Kentucky's adjutant general presents posthumous Prisoner of War Medal to family of Air Guard pilot

Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, Kentucky's adjutant general, speaks about the sacrifice of a former Kentucky Air Guard pilot, Capt. Merlin R. "Bob" Kehrer, during a ceremony to present the children of the late Airman with a posthumous Prisoner of War Medal at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on April 16, 2011. Captain Kehrer was a young lieutenant and P-51 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps when his plane was shot down over enemy territory during World War II. The family members (pictured left to right) are Captain Kehrer's sons and daughter, Tom Kehrer, Bonnie Urbanski and Bob Kehrer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora)

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