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13 years on: Wenchuan earthquake survivors embrace new lives

By Ma Chi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-12 16:18

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'Earthquake Boy' realizes military dream

Left: Cheng Qiang holds a banner reading "I want to become an airborne trooper when I grow up" as airborne troops leave after their rescue work in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. [Photo/81.cn] Right: Cheng participates in an exercise for the military parade of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2019. [Photo/CCTV]

In 2008, the airborne troops that came to the rescue after the Wenchuan earthquake left a deep impression on Cheng Qiang. When the airborne force finished the disaster relief mission and left the area, Cheng stood in the crowd holding a sign reading "I will become a paratrooper when I grow up", leading him to be known as "Earthquake Boy".

In 2013, Cheng signed up for military service in the airborne division.

On National Day 2019, Cheng marched in Tian'anmen Square as a member of the air force formation in the military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the PRC's founding.

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