World War II veteran receives medal over 70 years later
U.S. Air Force Col. Jim Jones, 121st Air Refueling Wing Commander, presents retired Staff Sgt. Jesse Reese with the Distinguished Flying Cross medal Jan. 16, 2015, in Dover, Ohio. Reese earned the medal on Dec. 31, 1944, as a tail gunner over the skies of Hamburg, Germany. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ralph Branson/Released)