Photos by Airman 1st Class Regan Spinner
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs April 28, 2023
Renae Fischer, 86th Airlift Wing vice director, lights a candle during the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony event at Ramstein Air Base, April 18. The candle lighting was performed by passing the light of memory and hope to each candle, symbolizing the victims whose dreams, hopes and lives were tragically taken away.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Levy Pekar, 86th Airlift Wing chaplain, delivers a speech during the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, April 18. Pekar shared the impact the Holocaust has had on his family, and how it inspired him to become a Rabbi.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mya Esparza, 86th Security Forces squadron defender, narrates the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, April 18. Esparza expressed how the event paid tribute to Holocaust victims and survivors to ensure they are never forgotten.
A memorial wreath rests on a table during the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, April 18. The ceremony honored all those affected by the Holocaust, including those who were persecuted, and the rescuers and American Soldiers who risked their lives during the liberation.
Chairs wait to be filled before the beginning of the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, April 18. Each event program contained names and stories of Holocaust victims in honor of this year’s Department of Defense theme for Holocaust Days of Remembrance,“Behind Every Name a Story: The Women.”
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