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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