Eighty years ago, the American Volunteer Group, later known as the Flying Tigers, came to China to fight invading Japanese troops during World War II.

China Daily reporter Ian Goodrum spoke to Bill Peterson, a 96-year-old Flying Tigers veteran.?

The veteran said he wore his hat with the Flying Tigers logo when he went out and told Flying Tigers stories to people who were interested.

"I think the first thing is to try to get out the knowledge of how good the Chinese people are and the relationship between us is," he said.