A serviceman stands dwarfed beneath the paws of a colossal chinthe, the mythical guardian lion found at Buddhist pagodas throughout Burma, near Mandalay. Photographed during World War II service in the China-Burma-India Theater, this image reflects the moments Allied personnel took to document the region's ancient religious architecture amid the demands of the CBI campaign, a theater defined by the Burma Road, air supply over 'The Hump,' and the effort to keep China in the war. Project: 218075