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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bayani Olano, a 52nd Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kristofer Wallace, a 52nd Communications Squadron postal clerk, stand guard at the prisoners-of-war/missing-in-action memorial on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2015. Olano and Wallace volunteered to stand guard as the names of POW/MIA were read aloud. Sept. 18 marks the national POW/MIA Remembrance Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emmanuel Rodriguez, a 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system maintenance technician, reads the names of previous prisoners-of-war and those who are currently missing-in-action before the start of a wreath-laying ceremony at the POW/MIA memorial on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2015. Rodriguez read more than 80 names during his allotted time. Sept. 18 marks the national POW/MIA Remembrance Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Joe McFall, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, lays a wreath during a wreath laying ceremony at the prisoners-of-war/missing-in-action memorial at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2015. The ceremony is held every year to remember those who have served and been taken prisoner or have been listed as missing in action. Sept. 18 marks the national POW/MIA Remembrance Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
Spangdahlem Airmen and base community members take a moment of silence during a wreath-laying ceremony at the prisoners-of-war/missing-in-action memorial at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2015. More than 40 people attended the ceremony. Sept. 18 marks the national POW/MIA Remembrance Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Joe McFall, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the prisoners-of-war/missing-in-action memorial at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2015. McFall spoke about the base’s responsibility to remember and recognize those who have served our nation. Sept. 18 marks the national POW/MIA Remembrance Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)
A ceremonial wreath lies next to the prisoners-of-war/missing-in-action memorial at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2015. Currently, there are more than 86,000 Americans still unaccounted for. Sept. 18 marks the national POW/MIA Remembrance Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)