Through the fire of 1945

“The instant the bugle sounds the charge, the fighting spirit etched into the Chinese soul awakens.”
Two “21st Century Cup” contestants traveled to the old revolutionary base of Yimeng in Shandong province and joined local people in a reenactment of carrying supplies in the chaos of war. The path beneath their feet was once soaked with the blood of those who sacrificed so much for us.
Eighty-one years ago on August 15th Japan announced its unconditional surrender. Victory came at a tremendous cost, and it is our generation’s solemn duty to ensure that the sacrifices made by those in securing that victory are never forgotten.