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World War II veteran Frank Dechant, 91, sits at right as Congressman Ed Perlmutter speaks to Dechant's many gathered family members, during a ceremony at which Dechant received the United States Prisoner of War Medal, in Lakewood, Colo., Monday April 14, 2014. Dechant was captured in Belgium in 1944 during the infamous Battle of the Bulge, in which there were more than 80,000 American casualties. Liberation for Dechant came in April 1945 after a two-month, forced march ahead of the Soviet advance into Germany. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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World War II veteran Frank Dechant, 91, cries during a ceremony at which he received the United States Prisoner of War Medal, in Lakewood, Colo., Monday April 14, 2014. Dechant was captured in Belgium in 1944 during the infamous Battle of the Bulge, in which there were more than 80,000 American casualties. Liberation for Dechant came in April 1945 after a two-month, forced march ahead of the Soviet advance into Germany. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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World War II veteran Frank Dechant, 91, and his wife, Edythe, smile following a ceremony at which Dechant received the United States Prisoner of War Medal, in Lakewood, Colo., Monday April 14, 2014. Dechant was captured in Belgium in 1944 during the infamous Battle of the Bulge, in which there were more than 80,000 American casualties. Liberation for Dechant came in April 1945 after a two-month, forced march ahead of the Soviet advance into Germany. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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World War II veteran Frank Dechant, 91, is comforted by his cousin Carol Dechant Young following a ceremony at which Dechant received the United States Prisoner of War Medal, in Lakewood, Colo., Monday April 14, 2014. Dechant was captured in Belgium in 1944 during the infamous Battle of the Bulge, in which there were more than 80,000 American casualties. Liberation for Dechant came in April 1945 after a two-month, forced march ahead of the Soviet advance into Germany. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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A framed photo and medals, including a Bronze Star, sit on display during a ceremony at which 91-year-old World War II veteran Frank Dechant received the United States Prisoner of War Medal, in Lakewood, Colo., Monday April 14, 2014. Dechant was captured in Belgium in 1944 during the infamous Battle of the Bulge, in which there were more than 80,000 American casualties. Liberation for Dechant came in April 1945 after a two-month, forced march ahead of the Soviet advance into Germany. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
