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)

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Retired Lt. Col. John Yuill speaks during the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Remembrance Day luncheon Sept. 18, 2009, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Colonel Yuill flew missions over Vietnam from April 1972 until his plane was shot down December 22, 1972, during the Linebacker II campaign. He was captured by enemy forces and held captive until his release March 29, 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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Former prisoners of war and Airmen at Langley Air Force Base, Va., receive a invocation during the POW/Missing-in-Action Memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 18, 2009. Langley Airmen were able to meet with former POWs from World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dana Hill)

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Retired Brig. Gen. Norman Gaddis shares with the crowd his experiences as a prisoner of war during the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony Sept. 18, 2009, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of six days specified by federal law that the POW/MIA flag will be flown over federal facilities, cemeteries, post offices and military installations. The flag is also flown on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and Flag Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Whitney Lambert)

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Retired Col. Frederick Crow, former prisoner of war, delivers a speech to Airmen and other POWs during a dedication of the POWMissing-in-Action Memorial Sept. 18, 2009, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Langley Airmen were able to meet with former POWs from World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dana Hill)

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Retired Lt. Col. Norm Taflinger, performs Amazing Grace on the bagpipes during the folding of the American flag in a Prisoner of War - Missing in Action remembrance ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Sept. 18, 2009. The bagpipe adaptation of Amazing Grace did not become a part of U.S. military ceremonies until the 1960s. It is often associated with funerals and a remembrance of those killed in war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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Staff Sgt. Krystina Sweatt, a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., plays “Taps” during the Missing in Action remembrance ceremony Sept. 18, 2009. “Taps” is a traditional military hymn signaling lights out, the closing of a funeral with honors or the conclusion of a POW/MIA ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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Airmen salute the American flag as it is lowered during the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Remembrance Day retreat ceremony, Sept. 18, 2009, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The entire day was dedicated to remembering servicemembers taken as prisoners of war or missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey/Hook)

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Slideshow: POW/MIA remembrance

Published Sept. 25, 2009

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Bases throughout Air Combat Command honored prisoners of war and those missing in action during National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremonies held Sept. 18.

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