METRO / CHRISTENSON: Fort Sam Houston Commander Maj. Gen. George Weightman pins one of three medals to be received by former Staff Sgt. Roger H. White, Jr. 63 years after being released from a Japanese POW camp in World War II. On the right is Congressman Lamar Smith, who helped White pursue the medals. White was subjected to beatings as a prisoner and received no medical treatment. White received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Prisoner of War Medal at the ceremony held at Fort Sam Houston on Monday April 25, 2005. JOHN DAVENPORT / STAFF Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS