Members of the 55th Wing Honor Guard pay tribute to the armed forces at the prisoner of war / missing in action table during a POW/MIA remembrance luncheon at the Patriot Club, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 21. As part of the ceremony, a table is set up with symbolic items in remembrance and to honor all former American POWs, service members and civilians still unaccounted for, and their families. These items include a slice of lemon to represent the bitter fate of prisoners of war or those missing in action, a pinch of salt to represent the tears shed by the ones missing or captured and their family and an inverted glass showing the inability of those listed as POW/MIA to share in the toast for the evening. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James M. McCoy presents a medallion to retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bill Roth, during a prisoner of war / missing in action remembrance luncheon at the Patriot Club, Neb., Sept. 21. Roth was one of nine former POWs who were honored during the remembrance luncheon for the sacrifices they made for their country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Charles Lane and former U.S. Army Corporal Robert Holts, two original Tuskegee Airmen, answer questions and speak on their experiences following the prisoner of war / missing in action remembrance luncheon at the Patriot Club, Neb., Sept. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
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