William Jackson, former member of the legendary Flying Tigers, smiles as he touches the statue of General Joseph Stilwell, commander of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia who commanded the US forces in the China-Myanmar-India theatre in World War II, in Chongqing of southwest China August 18, 2005. About 50 veterans of the Flying Tigers, formally known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG), arrived Thursday in Chongqing for a revisit as a part of their celebration for the 60th anniversary of victory in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The Flying Tigers were an American Volunteer Group, organized by Claire Lee Chennault in 1941, to help China fight off invading Japanese troops during WWII. (People's Daily Photo)
A former member of the legendary Flying Tigers smiles as he touches the statue of General Joseph Stilwell in Chongqing August 18, 2005. (People's Daily Photo)
Chinese children present flowers to the former members of the legendary Flying Tigers at the airport of Chongqing in southwest China August 18, 2005. (People's Daily Photo)