Family
Grandfather Lei Xinting:
Grandfather Lei Xinting, for many years relied on the landlord Tang Sihuozi 10 acres of fields, barely able to maintain the family's half-supplied life, in the high land rent, usury and taxes under the exploitation of the serious illness. Lei Feng 3 years old that winter, the landlord Tang four roller, forced Lei Xinting must pay off the rent debt before the end of the year, Lei Xinting died of hate at the end of the year.
Father Lei Mingliang:
Father Lei Mingliang took part in the Hunan peasant movement led by Chairman Mao, and was a self-defense force leader. In 1938, he was captured and beaten by the Kuomintang, resulting in internal injuries and disabilities, and returned to his hometown to recuperate while farming to make ends meet. In 1944, he was beaten by the Japanese again, and his injuries became even more serious, and he finally died in the fall of the following year.
Mother Zhang Yuanxue:
Mother Zhang Yuanxue was born in a blacksmith's house, and was sent to the Lei family as a child bride in her teens. After getting married, she worked hard to support the family's life, in the father-in-law, husband, eldest son and youngest son. After the deaths of her husband, eldest son and youngest son, her life became increasingly difficult, and she hanged herself from a beam on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1947 after being abused and persecuted by the landlords.
Brother Lei Zhengde:
Brother Lei Zhengde, at the age of twelve, went out to work as a child laborer, and was tortured by the heavy labor and got child consumption (tuberculosis). One day, he suddenly fainted at the machine, rolling his arms and fingers. He was dismissed from his job and went to work as a child laborer in a printing and dyeing workshop. Due to overwork, his lung disease worsened and he had no money for medical treatment, so he died within a few days.
Birth
Lei Feng was born on Dec. 18, 1940, in the village of Jianjiatang in Wangcheng County, Hunan Province, to a poor peasant family. (See photo at right)
Unforgettable scars
Lei Feng was orphaned when he was less than seven years old. The family's Sixth Uncle Grandma adopted him. To help his grandmother's family, he often went to the mountains to cut firewood, but the local firewood mountains were all occupied by rich families, who did not allow poor people to cut them. Lei Feng one day to the serpentine mountain to cut firewood, was the Xu family landlady saw, the landlady pointed at Lei Feng cursed, and snatched the wood knife, Lei Feng cried to retrieve the wood knife, the landlady even raised the knife in the back of the Lei Feng's left hand three times in a row, blood dripped along the fingers on the mountain road......
Determined to join the army
In August 1949, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) passed by Lei Feng's hometown. Lei Feng saw the camping team stayed down to the old folks to ask for warmth, but also to help the old folks to pick water, sweep the floor. Buy firewood to buy food according to the price to pay, do not take a needle and thread of the masses, from the bottom of the heart to join the army desire. Lei Feng found the company commander of the army, determined to become a soldier, when the company commander learned of his bitter life told him that he was still small, wait until he grows up to become a soldier, and gave him a fountain pen, encouraging him to study hard, grow up to defend and and build China.
Participate in the children's regiment
1950, the township set up a farmers' association, land reform, Lei Feng actively involved in this movement, when the children's regiment leader, standing guard, sentry, patrol, to prevent enemy sabotage. He also learned how to speak fast and engage in propaganda.
Student age
In the summer of 1950, the township government guaranteed free education for the orphan Lei Feng. In the summer of 1956, graduated from the lotus leaf dam elementary school, a few years, Lei Feng overcame difficulties, study hard, by the teachers and students of the unanimous praise. He helped the backward classmates, cared for the collective food, and fought against the bad elements, by the school teachers, classmates and the townspeople. At the graduation ceremony, he spoke on stage, resolutely asked to stay in the countryside, for the construction of a new socialist countryside to contribute their own modest strength.
Going to work
In September 1956, Lei Feng worked as a correspondent in the township government, and in November, at the age of sixteen, Lei Feng was recommended to Wangcheng County Committee as a civil servant. In 1957, Lei Feng honorable year by year was named a model worker of the organization.
In the spring of 1958, Lei Feng came to Sleepy Mountain Lake Farm as a tractor driver.
September 1958, Lei Feng came to Anshan Steel as a C-80 bulldozer driver.
In August 1959, Lei Feng came to the Bow Changling Coking Plant to take part in infrastructure construction. One day in the summer of the following year, he led his partners to fight in the rain and saved 7,200 bags of cement from loss, <<Liaoyang Daily>> reported Lei Feng's rescue of cement, praising his self-sacrificing deeds for the sake of others.
Lei Feng worked in Anshan and the coking plant for one year and two months, was named an advanced worker three times, five times as a standard bearer, eighteen times as a red-flag hand, won the title of "youth socialist construction activist".
Join the People's Liberation Army
Join the army
Early December 1959, the new year's conscription work has begun, Lei Feng urgently asked to join the People's Liberation Army, but in view of the coking plant's limited enlistment quota, and Lei Feng's performance in the construction site is very outstanding, the leadership also can not afford to let him go, so they did not agree to sign up for him. Lei Feng was so upset that he traveled dozens of miles to the Liaoyang City People's Armed Forces to tell Yu's political commissar about his experience and to show his willingness and determination to join the army.
The political commissar of the Armed Forces Department and the leader of the Engineer Corps, who had been sent to receive the soldiers, studied Lei Feng's enlistment, and found that he was a bitter child, had been tempered by practical work, had good political qualities, and had clear motives for joining the army; although he was 1.54 meters tall and weighed less than 55 kilograms, and his physical condition was poor, he drove tractors on farms and bulldozers in factories, and was awarded the title of active member and advanced worker of the socialist construction for a number of times. He has been honored as an active member of the socialist construction and an advanced worker many times. We believe he will grow faster if he joins the army. It was finally decided to approve Lei Feng's enlistment.
On January 8, 1960, Lei Feng received his enlistment notice and accompanied the new recruits from Liaoyang to Yingkou. As a representative of the new recruits, he spoke at a conference to welcome his comrades.
Lei Feng's regiment is a glorious war history of the troops, he was determined to carry forward the fine traditions of practical action, when the meal, he took the initiative to read the newspaper to the people, publicizing the party's policies: rest, he taught everyone to sing, Lei Feng in this big family to feel the warmth of the endless, because of his body small arm weak, the beginning of the practice of throwing hand grenades failed, he was not bright to go out and practicing, ten days, he was finally able to throw a hand grenade with other comrades, he was not able to do it, he was not able to do it. Finally, like other comrades, in the live-fire study was excellent
Later on
After the end of the training of recruits, Lei Feng was assigned to the transportation company as a motorcycle soldier, "to obey the needs of the revolution, the revolution needs me to burn charcoal, I'll go to do Zhang Side; the revolution needs me to plug the eye of the gun, I'll go to do the Huang Jiguang". This is the attitude that Lei Feng showed to the organization.
Lei Feng character cheerful, usually very active, teaching singing, wall posters, say all kinds of fast, the higher leadership arranged for him to participate in the warrior performance team, he got up early in the morning and late at night to memorize the lines, and later considered Lei Feng's Hunan accent and everyone's Mandarin is not coordinated, affecting the effect of the show, he took the initiative to replace his own, and focus on the performance of the logistics, although we did not see Lei Feng's performance, but every performance on the stage!
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Lei Feng returned to the transportation company, then put into the intense study of driving technology to go, for the lack of coaching the status quo, he led everyone to do a car driving platform. Lei Feng was unanimously elected as the leader of the technical study group. In May, Lei Feng became a qualified driver and was assigned to the fourth shift of the second platoon, handing over a No. 13 car to the construction site.
Nail spirit
Construction tasks, he drove the car all day running around, it is difficult to find time to study, Lei Feng put the book in the satchel, with the side, as long as the car stops, there is no other work, sitting in the cab to read. He wrote in his diary: "Some people say that work is busy, no time to study, I think the problem is not in the work is busy, but in your willingness to learn, will not squeeze time. To learn the time is there, the problem is that we are not good at squeezing, willing to drill. A good board, there is no eye on it, but why can the nails be nailed into it? This is to rely on the pressure to squeeze in. From this point of view, the nail has two strengths: one is the strength to squeeze, and the other is the strength to drill. We should also promote this "nail" spirit in learning, good at squeezing and drilling
A voluntary labor
1960 early summer a Sunday, Lei Feng stomach ache is very serious, he came to the regiment's health company to open some medicine back, see a building site is in full swing construction, the original is to the elementary school building Benxi Road, Lei Feng can not help but push a cart, joined the ranks of the bricks. Join the ranks of the bricks, until the noon break, Lei Feng was surrounded by a group of workers, facing everyone he said: "We are adding bricks and mortar to the construction of socialism, I am the same as everyone else, as long as they do their own little obligation, but also be considered a part of the light to send a light it!" This afternoon, inquired about Lei Feng's name and troops stationed in the city of the second construction company to organize the workers to send a letter of thanks, we know that the sick Lei Feng did a good thing, had a special Sunday.
Admirable "fool"
August 1960, the resident Fushun floods, transportation connected to the flood rescue order. Lei Feng endured the pain of the burned hand just to participate in the fire and his comrades in the upper Temple Reservoir dam fought for seven days and seven nights, was recorded a second-class merit.
Wanghua District held a large production call mobilization meeting, a great momentum, Lei Feng went to the street just to see this scene, he took out the passbook in the factory and the army saved 200 yuan (203 yuan on the passbook) ran to the Wanghua District Party Committee office to donate to build the motherland to make a contribution, the comrade who served him really could not refuse his friendship, had to accept half. The other 100 yuan was donated to the people of Liaoyang when the country was hit by a hundred-year flood. When our country was hit by a serious natural disaster, he donated all his savings for the construction of the country and the disaster area, but he could not afford to drink a bottle of soda.
Joining the party
The party committee of the regiment set up Lei Feng as a model of hard work and thrift. After the hard work, hard work, thrift and frugality, Lei Feng more strict requirements for themselves, he was born in poverty, love and hatred, good learning, high class consciousness, the correct motives for joining the party, according to the consistent performance of the branch of the General Assembly unanimously passed Lei Feng's application for membership in the party.
On November 8, 1960, Lei Feng honorably joined the Chinese ****production party.
Toward the end of 1960, Lei Feng's deeds were published in the press under the title of ＜＜Bitter Child Good Soldier＞＞, which caused a strong reaction, and more and more units all over the world invited him to give a report, and he told people not to forget the past with a blood and tears-stained history of his family and inspired them to unite in building the motherland and be more resolute in conquering the difficulties. At the request of the people, the company Lei Feng deeds to make an exhibition room, the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution also came to collect Lei Feng's deeds ......
Solidarity
Lei Feng put his own collection of books out for everyone to learn, known as the "small Lei Feng The library. He helped his comrades to learn knowledge, and when his comrade Qiao Anshan had a low level of education, Lei Feng taught him how to read and write, and how to learn arithmetic. After learning that his father was seriously ill, Lei Feng wrote a letter to his family in the name of Xiao Zhou and sent 10 yuan. Comrade Xiao Han in the night out of the car cotton pants were sulfuric acid water burned a few holes, Lei Feng came back from duty and found that his own hat removed a needle and a needle for Xiao Han to patch up the pants, gently covered in his body. Knowing this situation, Qiao Anshan said: "In order to mend your pants, Lei Feng half of the night did not sleep!"
The people's servant
From 1961, Lei Feng was often invited to make presentations in foreign countries, he had more opportunities to travel, more opportunities to serve the people, and people spread the saying: "Lei Feng traveled a thousand miles, and did a trainload of good deeds".
Once Lei Feng went out in Shenyang station to change the car, once out of the ticket gate, found a group of people surrounded by a middle-aged woman carrying a child, it turned out that the woman went from Shandong to Jilin to see her husband, the ticket and money lost. Lei Feng used his own allowance to buy a train ticket to Jilin and stuffed it into his sister-in-law's hand, who said with tears in her eyes, "Big brother, what's your name and which unit are you from? "Lei Feng said:" I am called the People's Liberation Army, and I live in China".
One day in May, Lei Feng braved the rain to go to Shenyang, he in order to catch an early train, 5:00 in the morning to get up, with a few steamed buns on the raincoat on the road, on the road, saw a woman carrying a child on her back, the hand is also leading a little girl is also struggling to walk to the station. Lei Feng took off his raincoat draped over the sister-in-law, and picked up the little girl to accompany them to the station, get on the train, Lei Feng saw the little girl cold and trembling, and put his own close line off to her to wear, Lei Feng estimated that she did not eat in the morning, they brought their own steamed buns to them to eat. When the train arrived in Shenyang, it was still raining, and Lei Feng kept sending them home. The woman said gratefully: "Comrade, how can I thank you ah! "New Year's Day, the comrades happily together to engage in a variety of recreational activities. After playing table tennis with everyone at the club for a while, Lei Feng thought that the service and transportation departments were the busiest during the New Year holidays, and how much these places needed help. He put down his paddle, called up a few comrades in the same class, and together they took leave and went straight to the nearby Ladybird Tun station, where this one helped clean the waiting room and that one poured water for travelers, and Lei Feng drove the whole class up.
Lei Feng is to choose to never stop, wholeheartedly for the people to do good things, no wonder people see people do good things for the people to think of Lei Feng.
Children's know-it-all
After October 1960, Lei Feng successively served as an out-of-school counselor at Fushun Construction Street Elementary School (now Leifeng Elementary School) and Benxi Road Elementary School.
Lei Feng was usually very busy with his work and studies. Learning is very busy, he can only use the lunch break or stormy days can not leave the car days off to the school to find teachers, students to talk, or other counseling activities. He was good at uniting children and inspiring them to study hard and get better every day.
Lei Feng with a high sense of mission. A sense of responsibility, hard work to cultivate the next generation to grow up strong. *** Table Mission Fushun Municipal Party Committee in recognition of Lei Feng's deeds, had on May 28, 1962 issued a certificate of appreciation, which reads: "Awarded to the excellent tutor comrade Lei Feng, keep the glory, continue to move forward."
Exemplary class president
September 1961, the whole regiment unanimously elected Lei Feng as Fushun City People's Congress.
Lei Feng returned to the company after participating in the National People's Congress and became the commander of the fourth class of the second platoon. Under his leadership, the fourth class became the "four good classes", and Lei Feng also became the company's four good class leaders.
One evening, it was raining heavily, Lei Feng saw a woman on the highway, holding a child in her arms, and pulling a child in her hands, and carrying a burden, in the downpour step by step slippery walk, Lei Feng busy to go forward to inquire, only to know that the sister-in-law from the field to visit relatives to return to the dozen miles away from the camphor gully to go, she was anxious, said: "Comrade ah, the rain is pouring me confused, there are still a lot of people in the rain. I'm confused, there are still children here, I can't cry home even if I cry!"
Lei Feng put his raincoat on his sister-in-law, picked up the older child and walked towards Zhangzigou in the rain, preferring to get soaked himself, and walked for more than two hours before sending his mother and son home.
Modest and prudent
Lei Feng enlisted in the army, many meritorious awards, he was elected as a deputy to the city people's Congress, attended the Shenyang Military Region, the first **** Youth League representatives meeting, his photo, diary and exemplary deeds. Through the newspaper. Radio made a wide range of publicity, Lei Feng received one after another from all over the country warmly praised his letter, he wrote in his diary this paragraph: "I am all the Party to give, glory should be attributed to the Party, attributed to the enthusiasm of my comrades to help me, as for my personal work, that is too little, I so little contribution, compared to the requirements and expectations of my or very insufficient! ......"
Sacrifice
At eight o'clock in the morning of August 15, 1962, when the rain was falling, Lei Feng and his assistant Qiao Anshan drove back from the construction site. When they drove into the company yard, they realized that the car was splashed with mud and water, so despite the fatigue of long-distance driving, they immediately asked Qiao Anshan to start the car and go to the open space to wash the car. Passing through a relatively narrow section of the aisle in front of the barracks, for safety reasons, Lei Feng stood at the edge of the aisle and raised his arm to direct Xiao Qiao to reverse the turn; "To the left, to the left ...... pour! Reverse!" The car suddenly left rear wheel slipped into the roadside ditch, the body violently shook, suddenly touched down a usual sun clothes quilt with a square wooden pole, Lei Feng unfortunately was down the square forest pole smashed in the head, on the spot flopped on the ground, fainted ......
comrades immediately with a stretcher to send him to the nearby hospital to rescue, all levels of chiefs immediately rushed to the hospital, at the same time as the fastest speed to Shenyang medical experts received Lei Feng bedside. Due to cranial injury, resulting in brain dysfunction, Lei Feng, a good son of the working people, the excellent member of the Chinese ****production party, at the age of only 22 years old, so with us forever goodbye!
August 17, in Fushun City, Wanghua District Government Auditorium held a grand memorial service. Nearly 100,000 people escorted Lei Feng's coffin toward the Martyrs' Cemetery.
In January 1963, the Ministry of National Defense named Lei Feng's class "Lei Feng class", **** Youth League posthumously appointed Lei Feng as the National Young Pioneers excellent counselor, the PLA General Political Department, **** Youth League Central Committee, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the All-China Women's Federation have issued a notice on the study of Lei Feng, the People's Daily, the People's Daily", "PLA Daily", "China Youth Daily" and so on successively published editorials, comments and articles introducing Lei Feng's deeds. On March 5, 1963, major newspapers in the capital published Chairman Mao Zedong's glowing inscription, "Learn from Comrade Lei Feng."
Lei Feng, this glorious name, in our hearts shines an undying light. He dedicated his vigorous youth to the Party and the people, and his noble ideals, beliefs, morals and sentiments will continue to flourish in our young generation, and his indelible and beautiful image will live forever in our hearts