i attended his memorial service, the fetus kicked very hard. although i still suppressed myself from crying and endured it at that time, he still kicked and hit me so hard that i really couldn't control it at that time. .

after zhang hao's death, he was buried in his hometown, lianyungang guanyun county martyrs cemetery, jiangsu province. more than a month later, youbao was born. in order to let her children grow up happily, lin hongyan concealed the secret of zhang hao's sacrifice. however, in this family, my father is always there and is always a role model.

lin hongyan, the widow of martyr zhang hao

i still keep telling him that your dad is on a mission, which is the pillar of support in his heart. classmates will ask, why do i see your grandmother, your mother, and your father? then youyou would say, my father is a soldier and may not be at home often. then he would also tell their teacher that my father was on a mission and was not at home. maybe we would not deliberately not mention these two things about my father in front of him. i would often say this word to my grandma.

youbao will take the initiative to tell others that his father is on a mission or that he is about to go to recuperate. he seems to be used to his father's "busyness".

lin hongyan said: "last year when youbao was in first grade, he had just learned to write a few words. he ran to his art teacher and asked her to write a letter for him and said he wanted to send it to his father. then the letter was still written by his grandmother. when i was packing my schoolbag, i saw it and it said: dad, i miss you, come back soon."

▲youbao’s letter to his father

how close is youbao to the soldiers? on the way home from school every day, youbao would always pester his mother to wait a little longer just to get on a subway train with a special name: shuangyong, just because riding the "shuangyong" is more like the people's liberation army.

although he may not necessarily sit in his favorite military green row, sitting on the "double support" is the happiest thing of the day.

youbao is the bright color in lin hongyan's life. in the past seven years, lin hongyan's life has been both visible and trivial, as well as unspeakably heavy. she is a policewoman from the siming branch of the xiamen public security bureau. although she has a civilian job, she is still very busy. her father was also a soldier and died in the line of duty after transferring from the army. lin hongyan bears the burden of taking care of her mother and children alone.

in 2019, lin hongyan was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and the condition was brought under control after surgical treatment. but she couldn't care less about her exhaustion and could only continue to dive into the myriad of things. when reporters visited in early september, grandma youbao was ill and hospitalized, and lin hongyan was as busy as a spinning top between home, hospital and school.

zhang hao's army learned about grandma youbao's hospitalization and arranged for help. this made lin hongyan feel more at ease.

over the years, it has always been a relief to have someone to hold an umbrella and help during difficult times.

on september 7, 2024, zhang hao's army invited youbao to experience military camp life on the weekend. youbao had gone there many times to participate in military summer camps for children of military personnel, and every time he was so excited that he couldn't sleep. as the martyrs' day approaches, the comrades hide their concern for youbao in the experience of the little pilot.

youbao always talked about his father, but he never asked where he was. his comrades had prepared answers in advance, but they were afraid of answering. the last stop of the yubao military camp experience was boarding the same helicopter that my father flew before his death. the naughty child stopped smiling at that moment.

xu lei: "with missiles and weapons attached, it can destroy the target. this is what a pilot should do, protect the home and the country, so when you grow up, you must also protect the home and the country."

youbao:i want to be the "southeast condor"!

lin hongyan said: "when i first saw the plane, i couldn't help it, especially the z-10. but after you sat down, youyou became energetic and serious. he was my first the first time i saw him like this, it was like seeing his father’s shadow on the plane.”

when should you tell your children this secret? lin hongyan said: "in my heart, i feel that he knows, because recently i often ask whether people will die, which makes me unable to answer. i want him to let nature take its course and grow up slowly. he has enough heart. be strong. by going to the summer camp at my father’s workplace and reading some media reports, i will be able to understand what is going on, and i won’t deliberately open up about it.”

martyr zhang hao died in the night sky and stopped flying forever. lin hongyan's life and youbao's growth are like a speeding train, passing through the sea of ​​people and continuing to move forward.

lin hongyan said that she has no regrets. once she chooses to be a military wife, she will unconditionally support his patriotic beliefs.

when youbao was asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, he said he wanted to be admitted to the national university of defense technology, become a soldier like his father, and protect his family and country. youbao believes that his father will hear this dream.