Enina Valentina Alekseevna went through the whole war. At twenty, she volunteered for the front in 1941. She fought in chemical defense units with the rank of "technician-lieutenant" on the 1st Ukrainian front, then there was Karelia. She ended the war in the Far East in 1946. In the post-war years, she, like many participants in the war, was declared gratitude, sent anniversary congratulations on Victory Day on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief, the leaders of the party and the government of the USSR and the Russian Federation. From the memoirs of Valentina Alekseevna: “The war found me a 4th year student at the Faculty of Chemistry of Voronezh State University. I was going to take the physical chemistry exam. But she didn't have time. From the loudspeakers sounded terrible words about the beginning of the war. The first reaction, of course, is confusion. But on the other hand - the hope that it will not be long. There was confidence in our early victory. "The armor is strong, and our tanks are fast!" - so it was sung in the song. This is how we were raised. We were all great patriots. All voluntarily rushed to the front. Continuing my studies was out of the question. The evacuation of the population began. And after being mobilized into the ranks of the Red Army, I became "an ordinary soldier of a chemical defense company." Later, I was awarded the officer rank of “technician-lieutenant.” In soldiers' boots and a gray overcoat, I walked for many kilometers in the rain and snow. Since the chemical company, like other special forces - medical, quartermaster services, etc. - this is the "second echelon", then we were on the front line only periodically, on special assignments. So, once I was sent to take a sample of snow (I am a laboratory chemist). The fact is that all the snow on the front line turned out to be bright yellow. The beginning of a chemical war? What's this in the snow? Mustard, lewisite? And so I, on my stomach, under the whistle of bullets, crawled to the front line, took a sample of snow, made an express analysis (indicators with me) and reported to the command: "No chemical warfare agents were found!" And the yellow color is from the substance Akrihin. The command awarded me a medal "For Military Merit" for the quick operational execution of the task. I have many orders and medals, but this award is the dearest for me! " After the end of the war in 1948, Valentina Alekseevna received a diploma. In those years, she fondly remembered young guys full of hope for the future, who no longer studied with her. The war took many. “We perished on the fields of war, fighting for the Motherland, for our peaceful life!”