各位老红军、同志们：在２００２年新春佳节即将到来之际，首先，让我代表区党委、区人民政府向你们和你们的亲属表示亲切的慰问和崇高的敬意。老红军是我们党和国家的宝贵财富。据有关部门的统计，我区退伍老红军和失散老红军，健在的还有三千多人。老红军为人民的解放事业和 Ladies and gentlemen, old Red Army and comrades: On the occasion of the upcoming Spring Festival in 2002, let me first express my cordial condolences and highest respect to you and your relatives on behalf of the district party committee and the district people’s government. The Old Red Army is a valuable asset for our party and our country. According to the statistics of the relevant departments, there are more than 3,000 people alive in the area where the old Red Army and the old Red Army were exiled. The old Red Army is for the liberation of the people and