Service members deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in the 24-hour prisoners of war and missing in action vigil run at the 379th AEW in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 20 and culminated with a closing ceremony and traditional flag folding by the base honor guard in reverence to those still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Service members deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in the 24-hour prisoners of war and missing in action vigil run at the 379th AEW in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 20 and culminated with a closing ceremony and traditional flag folding by the base honor guard in reverence to those still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Service members from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force complete the 24-hour prisoners of war and missing in action vigil run as U.S. military, coalition and mission partners render salutes at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 20 and culminated with a closing ceremony and traditional flag folding by the base honor guard in reverence to those still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Senior Chief Petty Officer Laura Johnston addresses those in attendance at the bases prisoners of war and missing in action 24-hour vigil run closing ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 20 and culminated with a closing ceremony and traditional flag folding by the base honor guard in reverence to those still missing. Johnston is the Combined Air and Space Operations Center Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element leading senior chief petty officer deployed from Fort George G. Meade, Md., and hails from Oklahoma City, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Deployed U.S. service members, coalition and mission partners gather for a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. The day was established by an Act of Congress and is one of six days the POW/MIA flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Staff Sgts. Vanessa Dominguez and Ernest McGachey secure the prisoners of war and missing in action flag during a remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. Dominguez is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, deployed from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., and hails from El Centro, Calif. McGachey is assigned to the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron and deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Members of the base honor guard fold the American flag as U.S. military, coalition and mission partners observe during a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. The day was established by an Act of Congress and is one of six days the POW/MIA flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Members of the base honor guard fold the American flag during a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September and honors those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. The day was established by an Act of Congress and is one of six days the POW/MIA flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton
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