Posted on 06/17/2009 6:31:42 PM PDT by artichokegrower
And Wagner gave us Anna Russell. This is a gift that keeps on giving!
A coat closet should be big enough...
But we'll need it in the morning for the last surviving slaveowner to apologize to the last surviving slave...
They didn’t hang that many from lampposts in Los Angeles!
If I remember correctly, the Flying Tigers (US pilots) went to China pre-WWII to help the Chinese combat the Japanese. I don’t remember ever hearing the Chinese thank them for doing that.
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The Flying Tigers are famous in China and highly respected and deeply remembered by most Chinese people,especially those living in southwest China.To google “American flying” tiger in simplified Chinese character) could get 1,670,000 results. There are so many news and reports about Flying Tiger in Chinese news websites and forums and blogs:
http://military.china.com/zh_cn/jl/04/11028152/20050322/12185916.html
(Title:The Great Heart of Flying Tiger)
http://www.wenming.cn/2009-03/23/content_16033556.htm
(Title:Flying Tigers Relics Park Start Working) http://www.chinanews.com.cn/tp/shfq/news/2008/11-18/1452796.shtml
(Title:Flying Tiger Soldiers Remembering Fatal Air Wars) http://www.huaxia.com/zt/js/05-058/540468.html
(Title:US Flying Tigers who helped China Defending against Jan an Invading)
http://world.people.com.cn/GB/6373736.html
(Title:Ace of US Flying Tigers Passed away) http://www.china.com.cn/military/txt/2008-07/23/content_16052572.htm
(Title:Searching And Restoring The Crashed Fighter Planes of Lying Tigers In Hubei Province)
http://news.163.com/09/0614/07/5BOJO1G2000120GR.html
(Title:Son of Flying Tiger Soldier donates battle relics to museum of Sichuan) http://www.stdaily.com/pic/content/2008-07/31/content_8580.htm
(Title: Son of A Flying Tiger Soldier came to China to thank the man who had saved his father in air fight)
http://qbar.qq.com/cdjunshi/159.htm
ï¼a lot of photos of Flying Tiger) http://www.defence.org.cn/article-10-15983.html
(Title:US Flying Tigers Beat the Japanese Invaders) http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20080323/newgx47e56b13-1424141.shtml
(Title:The Seventh Time The US Flying Tiger Soldiers Revisited Guilin, China) http://ido.3mt.com.cn/Article/200903/show1353040c33p1.html (Title:US Air force Flying Tiger Museum In Sinkiang) http://ilib.cn/A-yndxxb-zxshkxb200403010.html
(Title: The Flying Tiger:An American Assistance to China during the Anti-Japanese War) http://bbs.tiexue.net/post_1983607_1.html
(Title: Whom We Can Never Forget:US Flying Tigers)
http://i.cn.yahoo.com/czgddiz/blog/p_2886/
(Title: Grave of an US Flying Tiger Hero) http://www.fjnet.com/shxx/shxxnr/200505/t20050520_10360.htm
(Title: US Flying Tiger Soldiers Mourn For Sacrificial Comrades In Nanjing) http://www.360doc.com/content/090327/19/19088_2937040.html
(Title: Remembering The Anti-Japanese Heroes:US Flying Tigers)
http://gb.cri.cn/1321/2005/09/08/ href=”mailto:157@692726.htm”>157@692726.htm
(Title: The Battle Legend of US Flying Tigers In China)
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/3630286.html ï¼Title: Bronze Statue of US Flying Tiger Heroes)
http://www.chinaqking.com/%E5%8E%9F%E5%88%9B%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81/2009/29017.html
(Title:Film “Fire of Flying Tiger” Shoot In American) http://www.daichaowu.net/blog/000064.htm
(Blog: Flying Tiger And The Hump Line:History Remain In our Memories Forever)
so on and so on.
Chinese people will and should always honor these great souls despite whoever be in power. while it was not the obligation of US to fight for or help China, as they did, it was a great favor for Chinese people that any thank you is deserved. Anyway, a favor is more of what yourself received than measured by whether it could also benefit the helper.
Oh, I am so sorry.. I was only a kid back then.. We should apologize for all the things that happened ‘while we have been brought forth and are still alive’ and hope we can repay you for our sins..
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(ringing any bells?!) >.<
If they don’t like it here ‘well there, since I am not there now) in this present age.. they can surely get a ticket back to where their (great)grandparents came from... I am sure they will be happier there..
Sorry, but I am so sick of hearing this cripe.
Amen! Remember Claire L. Chennault and the The Flying Tigers.
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