U.S. Navy Submarine School personnel participate in the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the United States Submarine Veterans WWII Memorial East in Groton, Monday, May 25, 2015. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Ernie "The Kid" Plantz of Ledyard, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran who was held captive by the Japanese for three and a half years, is comforted by his daughter Nancy Grant during the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the United States Submarine Veterans WWII Memorial East in Groton, Monday, May 25, 2015. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Tom Russell of Noank, a retired CPO (SS) of the U.S. Navy, prepares two 10-gauge saluting cannons for a 21-gun salute at the conclusion of the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the United States Submarine Veterans WWII Memorial East in Groton, Monday, May 25, 2015. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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