Osan to observe POW/MIA week Published Aug. 13, 2013 By Senior Airman Kristina Overton 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The Osan Air Force Sergeants Association chapter and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is sponsoring National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action week here Sept. 16 -19. There will be events and demonstrations, to include reveille and retreat, informational booths, a candle light vigil and a 24-hour run. The week's events will conclude with the POW/MIA Remembrance and Memorial Dedication Ceremony Sept 19. The celebration is to honor the sacrifices of unaccounted-for comrades-in-arms and the zeal of the families who are unsure of their status. Observances of National POW/MIA Recognition week are being held across the U.S. and overseas on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans' facilities. This observance is one of six days throughout the year that Congress has mandated the flying of the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag. Below is a list of scheduled events for the week: Sept. 16 - 7 a.m. Reveille at the wing headquarters building - 10 a.m. POW/MIA information table at the Exchange Sept. 17 - 10 a.m. Visit on base middle and high schools Sept. 18 - 9 a.m. POW/MIA candle light vigil at the Base Chapel - 4:30 p.m. Retreat - 4:45 p.m. 24-hour run starts with POW/MIA flag Sept. 19 - 4 p.m. POW/MIA Remembrance and Memorial Dedication Ceremony at the Base Theater Volunteers are needed to stand in the reveille and retreat formations, to visit the schools, and to man and participate in the 24-hour run. For more information or to volunteer, contact Master Sgt. Sheronne King at 784-4031.