*** There is one person who has won the first class.

Linyi is a famous old revolutionary base area in China and the birthplace of Yimeng spirit. It has a glorious tradition of loving the Party and the army and enthusiastically supporting the former. In recent years, the enthusiasm of the vast number of Yimeng sons and daughters to join the army has continued to rise, sending a large number of high-quality soldiers to the army every year, making the gold-lettered signboard of "Yimeng Spirit Yimeng Soldiers" famous throughout the country and the whole army. In 219, the city's active servicemen sent good news to the whole army. * * * There were 1 person with first class merit, 33 people with second class merit and 757 people with third class merit, which won honor for the old district and added luster to the hometown. Before the Spring Festival, the good news of meritorious service and solatium will all be delivered to every soldier's home, helping the whole society to form a good fashion of advocating honor, making meritorious service and supporting the army and loving the family.

Zheng Zhonghua, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and political commissar of Linyi Military Division, and Li Dengquan, deputy mayor attended the ceremony.