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Master Sgt. Pete Scheidt, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, gets an earful as Master Sgt. (Ret.) Ed Flanders recounts stories from his military service and captivity during World War II at the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action luncheon on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 17, 2010. Mr. Flanders served 22 years in the U.S. Army as a combat medic. His military career spanned both World War II and the Korean War. Three days before Christmas, Mr. Flanders was captured in Belgium and held as a prisoner by Nazis until he was liberated five months later by Russian soldiers. Mr. Flanders lost 30 pounds during his first month in captivity. "They didn't have to feed us, but when they did, they gave us soup. It was 90 percent water. If it wasn't for the worms in the soup, we wouldn't have had any protein," he said. Sergeant Scheidt is a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

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Master Sgt. Pete Scheidt gets a history lesson from a living legend as Master Sgt. (Ret.) Ed Flanders recounts stories from his military service and captivity during World War II at the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action luncheon on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 17, 2010. Mr. Flanders served 22 years in the U.S. Army as a combat medic. His military career spanned both World War II and the Korean War. Three days before Christmas, Mr. Flanders was captured in Belgium and held as a prisoner by Nazis until he was liberated five months later by Russian soldiers. Mr. Flanders lost 30 pounds during his first month in captivity. "They didn't have to feed us, but when they did, they gave us soup. It was 90 percent water. If it wasn't for the worms in the soup, we wouldn't have had any protein," he said. Sergeant Scheidt is a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)