POW/MIA week

Col. Leonard Kosinski (left to right), 62nd Airlift Wing commander, retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, former prisoner of war, Col. Dan Morgan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord installation commander, place a wreath at Memorial Park at McChord Field, Wash Sept. 16, 2015. POW/MIA week included several events in addition to the wreath laying, to include a 24-hour run, a motorcycle ride, and a luncheon. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, former prisoner of war, gives a speech, Sept.16, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., during the POW/MIA week. Bridger spent six years as a POW in a Vietnam prison camp from 1967 to 1973. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, former prisoner of war, gives a speech, Sept. 16, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., during the POW/MIA week. Bridger spoke to more than 120 attendees that included members of JBLM, local community members and several members of the Gold Star Wives organization. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, former prisoner of war, gives a speech, Sept.16, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., during the POW/MIA week. Bridger served 22 years in the Air Force, six of which he spent in the Vietnam prison camp, Hanoi-Hilton. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, former prisoner of war, gives a speech, Sept.16, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., during the POW/MIA week. Bridger spent six years as a POW in a Vietnam prison camp from 1967 to 1973. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Airmen from the 627th Force Support Squadron complete the last portion of the 24-hour POW/MIA Memorial run, part of the 2015 POW/MIA Remembrance Week, at the McChord Field outdoor track, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 16, 2015. The Sled Dogs team was the top fundraisers raising more than $180 and team Chaos completed the highest mileage at 286.75 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Jackson)

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McChord Airmen sprint through the last portion of their run during the 24-hour POW/MIA Memorial run, as part of the 2015 POW/MIA Remembrance Week, at the McChord Field outdoor track, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 16, 2015. Between the participating teams, a total of 5286 miles were completed during the 24 hour POW/MIA Memorial Run. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Jackson)

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Technical Sgt. Todd Spencer, the president of the Green Knights Military Motorcycle Club Chapter 3, briefs motorcycle riders about the importance of safety during their ride as part of the 2015 POW/MIA Remembrance Week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 16, 2015. The motorcycle riders began their ride at the McChord Field Collocated Club and completed at the Washington Soldier’s Home, a home built for Washington state Veterans, in Orting, Wash. (U.S. Air Force Illustration /Staff Sgt. Katie Jackson)

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Members of the Green Knights Military Motorcycle Club Chapter 3 and other McChord Airmen who ride motorcycles depart from the McChord Field Collocated Club, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for their ride to the Washington Soldier’s Home Orting in Puyallup, Wash., as part of the 2015 POW/MIA Remembrance Week, Sept. 16, 2015. The Washington Soldier’s Home Orting provides 24-hour medical care, as well as other support services such as physical therapy, volunteer programs, religious programs, transportation, and patriotic internment services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Jackson)

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JBLM remembers - POW/MIA week

Published Sept. 18, 2015