Chen Gang, from Xiaojizhen Town, Jiangdu City, Jiangsu Province, joined the army in 1983, participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in 1985, and sacrificed his life in July 1985. He was awarded a Second-Class Merit posthumously. Chen Gang was a soldier of the Telephone Company under the Headquarters Communication Camp of the 67th Army, and was buried in his hometown.