War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in Eyes of A Military Doctor
After the Chinese People's Volunteer Army went to aid the DPRK,batches of medical personnel from civilian and military hospitals and students from medical schools were recruited and sent to Korea to guarantee the timely treatment of the wounded soldiers.In November 1952,Xu Borong,a student at the East China Branch of Bethune Medical College,and his schoolmates received orders to go to the DPRK.After they arrived in the western Korean city of Sinuiju,these student soldiers,together with the PVA members there,experienced cold,hunger,fatigue,and enemy bombing,and they walked thousands of miles and finally reached Huangcaoling Hospital in the Lake Changjin area within 10 days.At Huangcaoling Hospital,Xu and his comrades overcame many difficulties such as lack of medicine and serious shortage of hands.They treated and saved many volunteer soldiers,and contributed to the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.Xu was wounded when he went to the front with the staff officer to reconnoitre the terrain for a field medical station,and he was then sent back to the 14th Army Hospital in Yanbian for treatment after spending over 700 unforgettable days and nights in Huangcaoling Hospital.
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