1944年10月14日收复的腾冲点燃友谊之火

一位年长的中国男人在满目疮痍的腾冲街头停下脚步，向一名美军军士借火，点燃他的烟。美国军人也为把日本人驱赶出这座古城尽了一份力。五周的浴血奋战以卫立煌将军率领的中国远征军的胜利告终，这位耐心的玉石之都居民便挑着装着他所剩无几的家当的篮子回到了被焚毁的城里。图片中的美军隶属于Y部队作战指挥部，他们协助中国远征军打下了这场胜仗。

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.