Coast Guard 14th District Honor Guard members carry the remains of Lt. Thomas Crotty during a repatriation ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oct. 31, 2019. Crotty was among thousands of American troops captured when the Philippine islands fell to the invading Japanese army during World War II and he later died in a prisoner of war camp. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Connor/Released)
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