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Ernest C. Brace awarded Purple Heart and POW Medals

Ernest C. Brace stands during a ceremony where he received the Purple Heart and Prisoner-of-War Medals at Kingsley Air Force Base here, Aug. 16, 2013. Brace, a Marine in the Korean War era, was awarded the medals for his time as the longest-held civilian POW in the Vietnam War.