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Former POWs carry on American resolve

Retired Maj. William Roberts Jr. is a former POW who was a B-17 Flying Fortress aerial gunner enlisted in the Army Air Corps when his aircraft was shot down July 7, 1944, near Velehrad, Czech Republic. He spent 11 months as a POW in various camps in Poland before being liberated by British forces in May 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Shad Eidson)

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