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John Meyers, Maryland state commander for American Ex-Prisoners of War, and Steve Czecha, Maryland chapter officer for AXPOW, salute during a pass-in-review at the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2008. Both were prisoners of war during World War II for about four months.

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John Meyers, Maryland state commander for American Ex-Prisoners of War, and Steve Czecha, Maryland chapter officer for AXPOW, salute during a pass-in-review at the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2008. Both were prisoners of war during World War II for about four months.

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