屯垦戍边,是兵团成立初期党中央赋予的神圣使命。62年的兵团历史,就是一部新中国屯垦戍边史的缩影。62年来,兵团人不仅为共和国的经济建设挥洒辛勤的汗水,更为祖国边疆的稳定与安全流过鲜血,甚至献出生命。如今的兵团,像魏德友一样的“守边人”还有很多,他们仍旧在默默地坚守。他们在新疆曲折漫长的边境线上,在风头水尾、在大漠戈壁,生活条件非常艰苦,但是他们没有退缩,只因为对国家的无限忠诚,对事业的责任之心。9月初,本刊记者深入地处北疆的四师、五师、七师、九师、十师等边境师的十几个团场,寻访常年坚守在边境线上的“守边人”。 Settling garrison troops is the sacred mission entrusted by the party Central Committee in the early days of the establishment of the Corps. The 62-year history of the Corps is a microcosm of the history of the Chinese garrison in front of the new China. For 62 years, the Corps have not only given sweat to the economic construction of the Republic, but also shed blood and even sacrificed their lives for the stability and security of the motherland’s frontier. Today’s Corps, like Wei Deyou the same “defensive side ” there are many, they are still silently sticking. They live in turmoil on the long and tortuous border of Xinjiang. They live in turmoil in the desert Gobi. However, they have not retreated because of their loyalty to the country and the cause of their responsibility. In early September, our reporter was deeply rooted in more than a dozen delegations of border divisions such as the four divisions, five divisions, seven divisions, nine divisions and ten divisions in northern Xinjiang, ".