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Journalist: Why do you think we should celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory against Japanese aggres-sion? ”
J Vinyard: Why do you celebrate your birthday?
An early autumn breeze swept across Beijing, bringing a slight chill.At dawn on September l, the whole city was still in sleep as we drove to-wards the airport, where we would wel-come a few veteran Flying Tigers pilots returning“home”. To us (post-80/90 young people), they are characters in history books, somewhat distant, and respectable heroes……
The plane landed on time and the first 12 veterans and their accom-panying personnel arrived. When the door opened, we saw weathered faces with excitement and anticipation. They eagerly Iooked out of the window of the gallery bridge, wishing to see the significant change of the country for which they used to fight.
When they saw our greeting sign written with “Veterans of Flying Tigers, Welcome Home”, they were all smiles. We hurriedly stepped forward to greet them. Some of us pushed wheelchairs for them, some helped them to the VIP room. We expressed concerns about their health after such a long flight. The veterans looked hale and hearty, saying“China! I’m back! It’s great to comeback home!”Their words soon easedour worries.
In the aftemoon, we picked up the other veterans and their accompanying personnel. Thus, the whole delegation of Flying Tigers veterans and their reti-nue had amved in Beijing safely. The 38-member party included 14 veterans,two family members of the deceased,two retired US generals and their ac-companying group.
During the visit, the delegation watched the September 3 military pa-rade, attended a reception, watched a performance gala, and met Mr. Max Sieben Baucus, US ambassador toChina. On September 2 morning, Mr.J Vinyard was awarded a Cormnemo-rative Medal of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The Ministry of Defense specially appointed a representative to call on the veterans on behalf of Fang Feng-hui, chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army.
The representative paid tribute to the Flying Tigers veterans. Some mem-bers of the delegation were interviewed by China's Central Television, the Xin-hua News Agency and other media out-lets.
On the morning of September 2, Mr. J Vinyard, former USAAF Air Transport Command C-46“Hump”airlift pilot, now aged 92, received the 70th anniversary commemorative medal from President Xi Jinping.
J Vinyard: Why do you celebrate your birthday?
An early autumn breeze swept across Beijing, bringing a slight chill.At dawn on September l, the whole city was still in sleep as we drove to-wards the airport, where we would wel-come a few veteran Flying Tigers pilots returning“home”. To us (post-80/90 young people), they are characters in history books, somewhat distant, and respectable heroes……
The plane landed on time and the first 12 veterans and their accom-panying personnel arrived. When the door opened, we saw weathered faces with excitement and anticipation. They eagerly Iooked out of the window of the gallery bridge, wishing to see the significant change of the country for which they used to fight.
When they saw our greeting sign written with “Veterans of Flying Tigers, Welcome Home”, they were all smiles. We hurriedly stepped forward to greet them. Some of us pushed wheelchairs for them, some helped them to the VIP room. We expressed concerns about their health after such a long flight. The veterans looked hale and hearty, saying“China! I’m back! It’s great to comeback home!”Their words soon easedour worries.
In the aftemoon, we picked up the other veterans and their accompanying personnel. Thus, the whole delegation of Flying Tigers veterans and their reti-nue had amved in Beijing safely. The 38-member party included 14 veterans,two family members of the deceased,two retired US generals and their ac-companying group.
During the visit, the delegation watched the September 3 military pa-rade, attended a reception, watched a performance gala, and met Mr. Max Sieben Baucus, US ambassador toChina. On September 2 morning, Mr.J Vinyard was awarded a Cormnemo-rative Medal of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The Ministry of Defense specially appointed a representative to call on the veterans on behalf of Fang Feng-hui, chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army.
The representative paid tribute to the Flying Tigers veterans. Some mem-bers of the delegation were interviewed by China's Central Television, the Xin-hua News Agency and other media out-lets.
On the morning of September 2, Mr. J Vinyard, former USAAF Air Transport Command C-46“Hump”airlift pilot, now aged 92, received the 70th anniversary commemorative medal from President Xi Jinping.