✈️ April 18, 1942: The U.S. launched the Doolittle Raid to shake up the war after Pearl Harbor. 16 B-25 bombers flew over the Pacific, dropping bombs on Tokyo — a bold move that sent a message.
🌾 But after the daring raid, many American planes ran out of fuel. One crew crash-landed near Quzhou in the Chinese mainland’s Zhejiang province. Instead of facing danger, the airmen found heroes: local villagers who risked their lives to rescue and hide them from occupying forces. Talk about #HumanityFirst! 🙌
👨✈️ Fast forward to 2008: William Bower’s son, James, wanted a keepsake from his father’s downed B-25 (Bomber No. 12). He reached out to Zheng Weiyong, a Quzhou researcher, asking if a fragment of the plane could be found. Zheng dug deep into local archives and, after some detective work in old farmlands, found a piece of the wreckage.
📦 That small metal fragment made its way from Quzhou to the U.S., carrying decades of memories and a powerful message: friendship endures beyond borders and time. For many in South and Southeast Asia, this story resonates with our shared values of kindness, community, and keeping history alive. 🌏❤️
Whether you’re scrolling on your phone between assignments or commuting on the MRT, let this tale remind you how small acts — like sharing a piece of history — can forge lifelong bonds. 🤝✨
Reference(s):
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