Commentary: This unpretentious sentence has been hanging on Bethune's lips before his death. It not only shows his seriousness in his work, but also shows his internationalist spirit of coming to China not far from Wan Li to fight for the liberation of the people of China.
In memory of Bethune is an article written by Mao Zedong in memory of Bethune on June 5th, 2000. The article summarizes the experience of Comrade Bethune who came to China to help the people of China to carry out War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, expresses deep condolences over Bethune's death, highly praises his spirit of internationalism, altruism and technical Excellence, and calls on the whole party to learn from Comrade Bethune.
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On March, 1938, Canadian producer party member and doctor norman bethune led a Canadian-American medical team to Yan 'an. In April of the same year, Bethune crossed the Yellow River eastward and came to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region. He took the field medical team to many battlefields, braved the bullets and saved thousands of wounded and sick people in extremely difficult environment.
1in the winter of 939, Bethune was unfortunately killed in June 1939 165438+ 10/2 when rescuing the wounded in the Motianling of Laiyuan, the front line of the Anti-Japanese War. People from all walks of life in Yan 'an held a memorial service for them on 65438+February 1 day, and Comrade Mao Zedong wrote a farewell speech in person, and wrote this article on 65438+February 2 1 day.