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Nellis POW/MIA ceremony honors veterans

Story and photos by every September. During the ceremony, Flowers are placed on the
Senior Airman Bailee Darbasie four former POWs were recognized: ceremonial wreath during
Nellis AFB, Nev. Eugene Ramos, Vince Shank, Marvin a National Prisoner of War
Carter and Dean Whitaker. and Missing in Action (POW/
Leadership at Nellis Air Force Base, “Today is a day where the nation MIA) recognition ceremony
Nev., honored fellow service members pauses to remember our brothers and at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,
during a National Prisoner of War and sisters in arms who answered the call Sept. 17, 2021. National POW/
Missing in Action recognition ceremony of duty and never returned home,” said MIA Day serves to remember
Sept. 17, 2021. Col. Todd Dyer, 99th Air Base Wing those who were captured
National POW/MIA Day serves to commander. “But while we are honoring during battle or who are
remember those who were captured dur- them today, we always remember.” still unaccounted for and is
ing battle or who are still unaccounted _______ observed on the third Friday
for and is observed on the third Friday of See pow/mia, on Page 3 of every September.

Col. Todd Dyer, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and four former prisoners of war salute the ceremonial wreath during a National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA)
recognition ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 17, 2021. During the ceremony, four former POWs were recognized: Eugene Ramos, Vince Shank, Marvin Carter and Dean Whitaker.