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jimu news reporter chen qian

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in the second half of 2024, hubei province will gradually ship out new recruits. on september 18, jimu news reporters saw at wuhan station that the new recruits wore big red flowers on their chests and ribbons and rushed to military camps across the country. before leaving, their parents, relatives and friends sent their best wishes, encouraging them to make achievements in the army and live up to their youth.

farewell to the new recruits

xu jili, who is studying at wuhan university of technology, is the first person in his family to go to college. now he has also become the first person in his family to join the army. his father came all the way from his hometown of fuyang, anhui the day before, found a hotel near wuhan station, and went to the train station to see him off early in the morning on september 18.

farewell to the new recruits

a mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away. the parents of the new recruit wang zhenwen took advantage of the short rest time before departure to stuff hangers, tissues and other daily necessities into their child's bag. wang zhenwen is a graduate of wuhan railway and bridge college. this departure for the military camp is also the first time for him to leave his parents and go far away alone. his parents and sister rushed from ningxia to wuhan to see him off. before leaving, his father patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him: "now that you are in the army, you must be diligent."

before departure, zhao shuaiwen's mother opened the lunch box, which contained dumplings she had made by herself. "eat two more before departure!" grandma and mother picked up chopsticks and fed zhao shuaiwen dumplings. "dumplings on the bus, noodles on the bus." this is what zhao shuaiwen's grandfather specifically told them to bring before they came to wuhan from their hometown of zhoukou, henan. his grandfather was a soldier, so he still remembers the habits in the barracks.

farewell to the new recruits

the train is about to depart for its destination. the college students who were once childish are now new recruits in military uniforms. when they line up to enter the station entrance, their parents and friends behind them are still looking at them reluctantly and recording their children's backs with their mobile phones.

farewell to the new recruits

(source: jimu news)

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