China

 

So often, what we hear about China refers to the nation as a whole: China's booming capitalist economy, its rising power on the international stage, the government's control over the media. But what about the private lives of the Chinese as a people? What hopes do they have? What anxieties? How much have their lives really changed? 

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Flying C-46 transport aircraft over the "Hump" of the Himalayan Mountains, Dean Baird helped supply the war effort in China, Burma, and India. Today, at 87, he's still flying, instructing, and conducting check flights at Fremont County Airport in Canon City, Colorado.
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Gil talks about being assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit, meeting Ronald Reagan and the perils of serving in China.
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