Commemorating ceremony held to mourn 202 CEA heroes in SW China

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-1-20 9:14:10
Veterans who have served in the China Expeditionary Army (CEA) commemorate their comrades-in-arms in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Veterans who have served in the China Expeditionary Army (CEA) commemorate their comrades-in-arms in southwest China's Chongqing, January 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)


Veterans who have served in the China Expeditionary Army (CEA) commemorate their comrades-in-arms in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Veterans who have served in the China Expeditionary Army (CEA) commemorate their comrades-in-arms in southwest China's Chongqing, January 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)


A citizen lights up a candle to mourn the sacrificed soldiers of China Expeditionary Army (CEA) in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
A citizen lights up a candle to mourn the sacrificed soldiers of China Expeditionary Army (CEA) in southwest China's Chongqing, January 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)


People mourn the sacrificed soldiers of China Expeditionary Army (CEA) in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
People mourn the sacrificed soldiers of China Expeditionary Army (CEA) in southwest China's Chongqing, January 19, 2013. A commemorating ceremony was held on Saturday in the Luohan Temple to mourn a total of 202 CEA soldiers and officers who sacrificed in the battle of yenangyaung in Myanmar. An expeditionary force of 300,000 was sent to Myanmar to fight against the Japanese invaders during World War II. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)




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