Son and husband remembered for making ultimate sacrifice

One brave man selflessly cut short his birthday celebrations to save the life of another, following the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan.

Wang Gang, who would have turned 42 on May 16, gave his life to save a journalist reporting on the quake-affected areas.

The morning of his birthday, the vice-director of the Public Security Bureau's branch for the Wolong Nature Reserve was helping to offload rescue supplies in Wolong, home to the giant pandas.