Air Combat Command honors POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Members of the 4th Fighter Wing Honor Guard at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., fold the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag during a remembrance ceremony Sept. 18, 2009. Many POWs from the local area attended to pay their respects and were honored for their sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

Air Combat Command honors POWs/MIAs

Published Sept. 25, 2009

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) -- Bases throughout Air Combat Command honored prisoners of war and those missing in action during National POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremonies held Sept. 18. The observance is celebrated the third Friday of September.

In 1979, Congress passed resolutions for a national ceremony to honor America's POW/MIAs; those returned and those still missing. The first official ceremony was at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and the missing man formation was flown by the 1st Tactical Squadron at Langley AFB.

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Air Combat Command honors POW/MIA Remembrance Day

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