Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

Airmen from the 51st Maintenance Operations Flight run in formation with the official Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag as part of a 24-hour run during POW/MIA week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 18, 2013. An act of Congress established this day by the passage of Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act, and it is one of only six days a year the POW/MIA Flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

Osan Honor Guardsmen raise the American and Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flags during a reveille ceremony to kick off POW/MIA week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2013. An act of Congress established National POW/MIA Recognition Day by the passage of Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Kendall, 51st Medical Group, lights a candle as part of a candlelight vigil to recognize National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Day at the base chapel on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 18, 2013. Osan recognized POW/MIA Day throughout the week of Sept. 16 to 19 with multiple events, including the candlelight vigil, a 24-hour run, and reveille and retreat ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

U.S. veterans from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10216 of Songtan, Republic of Korea, hold hands as candles are lit and the names of U.S. service members who are still missing in action are read aloud during a candlelight vigil to recognize National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Day at the base chapel on Osan Air Base, ROK, Sept. 18, 2013. This year’s National POW/MIA Recognition Day is Sept. 20, one of only six days the POW/MIA flag can be flown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Chief Master Sgt. Brendan Criswell, 51st Fighter Wing command chief, stands next to the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag during a retreat ceremony to honor National POW/MIA Recognition Day at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 18, 2013. The POW/MIA flag was first recognized by Public Law 101-355 in 1990, and can only be flown six days out of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Chief Master Sgt. Brendan Criswell, 51st Fighter Wing command chief, stands next to the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag during a retreat ceremony to honor National POW/MIA Recognition Day at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 18, 2013. Every year, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September to honor those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

Two Osan Honor Guardsmen fold the American flag as another carries the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag during a retreat ceremony to honor POW/MIA week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 18, 2013. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is a day reserved to remember, reflect on and honor the sacrifices made by the nation's heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

Airmen from the 51st Maintenance Operations Flight run in formation with the official Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag as part of a 24-hour run during POW/MIA week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 18, 2013. Osan recognized POW/MIA Day throughout the week of Sept. 16 to 19 with multiple events, including a candlelight vigil, a 24-hour run, and reveille and retreat ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

Osan Honor Guardsmen prepare to raise the American and Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flags during a reveille ceremony to kick off POW/MIA week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2013. Every year, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September to honor those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla)

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Osan Airmen pay tribute to POW/MIA comrades

Published Sept. 19, 2013
By 51st Fighter Wing
Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Every year, National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September to honor those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action.

This year, POW/MIA recognition day will be held on Sept. 20, and Osan recognized POW/MIA Day throughout the week of Sept. 16 to 19 with multiple events, including the candlelight vigil, a 24-hour run, and reveille and retreat ceremonies.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day is a day reserved to remember, reflect on and honor the sacrifices made by the nation's heroes.