Mary brought a special gift for the meeting with Wang Chenghan - thanks from Stephen M. Sweeney (Chairman of New Jersey Senate) and Max Sieben Baucus (ambassador of the United States Embassy in China). In his letter of thanks, Stephen said, “as the interpreter and the youngest member of the then seven-member action team, your heroic and brave behaviors deserve our highest praise and admiration. Your contribution, commitment and endeavor were not only the example of human beings’ strong will, but also the lighthouse of freedom and hope of those in Weihsien Internment Camp.” Max said in his letter of thanks that, during the period of World War II, both the Chinese and American people suffered great sacrifice, that they rendered assistance to each other during those tough years, and that Wang Chenghan’s heroic and brave behaviors and other Chinese people’s efforts have inspired them greatly. He also expressed his wish that he would introduce Wang Chenghan to his colleagues in the United States Embassy in China, those who have made unremitting efforts, just like Wang Chenghan, in establishing the friendship bonds between China and the United States.

　　Having too much gratitude to tell:

　　“You know what, Mr. Wang had never tried parachuting before. However he did it when rescuing us. He is our hero!” Mary said in admiration, holding Wang Chenghan’s hand tightly in his home. When leaving the internment camp, the girl, who was less than 13 years old, did not know this detail. When she got to know this many years later, her admiration for this Eddie Wang (they all called Wang Chenghan Eddie at that time for his English name was Eddie Wang) was even enhanced. “It was under the guard of so many Japanese soldiers in the internment camp that he risked his life to rescue us, whom he hadn’t known before,” said Mary in excitement.

　　- 83-year-old American Woman Flew to China to Thank a Man Who Saved Her Life

　　“It’s a miracle,” remarked Mary to the journalists of Dazhong Website upon her finding the last hero of the rescuing team and meeting him.

　　And then one day in March, 2015, Wang Qian, Wang Chenghan’s grandson, coincidently read an article written by Mary on a website in the United States, saying that Mary was still looking for a Chinese man called Eddie Wang. Wang Qian read the story over and over again and became more and more convinced that the person Mary had been looking for was his grandfather. As a result, he wrote a letter to Mary.

　　By Fan Sisi and Qi Xiang

　　The children ate egg shells for nutritional supplements; the teachers protected the children from knowing the “bad things”.