Letter: Tank driver deserves recognition as well

Wednesday, April 19, 2006 | 7:22 a.m.

On April 15, to accompany a column by Cragg Hines marking the Tiananmen Square freedom demonstrations in 1989, the Sun printed that famous picture of the Chinese gentleman risking his life in trying to stop that Chinese army tank from entering Tiananmen Square. There's no doubt that it was a courageous effort, although it did not change the events that occurred later. It is unfortunate we will never know his name.

I would like to point out there was another person involved in that scene and never got any credit. That person was the tank driver or the tank commander who stopped the tank and didn't run the man over or push him aside. It was just a thought I had looking at that scene again.

Bernard Mesco, Las Vegas

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