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Patrick LUCAS working with Mr. SU at the Hengyang television station to translate interviews with Haynes' family into Chinese so that they could be used in a series of television appeals to people in the Hengyang area for clues or information regarding the loss of Albert L. Haynes. HUANG Xiling videotapes in the background.

The Laiyan Pagoda (来雁塔) in Hengyang in November 2007, little changed from when GIs at the airbase there photographed it 60 year ago, which can be seen here.

The Laiyan Pagoda (来雁塔) in Hengyang in November 2007, little changed from when GIs at the airbase there photographed it 60 year ago, which can be seen here.

Three pagodas in Dali, Yunnan province, China, during WWII.

Pagoda in Dali, Yunnan province, China, during WWII. This is one of three pagodas within a single walled compound. The compound a had been appropriated for use by Nationalist troops. Later, after the communist revolution, the compound was also used by troops, but by PLA troops. See the whole compound and all three pagodas here.

Pagoda in Dali, Yunnan province, China, during WWII. This is one of three pagodas within a single walled compound. The compound a had been appropriated for use by Nationalist troops. Later, after the communist revolution, the compound was also used by troops, but by PLA troops. See the whole compound and all three pagodas here.

Nationalist troops and guard booths outside pagoda in Dali, Yunnan province, China, during WWII. This is one of three pagodas within a single walled compound. The compound a had been appropriated for use by Nationalist troops. Later, after the communist revolution, the compound was also used by troops, but by PLA troops. See the whole compound and all three pagodas...

In this fascinating photo--a virtual Norman Rockwell still-life of wartime life in China--Chinese troops, American troops, and Chinese civilians cross the Xiao river (潇水) via ferry near Lingling, China, during WWII. In the background, on the east bank of the river, is the Huilong Pagoda (零陵回龙塔), which remarkably still survives today, and has been restored.

A Buddhist pagoda in Yunnan, maybe in Dali. During WWII.

School courtyard from 3rd floor of pagoda. Spring 1945 on hike with Fred Nash near Yangkai, China.