American heroes honored at POW/MIA Closing Ceremony

Allen Orndorff, a U.S. Army World War II veteran from the 101st Airborne Division, takes a moment of silence before meeting service members and civilians from Team Langley after a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action closing ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. 72 years ago, Orndorff fought the Nazis during “D-day” on the 50-mile coastlines of Normandy, France, with 160,000 Allied comrades who on June 6, 1944. Orndoff and members of Team Langley attended the ceremony to pay tribute to more than 83,400 POWs who are still missing today, and honor those who survived and returned wars fought in the past and present. More than 150,000 Americans have been held as prisoners of war throughout history and today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)

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