Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth Cordier, delivers a speech at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2022. Cordier was a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War where he was shot down and spent over 8 years as a prisoner of war in prisons like the Hanoi Hilton. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
Father Joseph Deichert, senior joint base chaplain, leads the Father Emil Kapaun Traffic Circle Dedication site blessing at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Sept. 12, 2022. Father Emil Kapaun was commissioned into the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps in 1944 and later was a prisoner of war after serving in WWII and the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Regan Spinner)
The Father Emil Kapaun monument stands at a traffic circle at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Sept. 12, 2022. Father Emil Kapaun was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2013 for extraordinary heroism and selfless service during WWII and the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Regan Spinner)
The prisoner of war and missing in action flag was erected to honor Father Emil Kapaun and the sacrifices he made in his military career at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Sept. 12, 2022. Father Emil Kapaun served through WWII and the Korean War, when he was captured as a prisoner of war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Regan Spinner)
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