Honoring Those Who Are Never Forgotten
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen of the 354th Fighter Wing await the arrival of Brig. Gen. Mark Graper, 354th Fighter Wing commander, during the Prisoner Of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day retreat ceremony at Heritage Park on September 21, 200. The ceremony was a base-wide function honoring all POW/MIA. Observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans' facilities. This observance is one of six days throughout the year that Congress has mandated the flying of the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)