171207-N-ZA692-0022 The Knights of Columbus get ready for mass to begin at the Christ the King Chapel on the Loras College Campus in Dubuque, Iowa on December 7, 2017. A special mass was held before Lt. Aloysius H. Schmitt was 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anita C. Newman/Released)

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