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Sgt. William G. Blackburn, left, talks with Lydia Scott Eckman of Flemington, N.J., center, after Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presented him with the Prisoner of War Medal along with seven other World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Eckman holds a photograph of her brother, Capt. Stanley Scott, bottom left, who safely piloted the plane that Sgt. Blackburn was on when it crash-landed and they were taken prisoner. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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1st Lt. Paul J. Gambaiana waves as he leaves after Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presented him with the Prisoner of War Medal along with seven other Former Wauvilermoos prison camp POW World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A detail of the Prisoner of War Medal which was presented to eight World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Army Major Dr. Dwight Mears, left, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, right, present the Prisoner of War Medal to Sgt. William G. Blackburn, center, and seven other Former Wauvilermoos prison camp POW World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A member of the audience becomes emotional as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents the Prisoner of War Medal to eight Former Wauvilermoos prison camp POW World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Maj. (ret.) James V. Moran is given the Prisoner of War Medal, pictured, by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, left, along with seven other World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, right, and Army Major Dr. Dwight Mears, left, present the Prisoner of War Medal to Former Wauvilermoos prison camp POW to 1st Lt. James F. Mahon, center, and seven other World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, right, presents the Prisoner of War Medal to eight World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Atlantic Council's conference, in a special tribute to NATO and the European Union, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Washington. Biden drew parallels between Russia's interference in Ukraine and the world wars of the last century. Biden said Ukraine's struggles start with Russia's acute violation of rules that the 20th century taught us must be upheld. He says Russia has violated the fundamental principle that Europe's borders cannot be changed by military force. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
