Rick Crandall escorts Leslie, the daughter of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Pvt. George “Joe” Sakato, following Sakato's interment at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Jan. 16, 2016. Sakato, Colorado resident and Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, was laid to rest with full military honors. Sakato distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action Oct. 29, 1944, on Hill 617 in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Manda Walters/Released)
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The memorial where Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Pvt. George “Joe” Sakato's name will be added later this year is pictured. Sakato, Colorado resident and Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, was laid to rest with full military honors at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Jan. 16, 2016. Sakato distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action Oct. 29, 1944, on Hill 617 in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Manda Walters/Released)
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Service members of the Colorado National Guard Color Guard present colors in the procession of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Pvt. George “Joe” Sakato at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Jan. 16, 2016. Sakato, Colorado resident and Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, was laid to rest with full military honors. Sakato distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action Oct. 29, 1944, on Hill 617 in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Manda Walters/Released)
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Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Captain Roger Donlon, a New York native, attends the interment of Medal of Honor recipient Army Pvt. George “Joe” Sakato at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Jan. 16, 2016. Sakato distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action Oct. 29, 1944, on Hill 617 in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Manda Walters/Released)
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Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Pvt. George “Joe” Sakato is interred at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Jan. 16, 2016. Sakato, Colorado resident and Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, was laid to rest with full military honors. Sakato distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action Oct. 29, 1944, on Hill 617 in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Manda Walters/Released)
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