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Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
Susy Himelhoch, Miami Valley Military Affairs Association president, and Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 president, receive two ceremonial wreaths during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2023. Himelhoch and Chapin placed the wreaths at WPAFB’s POW/MIA Memorial in honor and remembrance of service members held captive or missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
Two ceremonial wreaths stand in front of the POW/MIA Memorial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2023. National POW/MIA Recognition Day, commemorated on the third Friday every September, was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by President Jimmy Carter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
Toni Overholser, guest speaker and 788th Civil Engineer Squadron honorary commander, tells the story about her grandfather during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2023. Overholser’s grandfather, Frank Lenner, was a prisoner of war during World War II but originally listed as missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
Airmen participate in the 24-hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. Runners kept a lit torch, scroll and POW/MIA flag in continuous motion over a 24-hour period to signify the commitment to remember the sacrifices of prisoners of war and service members missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photos by Daniel Peterson)
Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
A runner carries a lit torch during the 24-hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. The torch represents the ever-burning light in America’s hearts for prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photos by Daniel Peterson)
Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
Col. Tory Woodard, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine commander, gives opening remarks before the 24-hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run and vigil at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. The run precedes National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is commemorated on the third Friday every September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
Airmen participate in the 24-hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. Runners kept a lit torch, scroll and POW/MIA flag in continuous motion over a 24-hour period to signify the commitment to remember the sacrifices of prisoners of war and service members missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photos by Daniel Peterson)
Wright-Patt AFB POW/MIA Recognition Day
Col. Tory Woodard, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine commander, gives opening remarks before the 24-hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run and vigil at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. The run precedes National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is commemorated on the third Friday every September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
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Retired Air Force Col. Henry Fowler Jr. recounts some of his experiences as a prisoner of war during a POW/MIA Recognition Day wreath laying ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sept. 21, 2018. Fowler spent 2,157 days in captivity after being forced to eject from his F-4 aircraft on March 26, 1967, over North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)
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Members of the Wright-Patterson Chiefs Group run the last leg of the POW/MIA 24-hour run and overnight vigil at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 21, 2018. The run concluded at the base POW/MIA wreath laying ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)
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Retired Air Force Col. Cassie Barlow, president of the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association, and Retired Senior Master Sgt. David McCoy, president of Chapter 751 of the Air Force Sergeants Association, lay wreaths at the POW/MIA Recognition Day Memorial at the Arnold House during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sept. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)
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A wreath sits on a stand at the POW/MIA memorial at the Arnold House in Area A, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sept. 21. The wreath was placed during a POW/MIA ceremony which was held for base personnel as part of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)
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A wreath sits on a stand at the POW/MIA memorial, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 21, 2018. The wreath was placed during a POW/MIA ceremony which was held for base personnel a part of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
WPAFB Hosts POW/MIA Run
Senior Airmen David Sanford and Mohamed Bouraima, both medical laboratory technicians with the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, carry the torch as they run along the Air Force Institute of Technology track lined with POW/MIA and American Flags, during the POW/MIA run at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2016. The event was held to honor all POW/MIA past and present. Runners/Walkers took turns keeping the going around the track continuously for 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo / Wesley Farnsworth)
WPAFB Hosts POW/MIA Run
Members of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine public health office, carry the POW/MIA flag, baton and torch as they run along the Air Force Institute of Technology track lined with POW/MIA and American Flags, during the POW/MIA run at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2016. Runners/Walkers took turns keeping the POW/MIA flag, baton and torch going around the track continuously for 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo / Wesley Farnsworth)
WPAFB Hosts POW/MIA Run
Members of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine public health office, carry the POW/MIA flag, baton and torch as they run along the Air Force Institute of Technology track lined with POW/MIA and American Flags, during the POW/MIA run at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2016. Runners/Walkers took turns keeping the POW/MIA flag, baton and torch going around the track continuously for 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo / Wesley Farnsworth)