Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Members from the 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron run throughout the night while holding the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action flag during the POW/MIA 24-hour Vigil Run at Marek Park on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. Various groups and squadrons across Team Kadena signed up for a designated time slot to run during the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)

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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

U.S. Air Force Honor Guardsmen prepare the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action table in observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. Instead of the traditional POW/MIA table set for one, this table was set for five to honor service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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Members from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron carry the POW/MIA Flag from the 24-hour vigil run at Marek Park track to the POW/MIA recognition breakfast held at the Rocker NCO Club Sept. 19, 2014 on Kadena Air Base, Japan. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is held annually on the third Friday in September to honor and remember America’s former prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Staff Sgt. Christopher Wilson, a pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, prepares to present the POW/MIA flag during the POW/MIA recognition breakfast held Sept. 19, 2014 at the NCO Rocker Club. The breakfast hosted by the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 paid tribute to former prisoners of war and those missing in action. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is held annually on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Posters for past National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Days line a wall at the Rocker NCO club on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. National POW/MIA Day serves as a reminder of the service members who endured imprisonment by opposing forces as well as those who never returned from battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Members from the 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron run past a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action flag during the night portion of the POW/MIA 24-hour Vigil Run at Marek Park on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. Various groups and squadrons from Team Kadena signed up for a designated time slot to run during the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)

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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Hats from each U.S. branch of service are set on the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action table in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. The five hats represent POWs and MIA personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bradford Greisen, 320th Special Tactics Squadron operations superintendent, speaks about his experiences in observance of National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. Greisen spoke about the importance of teamwork and shared stories of heroic individuals who were imprisoned by enemy forces or who never made it home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Published Sept. 19, 2014