Retired Capt. Jerry Coffee, former Vietnam prisoner of war, places a lei on the new Operation Homecoming memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Oct. 7, 2013. Coffee, who was a POW for seven years and nine days, spoke about his time in prison and encouraged the ceremony’s attendees to never forget the contributions of the Vietnam veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wiley Moore)