Longtime coming
Col. Matthew Arens, 6th Air Mobility Wing Vice commander, pins the Purple Heart Medal on Senior Master Sergeant (Ret) William Colon during a ceremony at the Davis Conference Center Sept. 12. Sergeant Colon received his Purple Hear after waiting 57 years. He earned his medal when his Jeep was hit by an SS officer who did not realize WWII was over, in 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ronnie Hill)
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