Sept. 9, triplet daughters of a military physician from Chengdu Military General Hospital cried before their father left for the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a peacemaking mission.
It is serviceman Liu Xi's second peacemaking mission. He was sent to Lebanon six years ago.
Now a father of three girls under 2 years old, Liu once again faced a choice between family and service. Though his daughters were unwilling to part from him, his wife still encouraged and supported him.
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