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Gen. Sun Li-jen

LEXINGTON, Va., Sept. 1, 2016 – A photo exhibition opening Saturday, Sept. 3, at Virginia Military Institute will document the life of a famous Chinese general who is a VMI alumnus.

The exhibit, “Sun Li-jen: Ever Victorious General of World War II,” will be open for public viewing in Marshall Hall from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

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through Sept. 10. An opening reception will take place Saturday, Sept. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Sun Li-jen, a member of the VMI Class of 1927, has been described as the “Rommel of the East” for his leadership and strategy on the battlefield.

He served with the rank of general in the Chinese Nationalist Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, and World War II. In the latter conflict, he has been credited with reclaiming Burma from the Japanese.  For his leadership in the China-Burma-India Theater, Sun was knighted Commander of the Order of the British Empire by King George VI and awarded the Legion of Mer