2020 POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Holloman Airmen run in honor of imprisoned U.S. service members and those currently missing in action, Sept. 17, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Every 30 minutes, Airmen rotated teams in order to keep the POW/MIA in Action flag in motion for a full 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe)

2020 POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Staff Sgt. Brendan Brooks, 635th Materiel Maintenance Squadron customer support liaison, stands at attention in front of the POW/MIA Memorial at Heritage Park, Sept. 18, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Holloman Airmen honored prisoners of war and those missing in action with a 24-hour vigil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe)

2020 POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Holloman Airmen run in honor of imprisoned U.S. service members and those currently missing in action, Sept. 17, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Besides the U.S. flag, the POW/MIA flag is the only flag ever to fly over the White House and it has been displayed on National POW/MIA Recognition Day every year since 1982. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe)

2020 POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Dale Lindley, Chaparral Middle School athletic coordinator, speaks during the annual POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony, Sept. 18, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the ceremony, a moment of silence took place to honor and reflect on the sacrifices of Americans who were prisoners of war, and those still missing in action from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War and other conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe)

2020 POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Col. Ryan Keeney, 49th Wing commander, speaks during the annual POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony, Sept. 18, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the ceremony, a moment of silence took place to honor and reflect on the sacrifices of Americans who were prisoners of war, and those still missing in action from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War and other conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe)

2020 POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Airman Joshua Elbourn, 635th Materiel Maintenance Squadron airman, stands at attention in front of the POW/MIA Memorial at Heritage Park, Sept. 18, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Every year on the third Friday of September, veterans who are unaccounted for or were prisoners of war are remembered for their sacrifice and service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe)

2020 POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Published Sept. 18, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Quion Lowe
49th Wing Public Affairs

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --

Every year on the third Friday of September, veterans who are unaccounted for or were prisoners of war are remembered for their sacrifice and service.