VIETNAM P.O.W. JOINS HALL OF HEROES

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
U.S. Army Gen. David A. Bramlett, left, and Dr. Stephen Versace, brother of U.S. Army Capt. Humbert Rocky Versace, unveiled a memorial to the fallen Vietnam War POW during a posthumous reception of the Congressional Medal of Honor into the Hawaii Army Museum's Gallery of Heroes at Fort DeRussy on Friday afternoon. Capt. Versace was held captive for 23 months before being executed by Viet Cong forces, to which his final words, at the top of his lungs, were the lyrics "God Bless America." CLICK FOR LARGE



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