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Pearl Harbor survivor Lt. Col. l Ken Deans greets cadets at St. Thomas Academy during a ceremony where he was honored as alumni of St. Thomas, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 in Mendota Heights, Minn. Ninety-seven year-old Deans is a 1930 graduate of Saint Thomas Academy, and a recipient of the American Defense Service Medal, Army of Occupation and the WWII Victory medal. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jerry Holt) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT

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