Meet the "most lovely person" of the new era ■ PLA Daily reporter Yang Yue The journey of 2021 is nearing its end. This year, there are always some stories we can't forget, and there are always some places we can't ignore—— On December 9, thousands of netizens from all over the world celebrated the 20th birthday of a young soldier. The young soldier's name is Chen Xiangrong. We still remember the heroic stories that took place in Karakoram. Many netizens send their memories to distant cemeteries with bouquets of takeout flowers. The local students who came to visit laid down his favorite orange in front of Chen Xiangrong's tomb. On December 12, in a video of the moving moments of 2021, there was a scene that won the most "hearts": in the Central Plains, the army officers and soldiers who completed the flood fighting task left by car, and many affected people threw boxes of food into the truck compartment to express their gratitude to their children in the most simple way. Henan, once affected by the flood, has now returned to calm. However, it is still hard for us to forget the most difficult moment. The phrase "the PLA is coming" ignited the hope of many people's lives. The camouflage green stained with mud is the most beautiful color in the turbulent torrent. In 1951, the people's Daily published Wei Wei's newsletter "who is the most lovely person". We met brave and sincere volunteers in the pine bone peak intertwined with blood and fire and the air raid shelter covered by ice and snow. In 2021, Karakoram, a disaster area in Henan Province, we met Chinese soldiers again in remote or adjacent places, remote or prosperous corners, and met these "most lovely people" of the new era. Some of them have become heroes, and some silently stick to their posts. However, whether it is an amazing feat or plain and ordinary, they are fighting for the mission of defending the country and protecting the people. This year, we met staff sergeant Wu Liangqing of the blue army who experienced 15 red blue confrontations and witnessed and polished the results of practical training in the training field; We have met Sheng Yifei, commander of a squadron of the air force's August 1st flight performance team, flying over foreign countries and hoping to "punch in" air exhibitions of various countries; We met Zhang Xiaopeng, an associate researcher who fought in the front line of anti epidemic and devoted himself to research in the field of military medicine This year, we met minesweepers with "the heart is the light", Treasury guards with "watching the 'world' in the depths of mountains", maintenance soldiers with "not up to the blue sky, the heart is in the sky", and sentinels with "guarding the night of prosperous cities" In the green barracks in the north and south of the river, thousands of Chinese soldiers hold thousands of posts. Although their responsibilities are different, their spirit is consistent—— They are the "loveliest people" of the new era. In 2021, we met many lovely faces of Chinese soldiers on the front line of the border, at the flood fighting site, on high mountains and islands and at the grass-roots training ground. Their warm and resolute figure appeared on the magnificent historical stage of 2021 and remained in our unforgettable memories of this year. 2021, looking back on the warm faces of Chinese soldiers ■ PLA Daily reporter Yang Yue The warm faces of Chinese soldiers are engraved with unforgettable memories of 2021. Glory · ordinary We witness the heroic moment when ordinary life is covered with glory, as well as the ordinary years behind the heroic story Time is like a river passing by, running away and never coming back. In the twinkling of an eye, 2021 has reached the end of the year. Looking back on the stormy course of this year, the faces of many Chinese soldiers, such as the spray on the river, once bloomed at this age and poured into the future with the waves of time. The passing time is hard to find, but these lovely faces turn into an indelible memory of 2021, flashing a warm halo in people's hearts. You must remember the back of the gallewan valley with open arms and firm as a mountain. Glaciers are piercing and rocks are jagged. In the snow capped Karakoram, border officers and soldiers left their faith of life and death and their heroic name between the mountains and rivers of the motherland. On February 19, 2021, this newspaper published a long newsletter "Heroes stand in Karakoram" on the front page, announcing the heroic deeds of these border officers and soldiers for the first time, which aroused the warm attention of the whole society. We remember Chen Xiangrong with an orange in his hand and a shy smile, Xiao Siyuan with photos of his beloved girl, and Chen Hongjun who will be a father in four months They are heroes who take on the responsibility and stand up. They are also the sons of parents, the lovers of girls and the fathers of children. They are ordinary members of many seemingly ordinary families around us. Heroes become heroes not only because of their abilities, but also because of their choices. It is the choice of Karakoram border guards and all frontline officers and soldiers to pledge to die when the motherland needs to carry the glory of the mission with ordinary flesh and blood. "Clear love, only for China." In 2020, Chen Xiangrong's cheek was flushed by the wind on the plateau. This 18-year-old soldier with tiger teeth exposed with a smile wrote an eight word oath with enthusiasm. In 2021, people who "eat white rice and drink happy water" across the river from north to south of the motherland understood the sincerity between the lines of the youth - years are stable and mountains and rivers are healthy. You must still remember the figure standing in the smoke of gunpowder in the TV series meritorious service. From the flames of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, we met Li Yannian, a first-class hero and special meritorious hero of the volunteer army, remembered the instructor who was "able to write and fight" and his resounding words: "If you want to live a peaceful and happy life, you can only win the war!" On November 5, 2021, the camp watch edition of our newspaper published an ordinary day of hero Li Yannian, recording the ordinary day of the old hero. A bowl of white porridge, a dish of side dishes and two steamed stuffed buns. Simple and simple breakfast is an insignificant daily activity in Li Yannian's ordinary life. Only when he picked up the small dishes falling from the table and put them into his mouth could people realize that he had come from the hard battlefield, where a frozen hard and black potato was a precious ration. What's the difference between heroes and ordinary people? The answer may be to know how to cherish more. Carrying the highest honor of the "Medal of the Republic", Li Yannian is like many ordinary old people: he likes reading newspapers, washing clothes and cooking. There are flowers and plants in the house. But he fought in blood, stormed the front, faced the enemy's white blade, and never gave in. In the article "veterans have never gone far" in the "camp observation" edition of our newspaper, Yu Yuanli, a 93 year old veteran of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, still remembers the fighting posture of that year and demonstrates crawling forward without hesitation on on the award stage. In the article "pursuing the banner of his parents", Yang Shifu, a 94 year old veteran of Shahai, still can't forget the sandstorm of the Corps. He always sits in front of the TV and watches the broadcast of the reclamation documentary on time, recalling the hardships of that year through the images. In 2021, we witnessed the heroic moment when ordinary life was covered with glory and the ordinary years behind the heroic story. Once ordinary people put on the military uniform of mission, they can be transformed into indestructible heroes. No matter in the past, now or in the future, Chinese soldiers will always stand in the most difficult and dangerous places. They will move forward bravely and cherish nothing in order to protect their homes and defend their country. Years and youth We witness the final bloom of the flowers of life. They have the static beauty precipitated by years and the brilliance of youth Looking up at the starry sky, the asteroid named "Wu Meng superstar" twinkles in the vast universe. On May 22, 2021, Academician Wu Mengchao, aged 99, died. People may remember that the "moving China" award speech of that year described him as a knife in his hand and a fire in his heart. He was an tireless old horse, carrying the patients across the river one by one. On May 24, 2021, the military camp observation edition of our newspaper published a special article "take care of the common people with all sincerity", recalling the great dedication of the people's military doctor. His hands have deciphered the life code in an inch of the liver, created countless firsts in China's hepatobiliary surgery, and pulled thousands of patients out of the desperate situation of life. The patient remembered his gentle eyes when he was asked, the head nurse remembered his trembling hands after the operation, and the students remembered his firm and loud voice when he spoke. "I am not only a doctor, but also a soldier. As long as I live, I will fight liver cancer one day. Even if I fall on the operating table one day, it is my greatest happiness." Wu Mengchao once said. He has performed more than 16000 operations, treated more than 20000 patients, and completed a difficult operation at the age of 97. The people's military doctor devoted his long life to curing diseases and saving people, to the medical cause, and to the operating table where he fought all his life. In 2021, young officers and soldiers also dedicated their short and brilliant lives to the places they adhered to in the battle positions of the motherland—— In June 2021, 35 year old Sergeant Wang Qipeng of the fourth rank suddenly fainted during his mission. After more than 60 days of rescue, he still couldn't save his life. He donated his heart, liver, kidney and other five organs, leaving the hope of life to more people. On July 7, 2021, corporal Shuai Jiahong, 24, fell on the dark and cold outpost at the frontier of Pamir Plateau and never woke up again. The last sentence he left was to say to the platoon leader who asked him if he wanted to change people on duty: "it's okay, don't change, I can do it." Then, he and his nostalgic star sky of ketuluk and his comrades in arms who fought side by side suddenly failed to say goodbye. On November 16, 2021, on an icy and snowy patrol Road, corporal Li Bo, 21, fell the second collapse of the ice in order to save a comrade in arms who accidentally fell into the ice. At the critical moment, Li Bo tried his best to push his comrades on the ice. His comrades were saved, but he never came up again No matter how long their lives are, these lovely Chinese soldiers always integrate their faith of sticking to their positions and serving the people into their blood and practice them until the last moment of their lives. Looking back on 2021, we regret to say goodbye to many warm faces. We witness the final bloom of these flowers of life. They have the static beauty of years and the brilliance of youth. Youth once burned warmly, it is worthy of a short life; As long as you always have love in your heart, the long years will be young forever. Dream · sweat We witness the distant dreams shining in the stars, and also witness the continuous growth of sweat irrigated dreams In 2021, yuanmengyuan Wentian Pavilion witnessed two magnificent excursions. On June 17, three astronauts of Shenzhou 12 set out for space from here: Nie Haisheng, the commander of the Third Expedition, was calm, Liu Boming, the astronaut who set out again, smiled friendly, and Tang Hongbo, the astronaut who carried out the mission for the first time, could not hide his excitement. When they flew to the Tianhe core module of the Chinese space station, which is more than 400 kilometers away from the earth, thousands of eyes watched this momentous moment: the first manned mission of China's manned space station began, and the Chinese people stepped into their own space homeland. After a lapse of 13 years, Chinese astronauts carried out the extravehicular mission again. We still remember Liu Boming's heartfelt praise when he stepped out of the hatch and looked into the sky: "it's so beautiful outside!" On the space station named "Tiangong", Chinese astronauts witnessed the dreamlike beauty brought by space to mankind. On September 17, the Shenzhou 12 mission team successfully returned to earth. On October 16, just a month later, the astronauts of the Shenzhou 13 mission crew