World War II veteran Peter Schantz, 87, of San Leandro, Calif., who served with the 793rd Military Police Battalion in the European Theater of Operations talks candidly about his WWII experiences in the 793rd Military Police Battalion conference room, Oct. 1, 2012. Schantz made the journey to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to attend the "Spartans" battalion ball with his wife and son where he was honorarily bestowed the rank of staff sergeant by Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Stephen E. Gabavics and Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan D. Lynch.

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