Fort Hood, Texas July 25, 2003: Members of the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment of the Army, including former POW's CW2 David Williams and CW2 Ronald Young, receive commendations for their recent service in Operation Iraqi Freedom, at ceremonies Friday at Robert Gray Army Airfield. The two Apache helicopter pilots were shot down and held in Baghdad in March during the opening days of the war. Identification on medals, left to right, Bronze Star Medal; Air Medal with Valor; Purple Heart and the Prisoner of War Medal. ©Bob Daemmrich

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