Team Andrews honors POW/MIA Remembrance Day

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The Green Knights Motorcycle Club drives the POW/MIA flag to present at the Airmen Memorial Museum in Suitland, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. In honor of National POW/MIA Remembrance Day the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 102 held a recognition ceremony near Joint Base Andrews. The Green Knights are a military organized club who work with the Wing Safety Office and Security Forces to help riders retain their rights while following the regulations set forth by the Federal, State, and local bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

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JBA Airmen carry on POW/MIA remembrance

The Green Knights Motorcycle Club drives the POW/MIA flag to present at the Airmen Memorial Museum in Suitland, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. In honor of National POW/MIA Remembrance Day the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 102 held a recognition ceremony near Joint Base Andrews. The Green Knights are a military organized club who work with the Wing Safety Office and Security Forces to help riders retain their rights while following the regulations set forth by the Federal, State, and local bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

A POW/MIA table sits empty during the POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony at the Airmen Memorial Museum in Suitland-Silver Hill, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. From the red rose to the white linen to the salt upon the plate, all are symbolic in the remembrance of forces missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

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JBA Airmen carry on POW/MIA remembrance

A POW/MIA table sits empty during the POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony at the Airmen Memorial Museum in Suitland-Silver Hill, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. From the red rose to the white linen to the salt upon the plate, all are symbolic in the remembrance of forces missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

Airmen present a wreath during the POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony at the Airmen Memorial Museum Suitland-Silver Hill, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. The wreath pays tribute to our many fallen comrades who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in honor of those who were prisoners of war missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

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JBA Airmen carry on POW/MIA remembrance

Airmen present a wreath during the POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony at the Airmen Memorial Museum Suitland-Silver Hill, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. The wreath pays tribute to our many fallen comrades who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in honor of those who were prisoners of war missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

Retired Col. Norman A. McDaniel discusses keeping faith and military history education during his speech at the POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony in Suitland, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in support of more than 70,000 POW and MIA personnel. McDaniel, a former U.S. Air Force electronic warfare officer, was shot down over North Vietnam in 1966, and taken as a POW upon his release from captivity in 1973 where he was returned home to American soil. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

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JBA Airmen carry on POW/MIA remembrance

Retired Col. Norman A. McDaniel discusses keeping faith and military history education during his speech at the POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony in Suitland, Md., Sept. 20, 2013. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in support of more than 70,000 POW and MIA personnel. McDaniel, a former U.S. Air Force electronic warfare officer, was shot down over North Vietnam in 1966, and taken as a POW upon his release from captivity in 1973 where he was returned home to American soil. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

Members of the POW/MIA Vigil Run carry the flag on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 19, 2013. The flag was to remain constantly in motion during the 24 hour vigil run. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in honor of those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

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POW/MIA Remembrance Day at Andrews

Members of the POW/MIA Vigil Run carry the flag on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 19, 2013. The flag was to remain constantly in motion during the 24 hour vigil run. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in honor of those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

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POW/MIA Remembrance Day at Andrews

A member of the POW/MIA Vigil Run carries the flag on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 19, 2013. The flag was to remain constantly in motion during the 24 hour vigil run. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in honor of those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

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POW/MIA Remembrance Day at Andrews

A member of the POW/MIA Vigil Run carries the flag on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 19, 2013. The flag was to remain constantly in motion during the 24 hour vigil run. National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in honor of those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Team Andrews members came together today to honor service members who were taken as prisoners of war or who were missing in action by running a POW/MIA flag non-stop for 24 hours.

The vigil was completed when members of the National Capital Region chapter of The Green Knights escorted the flag to the Air Force Sergeants Association headquarters building in Suitland, Md., where former POW and retired Col. Norman McDaniel provided inspiring words to attendees.

National POW/MIA Remembrance Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year in honor of those who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action.

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