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HeroesDedicatedtothebravepeopleinSichuanEarthquake,2008Anearthquake,magnitude8.0,struckSichuanprovinceofChinaat2:28PM,May12,2008.Theepicenteroftheearthquake,Wenchuan,isabout90milesfromChengdu.Theearthquakereleasedmoreenergythan500atomicbombs,30timesmorethantheKobeearthquakeinJapan,1995.ByMay19,therearemorethan32,000confirmeddead,morethan20,000stillmissing,andmorethan4.7millionhousescollapsedorheavilydamaged.Citiesclosetotheepicenterareflattened;wholemountainscollapsed.DevastationMillionsofpeoplelosttheirbelovedones,theirhomes,theirbelongings.Yetthereisnolooting,nocomplaints,justpeoplehelpingeachother(CNN)Withinhours,peoplerushedtorescue.Blooddonationlinesrunfor100yards,andpeoplewaitedhourstodonateblood;within24hours,allmajorbloodbanksranoutstoragespace.ThehighwaytotheearthquakestruckcityDujianyang(20milefromChengdu)wasalmostjammedonehouraftertheearthquake,notbypeoplefleeingtheaftershocks,butbyvolunteers,ledbyover1,000taxidrivers,camefromChengdutorescue.ChenGuangbiao(陳光標),ownerofabigconstructioncompany1,500milesfromthedisasterarea,just2hour30minutesaftertheearthquake,startedtransporting60constructionmachineriesandled120volunteerstorescue.Theyarrivedatthedisasterarea24hourslater,almostthesametimeasArmyEngineeringCorp.Medicalworkersprovidedcareunderextremeconditions;theyevendeliveredmanynewbornbabiesontheparkinglot.WenJiabao(溫家寶),66,ChinesePrimeMinister,boardedonaplane30minutesaftertheearthquake,andarrivedindisasterareain2hours.Hehasbeenthechiefoftherescueoperationsincethen,workingalmostaroundclockatthefrontlinewithrescueworkers.1,1000paratroopersstartedboardingairplanes2hoursafterearthquake.Despiteheavyrain,highwindandthickcloud,theyjumpedfromover20,000foothightoremotemountainareaswheretheydidnotevenknowiftherewouldbeaplaceforthemtoland.ThefirstjumpedoffplanewasSeniorColonelLiZhenbo(李振波),51.Soldiersandrescueworkersworkingaroundclocktorescuepeoplestillburied.Unabletotransportheavymachineriestotheremoteareassinceroadsareburiedbylandslides,theyoftenhavetousehandstomovetonsofconcrete.Withroadsburiedbylandslideandbadweatherhammeringairborneoperations,agroupof600soldiersandmedicalteams,letbyMajorGeneralXiaGuofu(夏國富),57,CommanderinChiefofSichuanMilitaryDistrict,walked21hoursstraightonfootinmountainarea,carryingheavyreliefsupplies,riskinglandslideandfallingrocks.Theybecamethefirstgrouptoarriveattheepicenteroftheearthquake.Peoplearerushingtodonatemoney.Manyrichpeopledonatedinmillions,butnoonecanmatchXuChao(徐超),60,ontheright.HeisahomelessinNanjing,1000milesfromthedisasterarea.Hesawthenewsandwenttodonate5Yuaninthemorning.Hesaidpeopleinthedisasterareawereworseoffthanhimbecausetheirliveswerethreatened.Hecamebackintheafternoon,donatedanother100Yuan($14).Heexplainedthatallhehadwerepenniesanddimes,andhedidn’twanttowastevolunteerworkers’timetocountthem,sohewenttothebanktochangeeverythinghehadintoonebigbill.Thisisfromamanwhodoesn’thavemoneytobuyfoodforhimself.SongXinying(宋馨懿),3,pulledoutfromrubbleafterbeingburiedfor2days.Shewasincriticalconditionandlostaleg,butsurvived.Herparentsholdeachother’shandsandshouldersfacetofacetomakeanarchtoshieldherfromthefallingbuilding.Herparentsdidnotmakeitout.A5yearoldboywasrescuedafterbeingburiedunderrubblesfor24hours.Hislefthandwasbroken,buthesmiledandsalutedtohisrescuers.Hissmilemadeeverybodycry.ZhangJiwang(張吉萬),11,carryinghissisterZhangHan(張韓),3，walked12hoursstraighttofleethedisastercenter.YuanWentin(袁文婷),26,firstgradeteacher.Whentheearthquakestruck,sherushedtocarryherstunnedstudentsfromclassroomonthe3rdfloortotheground.Shemanagedtopulloutmostofherstudents,butthebuildingcollapsedwhenshewastryingtopulloutthelastfew.Atthelastmomentofherlife,shewastryingtouseherbodytoshieldthestudentsfromfallingconcrete.Manyteachersdidthesamething.Theyare譚千秋、張米亞、茍曉超、吳忠洪、杜正香......Thishighschoolstudentwasrescuedfromthecollapsedbuilding.Shelostbothlegs,andherbothhandsarebroken.Therescueworkerswereallintearswhentheysawthis.Shesmiledtothem:“BeBrave!”Thisbaby,afterbeingburiedover24hours,miraculously,wasrescuedunscratched.Heisabout3-4monthsold,andhismotherkneeleddown,pinnedherheadandhandsonthegroundtoshieldedhim