My dad grew up in a large family. How large? He was the 13th child in the family. Our annual Broten family Christmas celebrations with uncles, aunts, and cousins at Grandma Broten’s house were regular circuses as everyone reconnected, told stories, and kids ran around playing games.

One of my favorite uncles was our uncle Buck (his name is Duane, but we’ve always called him Buck). Uncle Buck always seemed to have an appreciation for life and a desire to enjoy it. He was constantly telling jokes, asking us to find his missing finger, and playing tricks on us…Someday, I’ll tell you the infamous story of Uncle Buck offering me chocolate candy at deer camp.

Duane Broten was a sergeant in the 7th Division 17th Infantry Regiment, Company A, serving as a light weapons infantry leader and a sniper. He was 20 years old when he was captured by North Koreans who overran his U.S. Army regiment during intense fighting at Pork Chop Hill in Buy Zoloft online what is now South Korea. The sergeant lay wounded in the trenches, drifting in and out of consciousness due to loss of blood from 27 shrapnel wounds.

When he was unable to walk with his captors to a POW camp, they apparently figured he’d die. So they left him lying on his back in a torn-up trench, with soldiers nearby, as the fighting continued. Broten recalled several times where enemies held a gun to his head and started to choke him. But, five days after being captured, on July 10, 1953, he made a harrowing, now-or-never escape, running from the enemy in one boot and a bandaged foot, even as the enemy hurled

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a grenade to try and prevent his getaway. Fellow soldiers met Broten halfway down the hill.

Due to Army paperwork mistakes and records lost for decades, purchase prednisone officials said, the Roseau, Minn., native never received official recognition for being a prisoner of war.

On Sunday, U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., pinned a long-overdue buy Prozac online bronze POW Medal to the lapel of a tearful Broten at a celebration attended by his family members as well as other veterans at the State Capitol.

“I want to thank my Lord and Savior for keeping me safe” during captivity, an emotional Broten read from notes before choking up. “I said many, many silent prayers.”

You can read more details about Uncle Buck’s capture and escape here or here. I was really proud of him as I read it. My dad attended the ceremony today with many other family members. Here’s a picture of my uncle Buck from the ceremony: