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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Graham, 39th Operations Support Squadron assistant chief controller radar approach control, recites names of POW/MIA service members during the POW/MIA ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 20, 2018. The vigil lasted for 24 hours to honor and support their courageous struggle against the 24-hour hardship they faced as a POW/MIA. (U.S Air Force by Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Graham, 39th Operations Support Squadron assistant chief controller radar approach control, recites names of POW/MIA service members during the POW/MIA ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 20, 2018. The installation held a 24-hour vigil to honor those who were POW/MIA. (U.S Air Force by Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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The POW/MIA table is set and serves as a central focus to honor those who cannot join their brothers and sisters in arms during the POW/MIA ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 20, 2018. Setting a separate table in honor of POW/MIA service members has been a tradition since the end of the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Graham, 39th Operations Support Squadron assistant chief controller radar approach control, turns a paper as he recites the names of POW/MIA service members during the POW/MIA ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 20, 2018. There are approximately 82,478 service members who are considered POW/MIA from various conflicts. (U.S Air Force by Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carter Lancaster, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron unit security manager, guards the POW/MIA table during the POW/MIA ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 20, 2018. The POW/MIA table is smaller than others, representing the frailty one prisoner faces alone against his or her oppressors.(U.S Air Force by Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

POW/MIA vigil ceremony

Published Sept. 21, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey --