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9 13, the border armed police to return the remains to the Chinese Expeditionary Force salute

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9 13, the expeditionary force returned from the ashes into the War Cemetery ceremony



agency Tengchong Sept. 13 (Xinhua): Chinese expeditionary army of 19 remains classified homeland
China news agency reporter Zhang Dan
Video: 19 Chinese Expeditionary Army remains of fallen soldiers return home Media Source: Dragon TV “Oriental afternoon news”
2011 年 9 13, 19 scattered Myanmar nearly 70 years, the Chinese Expeditionary Army soldiers remains were recovered, respectively, along the Tengchong, Ruili Wanding and monkey bridge two points, return to their homeland to die for burial.
Tengchong of state-level ports in the port of Monkey Bridge is now a major distribution center for merchandise trade between China and Burma, the people in border areas between a small business constantly. In World War II, there was the hub of the Stilwell Road, China Expeditionary Army soldiers that go out from here to fight the Japanese invaders, many of whom were killed in a foreign land, never to return. According to statistics, there are still remains of 60,000 soldiers scattered Burma Expeditionary Force.
this event by the Whampoa Military Academy Alumni Association of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Province, co-sponsored by Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. According to the organizing committee Secretary-General Tsai Wen introduced from July to August this year has been successively from Myitkyina district and the West Paul, Lashio District 19 seeking access to the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the cremated remains of Japanese soldiers.
13 organizers were in Yunnan Dehong Wanding port, Tengchong County, Baoshan City port at Monkey Bridge “door loyal souls welcome” ceremony to welcome home the remains placed in Tengchong County of Yunnan Province in the War Cemetery. After nearly 70 years of wandering, the Chinese expeditionary army of 19 Soul homeland finally, to comfort.
Requiem sounded, the National Memorial Cemetery heavy silence, the roads were filled with the remains of the expeditionary force to greet the people, the elderly, farmers, students, overseas Chinese … … everyone regardless of seniority, regardless of position, consciously lined up, watching the hero’s ashes go away.
the crowd, a few girls in tears, they are reluctant to disclose their names, “in Tengchong, many people like us on the expedition have deep feelings every year to War Cemetery grave, always felt unworthy of them I did not expect almost 70 years, their ashes can come back, I am very happy for them. “
Soul homeland heard his comrades, had fought with the expeditionary force veterans from all over rushed to greet him. Their leading scorer hobbled his family moving, some showing excited smile, and some ashes of his comrades gazing, some eyes with tears. 86-year-old Lu Caiwen war has been living in Tengchong, “This is really imagined to do ah, they finally came back!” Looking at the scene, the old man trembling with excitement, “they had sacrificed their lives for their country should be appreciated and respect before I come more often, then I have to much, because here are my comrades. “
veterans Wu Zhengguang arrived from Tengchong, Devon, 86 years old, he will be Medal of Honor neat to wear in the chest, Chang said the period of war years. Since elderly people in the war deaf, can not hear the reporter’s question, he just has a thumbs-up, has a smile.
“nearly 70 years of his life, they have been forgotten for too long.” Long-term focus of public Expeditionary Force veterans who Sun Chunlong (microblogging), we not only want to help the surviving veterans to go home, we want to home to the remains of fallen soldiers. The event has opened China to return the remains of soldiers overseas, the first step, I believe the future will form a scale, so that more of the Spirits of heroes come home to rest. (End)
 
Loyal souls home after 70 years

http://english.cntv.cn/20110915/103415.shtml


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The ashes of 19 officers and soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in World War II
are escorted to a national martyr cemetery in Tengchong county, Southwest China's Yunnan
province, Sept 13, 2011. In 1942, when the Chinese Expeditionary Force first went to
Myanmar at the request of the British colonial government to fight against Japanese
aggressors, 50,000 died in battle or in retreat. In the battles to recover northern Myanmar
in 1943-45, 15,000-20,000 more Chinese soldiers lost their lives, and 20,000 died in the
battle to retake western Yunnan. Nearly 100,000 Chinese gave their lives in that part of
the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The 19 officers and soldiers
representing those who died in battle in the Myitkyina areas, Hsipaw and Lashio, finally
returned to their motherland almost 70 years later. About 60,000 soldiers' remains of the
Chinese Expeditionary Force are still left in Myanmar, according to a report from China
News Service. [Photo/CFP]

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A hearse carrying the ashes of 19 officers and soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force
in World War II crosses the border port with Myanmar and enters Tengchong county, Southwest
China’s Yunnan province, Sept 13, 2011.[Photo/CFP]

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A monument in Tengchong county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, pays tribute to the dead
soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Sept 13, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

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Two former soldiers from the Chinese Expeditionary Force talk to the media from their
wheelchairs at a national martyr cemetery in Tengchong county, Southwest China's Yunnan
province, Sept 13, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

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A memorial wreath followed by the ashes of 19 officers and soldiers of the Chinese
Expeditionary Force in World War II is escorted to a national martyr cemetery in Tengchong
county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Sept 13, 2011.[Photo/CFP]

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Chrysanthemums are placed beside each tomb at a national martyr cemetery in Tengchong
county, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, Sept 13, 2011.[Photo/CFP]
 
Nationalist soldiers who opened the Burma-China supply line.
 

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