This photo taken on Aug 6 shows Vietnam War veterans 52-year-old Cao Huibin (left) and Li Jiashou of 57 (center) wearing their old uniforms participating in earthquake relief work, in Longtoushan town, Zhaotong city, Yunnan province. Fifteen Vietnam War veterans from cities in Yunnan, including Kunming and Yuxi, ages 60 to 52-year-old, arrived at Longtoushan, the epicenter of Sunday Aug 3's earthquake on Wednesday. They departed from Ludian county at 3:30 am Wednesday morning and walked four hours to Longtoushan, hours before the traffic to the worst quake-hit area was restored. [Photo by An Baijie/chinadaily.com.cn]

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