In their honor
Louis Dechert (standing) and his wife, Marietta, join hands with George Moore as they sing "God Bless America" to close out the 2006 Former POW/Purple Heart Luncheon at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Saturday, May 20, 2006. Eighty-two former prisoners of war and 250 Purple Heart recipients attended. The keynote speaker was Lt. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, 8th Air Force commander. Mr. Dechert is the national president of the Korean War Veterans Association; Mr. Moore is director of the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)