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161208-N-DX698-036 CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (Dec. 8, 2016) Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. Harry Harris welcomes the WWII and former POW veteran, Sgt. George Emerson and his wife during their visit to the PACOM headquarters. Emerson was invited on behalf of Harris after he was unable to attend the official 75th Anniversary Commemoration on Dec. 7th in Pearl Harbor. Emerson served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was captured by German forces when his plane was destroyed during an attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jay M. Chu/Released)