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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

A POW/MIA Missing Man table is displayed as a tribute to American service members who never returned home during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Every item on the table holds deep significance, from the inverted glass symbolizing the inability of the missing to join in the toast to the single slice of lemon, representing their bitter fate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

A memorial wreath is displayed during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The wreath-laying ceremony was held to show respect and to honor the over 81,000 Americans who remain unaccounted for as a consequence of all past and on-going conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

A 52nd Fighter Wing Honor guardsman presents the colors during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The presentation of the colors was a part of the annual POW/MIA Remembrance day ceremony meant to honor the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice and to remember those who never returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

U.S. Airmen raise a ceremonial toast to service members who are missing in action during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The toast was made to honor the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice while on the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

52nd Fighter Wing Honor guardsmen stand at attention during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. During the ceremony, the honor guard presents the colors as a way to honor the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice and to remember those who never returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ley, 52nd Fighter Wing deputy commander (left), and Master Sgt. Ryan Hines, 86th Logistics Readiness Group fuels management flight section chief (right), lay a memorial wreath during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. It is tradition to lay wreaths to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice and to honor those who did not return. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Hines, 86th Logistics Readiness Group fuels management flight section chief, shares his experience throughout his military career during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Hines spoke about his personal story being in the military and the importance of finding purpose in one’s duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem AB honors POW/MIA

Published Sept. 20, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Albert Morel
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- A POW/MIA Missing Man table is displayed as a tribute to American service members who never returned home during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Every item on the table holds deep significance, from the inverted glass symbolizing the inability of the missing to join in the toast to the single slice of lemon, representing their bitter fate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)