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POW/MIA, a ruck to remember

September 23, 2022
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth Cordier, a former Vietnam prisoner of war (1965-1973), provides opening remarks at a 24-hour prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance log carry, ruck and run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. Cordier was captured after his F-4 Phantom aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile, he then was a prisoner for 2,284 days in four different prisons across Hanoi, Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech)

 

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community participate in a 24-hour prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance log carry, ruck and run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. The KMC gathered to pay tribute to the estimated 81,500 Americans still missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf Wars and also those who spent time as prisoners of war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech)

 

U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in a 24-hour prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance log carry, ruck and run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. This was one of many events planned this week to honor those who were prisoners of war and the estimated 81,500 missing Americans from previous wars. An estimated 75% of missing Americans were located in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech)

 

U.S. Air Force Airmen carry a log during a 24-hour prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance log carry, ruck and run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. The log carry represents what people are willing to endure as a team, regardless of the challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech)
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