Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
U.S. service members and guests lay wreaths in honor of the missing during a ceremony for the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024. This day was first established in 1979 through a proclamation from President Jimmy Carter, in observance to honor and recognize the sacrifices of those Americans who have been......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
Members of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Joint Service Color Guard post the colors during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024. The event is held every year on the third Friday of September, honoring POW and MIA service members. DPAA’s mission is to achieve......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
A U.S. service member places a wreath during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 20, 2024. Over 300 U.S. military service members, former prisoners of war, families and veterans attended the ceremony to commemorate service members and families who gave the ultimate......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
Colleen Shine, Sons and Daughters in Touch board director and spokesman and daughter of Missing in Action (MIA) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anthony C. Shine, gives remarks during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024. Over 300 U.S. military service......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
A U.S. service member carries the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wreath during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the DPAA at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 20, 2024. Over 300 U.S. military service members, former prisoners of war, families and veterans attended the ceremony to commemorate service members and families who gave the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
Participants of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony carry the Medal of the Purple Heart wreath during the ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 20, 2024. Over 300 U.S. military service members, former prisoners of war, families and veterans attended the ceremony to commemorate service members......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
Charles K. Djou, Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, gives remarks during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024. Over 300 U.S. military service members, former prisoners of war, families and veterans attended the ceremony to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 09.20.2024
Dr. Sharon Bannister, retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. and keynote speaker, gives remarks during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024. Over 300 U.S. military service members, former prisoners of war, families and veterans attended the ceremony to......
