Another poorly written headline. I wondered why they would turn on the water full blast at a funeral.
Refreshing. All we ever hear about is how bad Americans
are to others. Gratitude is a dieing phenomenon.
In a nation whose children do not respect their parents, much less their grandparents and beyond, here are a people who respect a person 73 years after the fact who is not a blood relative.
Contrast this with a group of people who come for a foreign land, plant bombs, run cars over crowds, knife people, kill innocents on a whim, and more.
About all you can say is thank you to these Chinese people who show this much reverence for someone who did them a solid 73 years ago.
Touching...
From China? What did they supply us with?
Rubber dog s....
I ran into one of these gentlemen at the grocery store recently. He was sitting quietly drinking his coffee, waiting for his buddies. A slight man, about 5’ 3”.
I noticed his military unit baseball cap with a plane on it, so went over to thank him. As I got closer, it was clear from the logo he had flown the hump. I confirmed, “So, you flew the hump?”
Him: “Yeah. Over a hundred times.”
Me: “What did you fly?”
Him: “25s, 51s, and 38s.”
Me: “WOW! All of those?”
Him: “Yeah. I was the pilot.”
Me: “Well, thank you very much! Appreciate it....”
Him: “You know what was the most expensive thing we ever flew into China?
Me: “What?”
Him: “A load of tampons. Those were the most expensive feminine products in the history of the world.”
:-)
Nice.
Canadians are still regarded very well in China because of Dr. Henry Norman Bethune, despite generations having gone by since his time there. Ignore the fact that he was a flaming red communist, just making the point that the Chinese culture has long memories.
Hump pilot. One of my friends from childhood, whose father was one. I didn’t know until his funeral
I believe Gene Autry flew a few runs in that area, too.
I recommend that one view, if possible, this documentary “HONOR & DUTY: MISSISSIPPI DELTA CHINESE” about the several hundred Chinese-American men from the delta counties of Mississippi who went off to war in all branches of the US military. This is an interesting niche history of a group of Americans who answered their nation’s call to duty.
http://www.deltastategiving.org/giving/otherareas/honor
Here is a good article about Samatha Cheng who was the person behind getting it made and on the air. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/how-one-woman-helped-put-mississippi-delta-chinese-map-n562821
I personally vouch for her efforts at accuracy, especially in the military related parts about the soldier’s service.