Details: Lei Feng (19401218—1962 August 15), formerly known as Lei Zhengxing, was born in Changsha, Hunan. ? 1940, Lei Feng was born in the old society. His parents and brothers were killed one after another and became orphans at the age of seven. 1949, Lei Feng's hometown was liberated, and he walked into the bright classroom. 1958165438+10 In October, Lei Feng went to Anshan Iron and Steel Plant as a bulldozer, and then signed up to build a new coking plant in Gongchangling Mine. During this period, he was repeatedly rated as a "red flag bearer", "model worker" and "socialist construction activist".
1960 1, Lei Feng was drafted into the army and became a soldier of an automobile company of shenyang military area command Corps of Engineers. In June165438+1October of the same year, Lei Feng joined China. During his two years and eight months in the army, Lei Feng won the second class merit once and the third class merit twice, and was successively rated as "model soldier", "model Communist Youth League member" and "excellent young pioneers counselor". 1August 1962 15, Lei Feng died in the line of duty at the age of 22.
After Lei Feng's sacrifice, the Party and the country spoke highly of him. On March 5th, 1963, People's Daily published the inscription "Learn from Comrade Lei Feng" written by President Mao Zedong. Comrade Hu Jintao also delivered an important speech at the 30th anniversary of learning from Lei Feng, calling on the whole party, the whole army and the people of the whole country to learn from Lei Feng.