Reading Thoughts on the 2009 Military Parade

Impressions after watching the 60th Birthday Military Parade of the Motherland

In October of the golden autumn, snow-white clouds floated in the blue sky, and the majestic Tiananmen Square shone in the golden sunshine. People sang and laughed in the vast Tiananmen Square. With the firing of gun salutes, we ushered in the military parade marking the 60th anniversary of our motherland!

The military parade finally began. President Hu Jintao stood solemnly in the car, and the motorcade slowly passed each square. The President cordially greeted the soldiers. After the review, the performance begins! Walking at the front was the honor guard of the three armed forces. Their ranks were uniform, their long, well-proportioned and powerful legs taking unified steps, changing postures, saluting, raising guns, and turning their heads. These young men are tall, mighty, energetic, and have bright eyes. The square formations composed of soldiers advanced one after another. Nearly ten thousand soldiers were walking in the square, and the footsteps sounded as if only one person was walking. Suddenly, a slender figure appeared in the square. It turned out to be beautiful female soldiers. They all stepped forward, and their brand-new boots made a "ta, ta" sound, forming a beautiful scenery. Then, various new types of weapons appeared, including the Type 99 tank with long range and strong firepower, the early warning aircraft independently developed by our country, and the extremely powerful strategic nuclear missile! All are developed and manufactured by our country! Looking back on those days, my motherland was still a "fat pork" divided by imperialism, and the Chinese were still insulted as the "sick men of East Asia." But now, how powerful my motherland is! She is no longer a country oppressed by foreign powers. Now even the United States, a developed and powerful country, is afraid of her. I am so proud of my motherland!

After watching the military parade, I felt very excited. How mighty the soldiers are! However, how many people know about the hardships they put in? I heard that in order to stand tall, soldiers have to insert a steel pipe into their belts during training, and also put their hats on their heads upside down to practice walking; in order to keep their posture straight, The posture is standard. They also use ballpoint pen refills to lift their necks and use transparent glue to fix their hand shapes; their training pursues precision and perfection, and they even use a triangulator to measure whether their feet are separated at a 60° angle, and use a ruler to measure the distance between two people; soldiers They also need to be trained to stand still for a long time. They stand in the sun for 6 hours. I remembered that I was often afraid of hardship and tiredness. I was unwilling to stand for a while in physical education class, and I still groaned when I ran. I always complained about it when I was working, and sometimes I even quit in anger. Complain that the teacher assigns too much homework. Come to think of it, I really shouldn’t! The ranks of the soldiers are uniform, and of course the spirit of unity and cooperation is indispensable. If one of the soldiers performs poorly, the entire team will be affected. This shows how strong the collective sense of honor is among the soldiers! There are several students in my class who lack the spirit of collectivism. In order to relax themselves, they talk casually in self-study and physical education classes, affecting other students. These students should reflect on it!

I have benefited a lot from the military parade held on the 60th anniversary of the motherland. I understand the current strength of our country, understand the hardships of soldiers during training, understand many profound truths, and feel proud and gratified that my motherland is prosperous and powerful today!