Editor's note: In the battle with the COVID-19 epidemic, more and more fighters are coming to its front lines, including students and former students of the Open University of China (OUC). Like other fighters, no matter how ordinary, they are contributing what they can. Let's take a close look at some of their stories.

Countless people have gone to the front lines of the COVID-19 epidemic, Guo Chunlin (a pseudonym) among them. He is PLA soldier, and a junior in the Changzhou School of the OUC’s Jiangsu Branch.

He began his studies in April 2017, and in September of that year decided to combine them with military service in Tibet, where the climate is tough. In his view, its toughness has made him stronger. His job is to shuttle materials along the precipitous Sichuan-Tibet line year-round.

On 25 January 2020, on the third day of the lockdown of Wuhan, Guo Chunlin and his colleagues rushed there from Yunnan to help supply the city. His main task is transport of supplies, as well as handling and sanitation. He works sometimes during the day, sometimes at night, usually for more than 10 hours, and sleeps in his truck at night. But he says that, in comparison to that of the front-line doctors and nurses, his hardship is nothing, and that he must serve the country in its hour of need.

In Wuhan, Guo Chunlin says, front-line medical staff rarely call home, since once tears contaminate protective clothing, it has to be replaced. Situations like these have inspired him and his comrades to continue fighting for the city.

By OUC News Network