DUBUQUE, Ia. (Dec. 7, 2017) American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War members take their seats before an award ceremony for deceased Lt. Aloysius H. Schmitt in Dubuque, Ia. Schmitt is awarded the Silver Star Medal for his selfless act to help save countless men from the Battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. ( Navy

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