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Stars and Stripes, 14 December 1953

LEE DIA KOON'S WINNING SMILE

FIFTH AIR FORCE, KOREA --- Lee Dia Koon smiles at his foster father, S/Sgt. William Freer of Toledo, Ohio, at the U.S. Air Force 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing base in Korea.  Lee Dia Koon, called "Tony", was adopted as a mascot by Sergeant Freer's squadron.  Then the sergeant's mother, who saw a picture of the boy, decided to adopt Tony and bring him to the United States.  Tony can recite the English alphabet, count to 100 and type in a "hunt and peck" fashion.

U.S. Air Force Photo

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