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POW/MIA Recognition Day: Remembering our heroes

U.S. Air Force Col. Caroline M. Miller, 633rd Air Base Wing commander, speaks with Allen Ordorff, a World War II veteran, before the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. While serving in the European theater during World War II, Orndorff was a member of the unit that found and liberated the Nazi concentration camp Dachau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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POW/MIA Recognition Day: Remembering our heroes

Members of the Joint Base Langley-Eustis honor guard prepare to post the colors during the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. The flag is raised as a solemn reminder to never forget the sacrifices made to defend the Nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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POW/MIA Recognition Day: Remembering our heroes

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Vanessa Reeves, POW/MIA ceremony coordinator, embraces retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barry B. Bridger, former Vietnam War prisoner of war, during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. In addition to the ceremony, Service members participated in a 24-hour run, during which they ran with the POW/MIA flag to recognize the sacrifices made by those missing in action or those who suffered as prisoners of war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Comrades are gone, but never forgotten

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Barry Bridger, former 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom aircraft commander, shares his story with Airmen Leadership School students at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 15, 2016. Bridger also ran the first lap of the 24-hour Prisoner of War/Missing in Action run and was the guest speaker for the POW/MIA closing ceremony. He was held captive with 500 other service members from 1967 until their release in 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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Comrades are gone, but never forgotten

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Barry Bridger, former 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom aircraft commander, shares his story with Airmen and civilians from Team Langley as part of Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day at the base theater on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 15, 2016. Bridger also ran the first lap of the 24-hour Prisoner of War/Missing in Action run and was the guest speaker for the POW/MIA closing ceremony. He was held captive with 500 other service members from 1967 until their release in 1973. Today, he travels around the world speaking to Airmen about his experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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Comrades are gone, but never forgotten

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Barry Bridger, former 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom aircraft commander, smiles after sharing his story with Airmen and civilians from Team Langley as part of Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 15, 2016. Bridger was shot down and captured during his 1967 deployment to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, for a combat tour with the 497th Fighter Squadron to fly night-missions into North Vietnam. He was then imprisoned for 2,232 days in the “Hanoi Hilton” camp in North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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Comrades are gone, but never forgotten

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Barry Bridger, former 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom aircraft commander, shares his story during a POW/MIA closing ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. Bridger was shot down, captured and imprisoned for 2,232 days (six years) during the Vietnam War. The third Friday in September has been observed as POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986. Since World War I, more than 150,000 Americans have been held as prisoners of war and more than 83,400 service members are still unaccounted for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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Comrades are gone, but never forgotten

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Barry Bridger, former 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom aircraft commander, claps during a POW/MIA closing ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 15, 2016. Bridger was shot down, captured and imprisoned for 2,232 days (six years) during the Vietnam War. The third Friday in September has been observed as POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986. Since World War I, more than 150,000 Americans have been held as prisoners of war and more than 83,400 service members are still unaccounted for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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Comrades are gone, but never forgotten

Col. Caroline M. Miller, 633rd Air Base Wing commander, shares a laugh with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Barry Bridger, former 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom aircraft commander, during a POW/MIA closing ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. Bridger was shot down, captured and imprisoned for 2,232 days (six years) during the Vietnam War. The third Friday in September has been observed as POW/MIA Recognition Day since 1986. Since World War I, more than 150,000 Americans have been held as prisoners of war and more than 83,400 service members are still unaccounted for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)
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