Osan hosts POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony

The Osan Air Base honor guard presents the colors during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 19, 2024. National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by former President Jimmy Carter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)

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Osan hosts POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing participate in a POW/MIA recognition day run at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 19, 2024. Service members, civilians and family members kept the flags in constant motion for a 24-hour period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)

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Osan hosts POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elias Taylor, 51st Communications Squadron radio technician operator, reads names from the POW/MIA list during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 19, 2024. The event included the reading of names of POW/MIA service members as a way to honor and recognize their sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)

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Osan hosts POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Walsh, 51st Fighter Wing deputy commander, salutes a wreath during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 19, 2024. National POW/MIA recognition day ceremonies share the common purpose of honoring those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)

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Osan hosts POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Walsh, 51st Fighter Wing deputy commander, gives remarks during a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 19, 2024. The annual proclamation is held on the third Friday in September for national POW/MIA Recognition Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)

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Osan hosts POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing run on a track carrying the U.S. and POW/MIA flags at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 19, 2024. There are more than 81,000 service members who are considered POW/MIA from various conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)

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Osan hosts POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony

Published Sept. 20, 2024
By Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --

Team Osan service members hosted a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 19, 2024. There are more than 81,000 service members who are considered POW/MIA from various conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)