January 19th is the 39th anniversary anniversary of the Xisha sea war, and the citizens have been offering a sacrifice to the Furong street. Qiu Zhiqiang, a reporter of this newspaper, talks about the history of Xisha. Chen Yan, in particular, mentioned the Xisha naval battle in January 19, 1974, with 18 martyrs sacrificed. Although their cemetery was on the island of Chen Hang, there were 18 monuments to the names of the martyrs in the Guan Yu Temple of Furong street in Ji'nan.
there is a Jinan named Guo Yudong who died at the age of 24. At that time, he was the captain of the 389 Minesweeper, the ship's cabin was shot out of a big hole by the shells of the South Vietnamese Navy. Guo Yudong, who was seriously injured, blocked the hole with his body, and did not let the water pour into the sea until the fire burned his body. He was later remembered for his first merit and was also known as "Huang Ji Guang Huang". After the death of
Guo Yushan later visited the families of the 17 other martyrs who had sacrificed the Xisha sea war, and contacted Chen, who wanted to go to Chen Hang island to sweep the tomb. As long as he was approved, the 18 families had a full package. Chen Yanze said, "no, this activity should be organized. The fleet grants 5000 yuan to each family." In May last year, 50 friends and veterans of the martyrs returned to Xisha. Chen Yan took the boat to worship the island of Chen, and the dream of the martyrs' relatives for 38 years. In January 19th this year, in the Furong street Guan Yu Temple of Ji'nan, Guo Yushan organized a commemorative event.