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    PEOPLE & POINTS

    Oct 29, 2020 3 minutes

    TWO VETERANS HONORED AS ROLE MODELS

    Two veterans, Sun Jingkun and Xu Zhenming, have been honored with the title “Role Model of Our Time” for their contributions during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53).

    Sun, 96, born in Dandong, Liaoning Province in northeast China, took part in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in 1950 as a volunteer and received eight medals. After the war he returned to his hometown and took up farming.

    Xu, 95, born in Jiangsu Province, east China, fought in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45). He also participated in the ensuing War

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