The officers and men of an airborne unit who participated in quake rescue and relief work in Yinghua Town of Shifang City in Sichuan Province were scheduled to leave the quake struck areas by train on the afternoon of July 21 after rounding off their tasks there. The local people flocked to the railway station and reluctantly parted with the officers and men.

　　By Qiao Tianfu

　　(July 22, PLA Daily)                                        Editor: Dong Zhaohui