42 significant contributors honored medals and titles
Sun Jiadong, satellite expert, born April 1929
Sun Jiadong, another winner of China's Two Bombs, One Satellite Achievement Medal, made contributions to the country's satellite technologies and space exploration. He was chief designer of both the Beidou navigation system and China's lunar exploration project.
Li Yannian, combat hero, born November 1928
Li was a combat hero who made great contributions to the establishment and defense of the People's Republic of China. He took part in the Liberation War, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the Sino-Vietnamese War. He was awarded the title of First Class Hero and other war-related honorary medals. He was former deputy political commissar of Unit 54251, and after his retirement, he continued to carry forward the revolutionary tradition.
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