陈兴春临危受命,赶赴在四川汶川大地震中受灾最严重的地区之一北川羌族自治县任县委书记兼县人武部党委第一书记。就任当天,他来到县人武部的指挥帐篷,亲切看望了幸存下来的干部职工和民兵,他说:“你们是全国全军‘一面不倒的旗帜’,我为你们骄傲!” Chen Xingchun was on the verge of death, and rushed to Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, one of the most affected areas in the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, as county party secretary and first secretary of the county armed forces party committee. On the day of his inauguration, he came to the commanding tent of the County People’s Armed Forces and paid a cordial visit to the cadres and militia surviving. He said: “You are the banner of one nation that the entire army will not fall over. I am proud of you!”