Struggle brightens the dream of youth —— Sidelights of exchanges between military and civilian youth models and grass-roots army officers and soldiers ■ PLA Daily reporter Hong Zhi, Li Qian, correspondent Zhang Wancheng Face to face interaction and intimate communication. On the afternoon of July 12, the first group of youth models who participated in the grass-roots sharing and exchange activities of military and civilian youth models came to a certain unit of the rocket army to share their experience and insights of growing up with young officers and soldiers. Example conveys strength, striving to write youth. Liu Shan, a national female pacesetter and an engineer of a rocket army unit, took the initiative to study and study the missile specialty with the belief that "if you come to the missile force, you should be a missile pioneer". She began to learn basic principles, and spent all day with circuit diagrams and parameter codes. In less than two years, Liu Shan grew from an interdisciplinary "technical white" to a recognized "missile expert" and was selected into the superior technical elite talent pool. After listening to Liu Shan's growth story, Li Meng, a battalion sergeant, said with deep feeling: "the dream of a strong army can't wait or shout, so we must roll up our sleeves and work hard. As the monitor of the newly established class, I want to lead the whole class to learn from the military youth model, and practice hard in fighting skills based on the post." The night is low and the bright moon is in the sky. The engines of an airport roared, and several warplanes roared into the air. A night flight training of an air force aviation regiment was in full swing. During the training interval, the second group of military and civilian youth representatives who participated in the sharing and exchange activities came to the outfield of the regiment to communicate with grass-roots officers and soldiers on the spot. Zheng Xin, the captain of the first team of an air force unit, was the winner of the "silver medal of honor for Air Force pilots", and was awarded first-class merit once, second-class merit once, and third-class merit twice. When piloting an unformed fighter to conduct flight performance tests under various extreme conditions, Zheng Xin has successfully handled major special situations for many times and collected precious extreme data for many fighter planes. He said that as a test pilot, he must have the mission of "flying for the party". This deeply touched yaochengguo, the pilot of the regiment who was performing the combat readiness duty task: "Zheng Xin has set an example for us. I will definitely practice my practical skills. As long as the party and the people need it, I will resolutely show my sword against the enemy and dare to fight and win!" The youth of struggle is the most beautiful, and the model of strengthening the country and the army is the most respectable. On the morning of the 13th, in the youth day activity with the theme of "youth aspiring to the party and building a new era of meritorious service" organized by the regiment, five typical military and civilian youth told the story of growing up and becoming talents and the story behind each Military Merit Medal and medal of honor. Their moving deeds and vivid stories inspired the officers and soldiers on the scene. Gao Rui, a national advanced worker and head nurse of a hospital of the joint service support force, described his mental journey of volunteering to participate in the nursing skills competition of the joint service support force and winning the first place by relying on solid and hard training. The young pilots of the regiment, who carried out major tasks independently less than two years after graduation, were full of pride after listening to Gao Rui's advanced deeds: "behind the golden medal, there is no exception that there is youth sweat. The technical requirements of air posts are high, and the innovation of combat methods is difficult. I will bravely face difficulties, shoulder heavy burdens, and forge ahead towards the goal of winning!" (outlook new era)