Zhou Kunxun, Political Commissar of the People's Armed Forces Department of Shulan City, was posthumously awarded the title of Excellent Communist Party Member, posthumously awarded the First Class Merit, and approved as a martyr. Zhou Kunxun | Comrade | Communist Party Member
On the 17th, it was learned from the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Military Commission that the Jilin Provincial Military Region recently approved Comrade Zhou Kunxun, a colonel and political commissar of the People's Armed Forces Department of Shulan City, Jilin Province, who bravely sacrificed himself in flood control and disaster relief, as a martyr. The Party Committee of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Military Commission posthumously awarded Comrade Zhou Kunxun the title of "Outstanding Communist Party Member" and "Most American and Touching Person in the New Era", with first-class merit.
In early August, heavy rainfall occurred in Shulan City, Jilin Province, triggering floods. Comrade Zhou Kunxun took action upon hearing the news, commanding, charging forward, and continuously fighting on the front line of flood control and rescue. He organized and commanded the militia to load and unload flood prevention materials, sealed the breach, and transferred the masses. At around 2am on August 4th, Zhou Kunxun took a command car to Jinma Town to carry out the task of rescuing the masses, and encountered a flash flood when traveling to Qili Township. Zhou Kunxun decisively commanded the driver to abandon the car and avoid danger, but unfortunately, he was washed away by the flood and sacrificed himself heroically.
After the sacrifice of Comrade Zhou Kunxun, the farewell ceremony for his body was held on the 15th in Shulan City. According to the wishes of the family, the ashes of Comrade Zhou Kunxun were sent back to his hometown of Queshan County, Henan Province, and were buried at the Zhugou Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in Queshan County on the 17th.
The Party Committee of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Military Commission has issued a notice to deploy a learning activity from Comrade Zhou Kunxun in the national defense mobilization system. The Jilin Provincial Party Committee and Government awarded Comrade Zhou Kunxun the honorary title of "Jilin Model" and carried out learning activities from Comrade Zhou Kunxun throughout the province.