Du Fuguo was a demining soldier in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). On October 11, 2018, in a land mine clearance operation in southwest China's Yunnan Province, an explosion took both of Du's hands and eyes. Over the past three years before the accident, Du has entered mine fields more than 1,000 times. He has removed more than 150 tonnes of bombs, 400 land mines and handled over 20 emergency situations.