军委主席江泽民同志指出：“军队的强大，关系着国家和人民的尊严、荣誉、安全和利益”。中国人民解放军是一支忠于党、忠于人民的英雄军队，是人民民主专政的坚强柱石，是保卫社会主义祖国的钢铁长城。军队离退休干部是人民的功臣，他们浴血奋战、英勇奋斗，在建立新中国、夺 Comrade Jiang Zemin, chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed out: “The strength of the armed forces has a bearing on the dignity, honor, security and interests of the country and the people.” The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is a heroic army loyal to the party and loyal to its people, a strong pillar of the people’s democratic dictatorship, and a steel-iron wall to defend the socialist motherland. Retired cadres of the armed forces are the heroic people of the people. They fought bloody battles and bravely worked hard in setting up a new China and won