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In honor of prisoners of war and those missing in action

  • Published Sept. 18, 2009
  • By Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley
  • Nellis Public Affairs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. --   During the 2009 National Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day Ceremony, Nellis members honored veterans, prisoners of war and those missing in action, at Nellis' Freedom Park, Sept. 18. 

The ceremony included a dedication to a POW/MIA ceremonial wreath, the reciting of names of Nevadans who are war prisoners and those who are still missing, a 21-gun salute and an F-16 "missing-man" formation flyby.
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