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Stephan Ross (in striped uniform) and family members of late soldier Steve Sattler (seen in framed picture) met Sunday.

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Ross was in the Dachau concentration camp some 67 years ago when Sattler, an American soldier, gave Ross food and a flag.

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The meeting took place at the Veterans Day ceremony at the State House on Sunday.

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Boston City Councillor Michael P. Ross held up a small American flag given to his father, Stephan Ross, by Sattler.

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Students from the North Quincy High School ROTC program lined the grand staircase at the State House.

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Governor Deval Patrick, Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren, and other political notables honored veterans and their families at the ceremony.

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The United States Air Force Band of Liberty, based at Hanscom Air Force base, played during the ceremony.