Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Ernest W. Lee, Veterans of Foreign Wars District III Korea commander, bows his head during a prayer at a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action candle-lighting vigil Sept. 23, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Team Osan observed POW/MIA remembrance week with the candlelighting ceremony, a reveille and retreat ceremony, a 24-hour run and a closing remembrance ceremony.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Audience members bow their heads during a prayer at a Prisoners of War/Missing in Action vigil Sept. 23, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The vigil included a candle lighting, where each candle was lit to signify the enduring wait families and loved ones endure for POW/MIAs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan stands by before a retreat ceremony Sept. 24, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The retreat ceremony was in honor of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. POW/MIA remembrance day is traditionally observed on the third Friday of September each year, and Osan Air Base honored this tradition by observing a POW/MIA remembrance week Sept. 19 - 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan stands by before a retreat ceremony Sept. 24, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The retreat ceremony was in honor of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. POW/MIA remembrance day is traditionally observed on the third Friday of September each year. There are more than 8,000 American POW/MIAs from the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Airmen fold the United States flag after a retreat ceremony Sept. 24, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The retreat ceremony was part of the base's Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Staff Sgt. Joseph Goddard, a Team Osan honorguardsman, stands by before a Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony Sept. 25, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The ceremony was in remembrance of the hundred thousands of POW/MIAs and served to acknowledge their sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

A member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars prepares to place the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action flag on the podium during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 25, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. POW/MIA remembrance day is traditionally observed on the third Friday of September, but Team Osan held a POW/MIA remembrance week Sept. 19 - Sept. 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Col. Brook Leonard, 51st Fighter Wing commander, chats with members from the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization after a Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony Sept. 25, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Team Osan observed a POW/MIA memorial week with the remembrance ceremony, a reveille and retreat ceremony, and a 24-hour run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro/Released)

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Airmen salute the flags during the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 19, 2014 on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. This annual event honors the prisoners of war and those who went missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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Photo Essay: Team Osan Honors POW/MIA

Published Sept. 25, 2014
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Team Osan observed a Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance week Sept. 19 - 26, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

Traditionally observed on the third Friday of September, POW/MIA recognition day serves as a day of remembrance for the numerous POW/MIAs who remain unaccounted for.

For the remembrance week, Team Osan honored POW/MIAs with a reveille and retreat ceremony, a candle-lighting vigil, a 24-hour run and a closing ceremony at the base chapel.

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Team Osan Observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

POW/MIA ceremony