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Honoring a hero: a son's final tribute to his father

Troy Curnutte, right, said his father, retired Lt. Col. Bill Curnutte, was his best friend and role model. When the senior Curnutte died in 2003, his son worked to get his father a Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions during a January 1969 rescue mission over Laos. (Courtesy photo/Troy Curnutte)

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