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Joint Base MDL honors POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst emergency responders run around the McGuire Gym track with the POW/MIA flag during the POW/MIA 24-Hour Walk or Run event on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021. The 24-hour event was part of POW/MIA Remembrance Week, which honors the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action troops nationwide through ceremonies, candlelight vigils, and physical fitness activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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Joint Base MDL honors POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing run around the McGuire Gym track with the POW/MIA flag during the POW/MIA 24-Hour Walk or Run event on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021. The 24-hour event was part of POW/MIA Remembrance Week, which honors the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action troops nationwide through ceremonies, candlelight vigils, and physical fitness activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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A participant from 305th Air Mobility Wing hands over the POW/MIA flag to a participant from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst emergency response team as relief in continuing the POW/MIA 24-Hour Walk or Run event on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021. The 24-hour event was part of POW/MIA Remembrance Week, which honors the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action troops nationwide through ceremonies, candlelight vigils, and physical fitness activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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The Missing Man table is displayed outside of the McGuire Gym on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021. The Missing Man table is reserved for service members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are missing in action, as an act of commemorating POW/MIA Remembrance Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christian Arvelo, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Headquarters assistant chief of training, prepares food and refreshments for participants of the POW/MIA 24-Hour Walk or Run event on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021. Arvelo organized the events and activities throughout POW/MIA Remembrance Week. Multiple events were held on Joint Base MDL during POW/MIA Remembrance Week, which honors the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action troops nationwide through ceremonies, candlelight vigils, and physical fitness activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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A participant holds the POW/MIA flag while running around the McGuire Gym track at night during the POW/MIA Candlelight Vigil ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021. The purpose of the candlelight vigil is for the members of the Joint Base MDL community to honor the nation’s Prisoners of War and Missing in Action troops during times of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Porter)

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Participants hold candle lights during a candlelight vigil ceremony outside of the McGuire Gym on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021. The purpose of the candlelight vigil ceremony was for the members of the Joint Base MDL community to honor the nation’s Prisoners of War and Missing in Action troops during times of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Porter)

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Joint Base MDL honors POW/MIA Remembrance Week

Published Sept. 21, 2021
By Daniel Barney
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst personnel participated in a 24-hour walk or run event, and the candle light vigil ceremony, during POW/MIA Remembrance Week. POW/MIA Remembrance Week honors the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action troops nationwide through ceremonies, candlelight vigils, and physical fitness activities.