China News Service, Beijing, October 10 (Reporter Guo Chaokai, Li Jingze) "The Great Wall is really a great project. On the afternoon of October 29, Harry Moyer, a 10-year-old veteran of the American Flying Tigers, was so emotional when he climbed the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing.
On the same day, Moyer and his entourage flew from Shanghai to Beijing, and after a short rest, they went to visit the Badaling Great Wall Scenic Area.
Moyer, who is about to celebrate his 10rd birthday on October 30, is still strong. On that day, he wore sunglasses, a dark green Flying Tigers commemorative jacket, and a yellow hat. With the support of his companions, Moye walked all the way up the stairs from the "Wangjing Stone" of the Badaling Great Wall, climbing high and looking into the distance.
In 1944, Moyer traveled thousands of miles to the Chinese battlefield to fight side by side with the Chinese against the Japanese invaders. He then visited China in 1995. Returning to China for the third time, Moyer said that compared with the past, the changes in China's architecture and people this time are amazing. However, there is also something constant, that is, "the Chinese people have always been very hardworking".
In the golden autumn of October, the Badaling Great Wall Scenic Area is full of forests and peaks. After 28 years of re-climbing the Great Wall, Moyer was very interested, and he deliberately took a photo in front of the "Heroic Monument". Facing the camera, Moyer smiled and gave a thumbs up.
On October 10, Harry Moyer, a 29-year-old veteran of the American Flying Tigers, climbed the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing and gave a thumbs up in front of the "Heroic Monument". Photo by China News Service reporter Guo Chaokai
He also likes to drink beer, and he also asked his colleagues to buy him two bottles of Yanjing beer. He said he wanted to try the taste of Chinese beer. Fellow travelers told reporters that despite Moyer's advanced age, he "has a youthful heart." In interviews with reporters, the humorous Moyer told jokes from time to time, amusing everyone.
As a member of the Flying Tigers, Moyer joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 and fought in North Africa and Italy during World War II. In 1944, he joined the U.S. Air Force's 14th Air Force with his squadron and was stationed in Sichuan, China, where he carried out a series of missions.
Moyer said that before he went to China with his fighter squadron to fight the Japanese army in 1944, he "had already completed enough tasks to go home, but I chose to go to China with my team."
During the war to aid China, the Flying Tigers fought bloody battles with the Chinese military and civilians, shooting down more than 2600,2000 Japanese military planes. According to statistics, more than 200,<> American Flying Tigers died in battle, more than <> Flying Tigers were rescued by Chinese people, and many Chinese gave their lives in the rescue process. Time flies, and now the Flying Tigers have become the common memory of China and the United States, and have become a shining beacon in the cause of Sino-US friendship.
Moyer was joined by 98-year-old Flying Tigers veteran McMullen, Chairman of the U.S.-China Aviation Heritage Foundation, Green, granddaughter of Flying Tigers commander General Chennault, director of the Chennault Aviation Military Museum, Neil Kelleway, and family members of Flying Tigers veterans.
On October 10, Harry Moyer, a veteran of the American Flying Tigers, Neil Kelleway, the granddaughter of General Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers, and the families of the veterans of the Flying Tigers took a group photo at the Badaling Great Wall Scenic Area in Beijing. Photo by China News Service reporter Guo Chaokai
On the same day, Moyer, Kellerway and their entourage took a group photo near the "Wangjing Stone" of the Badaling Great Wall. When they climbed the Great Wall, they were welcomed by many Chinese tourists along the way, and Moyer, Kelleway and others also interacted with Chinese tourists in a friendly manner. The family of a Flying Tigers veteran also gave his hat to a Chinese tourist as a souvenir.
According to the plan, Moyer and Kelleway will also go to Chongqing, Kunming, Yunnan, Liuzhou and other cities after completing their trip to Beijing. (ENDS)