2023 POW/MIA remembrance day

An Airmen assigned to the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron presents the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action flag to Col. Keith Young, 15th Wing deputy commander, during an opening ceremony of a 24-hour run at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2023. During the 24-hour memorial run, the POW/MIA flag will stay in motion by volunteers to symbolize the continuous pursuit to recover all service members missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

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2023 POW/MIA remembrance day

Hickam Airmen honor U.S. service members who were prisoners of war and are missing in action by running with a Prisoner of War and Missing in Action flag at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 14, 2023. POW/MIA remembrance day formally became a national observance in 1979 to honor more than 81,000 Americans who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

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2023 POW/MIA remembrance day

Airmen assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam participate in a 24-hour run in honor of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action remembrance week at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2023. POW/MIA remembrance day is observed on the third Friday in September to honor over 81,000 Americans who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

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2023 POW/MIA remembrance day

Col. Keith Young, 15th Wing deputy commander, speaks to Airmen before the start of a 24-hour run held in honor of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action remembrance week at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2023. POW/MIA remembrance day formally became a national observance in 1979 to honor more than 81,000 Americans who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)

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2023 POW/MIA remembrance day

Published Sept. 19, 2023
By Senior Airman Makensie Cooper

An Airmen assigned to the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron presents the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action flag to Col. Keith Young, 15th Wing deputy commander, during an opening ceremony of a 24-hour run at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2023. During the 24-hour memorial run, the POW/MIA flag will stay in motion by volunteers to symbolize the continuous pursuit to recover all service members missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Makensie Cooper)