Du Xiaodan is a company commander of Shenyang Military Region. Her father was a combat hero who died when she was only 11 years old. Du Xiaodan decided to be a soldier when she was a little girl, because she wanted to finish what was left from her father.

When she first became a commander, there were doubts about her ability. In order to be a qualified commander, she devoted herself into harsh training. Whatever she was not good at, she trained herself the most to improve. Thanks to her persistence, her company has been awarded with several titles, and she has become a model commander and an outstanding communist party member with a lot merits.