Stories of war - Stockton, Ca

Bill Behrns, 95, a former US Army Air Force pilot during World War II, recalls his war stories in his study at his house in Stockton.Lia Zhu / China Daily

Veterans meet with consul general - Angels Camp, Ca

Front row from left: Amend West, 94, a Hump pilot in the China-Burma-India Theatre (CBI); Luo Linquan, Chinese consul general in San Francisco; Roy Dillon, 92, a Hump pilot in CBI during World War II; back row from left: K C Ma, vice-president of the Flying Tiger Historical Organization; Xiao Xiayong, cultural counselor at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, meet at West and Dillon’s apartment building in Angels Camp, California. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Pilot meets counsul gernal - Stockton, Ca

From left: Bill Behrns, 95, a former US Army Air Force pilot during World War II; Luo Linquan, Chinese consul general in San Francisco; and K C Ma, vice-president of the Flying Tiger Historical Organization. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Bouquet for a fighter pilot - Stockton, Ca

Luo Linquan (right), Chinese consul general in San Francisco, presents a bouquet to Bill Behrns, 95, a former US Army Air Force pilot during World War II, at Behrns’ house in Stockton, California. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Veteran honored - San Francisco

Luo Linquan (right), Chinese consul general in San Francisco, presents a bouquet to Ji An, 96, a Chinese-American veteran of World War II, at his residence in San Francisco. Lia Zhu / China Daily