1944年10月14日收復的騰沖點燃友誼之火

一位年長的中國男人在滿目瘡痍的騰沖街頭停下腳步，向一名美軍軍士借火，點燃他的煙。美國軍人也為把日本人驅趕出這座古城盡了一份力。五周的浴血奮戰以衛立煌將軍率領的中國遠征軍的勝利告終，這位耐心的玉石之都居民便挑著裝著他所剩無幾的家當的籃子回到了被焚毀的城裏。圖片中的美軍隸屬於Y部隊作戰指揮部，他們協助中國遠征軍打下了這場勝仗。

10/14/44A Light of Friendship in Liberated Tengchung

Pausing on astreet in bomb-shattered Tengchung,an aged Chinese civilian obtains alight for his cigarette from aU.S.Army sergeant,who helped drive the Japanese from the ancient city.Carrying their meager possession in baskets and bundles,the patient residents of the former jade center returned to its battered walls after the five-week battle that ended in victory for the Chinese Expeditionary Force under Marshal Wei Li-Luang.The U.S.soldier is amember of the American Y-Force operations staff,which aided the CEF in its successful fight.