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A dwindling band of brothers

By Wu Fang (China Daily) Updated: 2015-08-12 07:44

A dwindling band of brothers

Shao Jingdou, 101, left his home in Woyang, Anhui province, at age 19 to join the Nationalist army in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. Shao took part in a number of battles against the Japanese in 1937. Photo by Wu Fang / for China Daily 

 

A dwindling band of brothers

Even at his advanced age, Shao Jingdou walks so quickly that his son is unable to keep up with him. Photo by Wu Fang / for China Daily

 
A dwindling band of brothers

A medal awarded to Shao Jingdou. Photo by Wu Fang / for China Daily

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