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PACAF commander presents medallion to World War II nurse

This Noncommissioned Officers' Association World War II Veterans Medallion was presented to a member of the "Greatest Generation," Doris Avery by Gen. Gary North, in a ceremony to honor her heroism, Feb. 5, 2010, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. Mrs. Avery served as a lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. General North is the Pacific Air Forces commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)

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