A soldier of the Red Army-Mr. Wu He-man

On Dec 29, 2006, we connected with the only living Red Army in Guyuan City- Mr. Wu He-man. He was 96 years old. Because he was a little dumb, some questions were explained by his granddaughter-in-law.

1. Q: when did you join in the Red Army?
 A: On Jun 22, 1930, the Red Army arrived at Jiangxi Province and I joined it.
2. Q: which army did you belong to?
 A: I belonged to the First Armies. On Aug, 1934, the Long March began in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province.
3. Q: what’s your position in the Red Army?
 A: I was a platoon in the First Armies.
4. Q: would you please tell us something about your battle? Were you afraid of it?
 A: at that time, the KMT had planes, and they always threw bombs on our heads. We had no way but rushing into mountains. We Red Armies were not afraid of losing lives.
5. Q: what was your spiritual support in the Long March?
 A: Chairman Mao said that as long as we were not afraid of losing lives, we could succeed at last.
6. Q: have you even been hurt in the battle?
 A: yes, I have hurt for twice. One bullet ran through my cheek and another hurt my right leg.
7. Q: what was your situation after being hurt?
 A: when I was awake, I found no one exist on the battle field. I crawled into a cave, where a local villager discovered me and took me home. From then on, I lost the connection the Red Army and lived in Guyuan.
8. Q: Has the government sent you any medal?
 A: No.
9. Q: what’s your expectation of life?
 A: I didn’t read much books and I hope you can learn more knowledge.

The aged man is telling us stories about the Long March.
He is showing his scar.
He is quite excited when talking about the Long March.
He is singing the Long March songs.
He sleeps on this bed.
In the last year, he took part in the 70th anniversary of the Long March. He still puts the medal in front of chest.
The old man insist on seeing our off in body.
We leave Mr. Wu's home, all of us want to share the old man's story with others.

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