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Stuart Johnson, Deseret Morning News

Lloyd Prescott shows on Wednesday the national awards he received for his life-saving actions in the 1994 Salt Lake City Library hostage situation. "When you're forced to take a life, that's very hard, emotionally," Prescott said.

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