Omaha vets honor POW/MIAs on 'Recognition Day' Steve Liewer Omaha World-Herald Sep 17, 2023 Sep 17, 2023 Updated Nov 8, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sgt. Dennis Pavlik and seven other soldiers trudged for four weeks through the dust and mud of war-ravaged Korea.kAm$E2CG:?8[ A2C4965 2?5 C2G2865 H:E9 5JD6?E6CJ[ 96 4@F=5 32C6=J >@G6] qFE 2 >249:?6 8F? DEF4< :? 9:D 324< 3J 9:D r9:?6D6 42AE@CD <6AE 9:> >2C49:?8 7@CH2C5 F?E:= E96J 2CC:G65 2E 2 }@CE9 z@C62? 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