CONTENTS
Preface 1
Acronyms and Abbreviations 1
Introduction 1
PART I
Chapter 1
The 100,000 Troops on the Ruins 3
Flying to Report the Disaster Situation 5
The On-Scene and Nearby Rescue 8
Rushing to the Rescue by Land 9
The Ultra-Dense Takeoffs and Landings 11
The Medical Assistance beyond the Limits 15
The Exhausted Soldiers 18
For the Lifeline of the Disaster-Stricken Area 20
Chapter 2
The Fire in the Primeval Forest 25
The Burst of the Forest Fires 25
The Mohe Town in the Flames 28
Defending Tahe 30
The Beardy Division Commander 32
Encircling the Fire 34
Meeting with a Danger in the Fire 35
Continuing the Triumphant Pursuit 37
Chapter 3
When the Flood Came 41
The Unissued Order of Flood Diversion 42
The Rustling Assault Boat 47
The Danger is the Order 50
The Life-or-Death Moment in Paizhouwan 52
Blocking Up the Levee Breach in Jiujiang 55
Defending Harbin to the Last 59
Chapter 4
The Snowy Spring 63
Opening Up the Way Home 64
The Gas Jet Cars 67
Delivering Warmth in the Snow 69
Wei Yongjing the Hero 71
Power! Power! 76
The Soldiers Standing Asleep 79
Chapter 5
The Earthshaking Fight in Wenchuan 83
Disaster Befalling the Northwestern Sichuan 83
The Army-Wide Mobilization of Forces 86
The Life-or-Death Air Rescue 89
The Arduous March Borne with Explosives 94
The Relief Operations in Beichuan 97
The Blue Wristlets 100
“I Don’t Want to Hear about Difficulties” 103
Saving Barcus Bogdan 108
Chapter 6
The Smashed Plateau City 111
The Emergency Takeoff of “Citation 4101” 111
Sending the Wounded Patients Out 113
The Child Born at the Airport 115
Standing Fast to the Last Post 116
“The Jinzhumami Will Come to Save Me” 118
You’re the Mother of the Kid 119
“We Are Not Only Recovering Cultural Relics” 121
The Agony of Abandoning the Battle Steeds 124
The Hans and Tibetans Are a Family 127
PART II
Chapter 7
The Unusual Operations during the SARS 131
Starting Out at Once 131
The Special Medicines 133
The Setback at the Airport 135
Our Job is to Give Them Hope 137
“The Disaster Relief Stars” 142
“I Don’t Know Careful” 144
The Tape and the Conch 145
Chapter 8
The Indian Ocean Is Weeping 149
Going to the Tsunami-Stricken Areas 150
The Tortuous Flight 152
The Long Wait 154
The Rescue in the Rainstorm 156
“China Is Very Tall in My Mind” 158
I’ll Let Them Rest in Peace 162
A False Alarm 163
With Dreams in Mind We’ll Have Tomorrow 165
Chapter 9
The Call from Balocot 169
Racing against the Time 170
The Hope of Life 172
The Messengers Sent by Allah 176
The Beautiful Chinese Woman Doctor 177
We Don’t Have Any Time Holding an Umbrella 178
The Multinational Base 180
Making Medical Rounds along the Wolf Road 182
“China Is Back Again” 184
Chapter 10
The Love to the People on the Other Side of the Earth 187
The Urgent Departure 188
Comrades, Let Us Take You Home 189
The 200% Effort 192
Breaking Away from the Convention 194
The Common Undertaking 196
The Intensive Treatment 199
The Revealed Emotions 202
Chapter 11
The Vibration in East Japan 205
The Shadow of the Nuclear Radiation 206
The Magic Effect of the Golf Clubs 209
Never Giving Up Any Hope 210
The 300 Micro-Blog Messages 212
The Sincere Gratitude 214
The Permanent Reminisce 216
Concluding Remarks 219
References 225
Postscript 228
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