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Participants of the POW/MIA motorcycle ride gather Sept. 16, 2014, at Memorial Grove Park before beginning the bike ride from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to the Washington State Soldiers Home in Orting, Wash. This year, more than 30 participants attended the bike ride, including members of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Green Knights Chapter 3 motorcycle group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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Wreath in remembrance

The POW/MIA wreath is displayed in front of the POW/MIA plaque at Memorial Grove Park Sept. 15, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The POW/MIA wreath laying ceremony was the first event to start off the Remembrance Week dedicated to honor all POW/MIA's. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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Saluting POW/MIA

From left to right, Col. Charles Hodges Jr. Joint Base Lewis-McChord installation commander, William Wilson, Vietnam War POW/MIA, Col. David Kumashiro, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, salute after laying the wreath on a stand Sept. 15, 2014, during the POW/MIA wreath laying ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Wilson was captured Dec. 29, 1972, and was held in the “Hanoi Hilton” prison before moving to the “Zoo” prison during the Vietnam War. He returned to U.S. control on the last C-141A out of Hanoi on March 29, 1973, during Operation Homecoming. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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Remembrance prayer

Service members and civilians bow their heads as Maj. John Shipman (right), 62nd Airlift Wing chaplain, delivers the prayer Sept. 15, 2014, during the POW/MIA wreath laying ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The wreath laying ceremony was held in remembrance for service members that were either prisoners of war or missing in action as JBLM kicked off Remembrance Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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Salute

Joint Base Lewis-McChord service members and their families pay respect to the flag during the national anthem Sept. 13, 2014, during the Rotary Club of Hawks Prairie 12th Military Appreciation Day at Lacey, Wash. The event was open to all service members and their families and included free food and entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Distinguished Patriot Award

Master Sgt. James Nance, 627th Communications Squadron knowledge management center section chief, presents Airman 1st Class Taylor Walker, 627th Air Base Group executive assistant, with the Distinguished Patriot Award Sept. 13, 2014, during the Rotary Club of Hawks Prairie 12th Military Appreciation Day at Lacey, Wash. Walker manages the 627th ABG’s decorations, evaluations and awards program and is the functional area records manager for more than 55 offices. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Reunion tour

Col. Andy Hird (middle), 62nd Operations Group commander, talks to members from the 62nd Troop Carrier reunion about the C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 12, 2014, during their tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The tour included a briefing about the type of missions flown by the 62nd Airlift Wing today and how the squadrons deploy as units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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C-17 flight deck

Members from the 62nd Troop Carrier reunion tour explore the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 12, 2014, during their base visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. During the tour, the group had a meet and greet with Col. Ethan Griffin, 62nd Airlift Wing vice commander, and a tour of the air park prior to going on the C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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C-17 Tour

Members from the 62nd Troop Carrier reunion tour walk onto a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 12, 2014, during their base visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Many attendees of the reunion were previously Airmen who were assigned to McChord in the 1970s and 1980s and discovered how the base has changed over the years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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Racing, military go hand-in-hand for Boyatts

(Courtesy photo)
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Career Day assists transitioning service members

Sgt. Jesse Webber, right, speaks with a career coach during the Hiring America's Heroes 2014 Career Day Sept. 5, 2014, at the Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Wash. The biannual event seeks to connect American businesses with military job seekers. (Courtesy photo)
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Gift presentation

Far left, Steven Saymon, retired Brooklawn Police Department police inspector, presents gifts, symbolic to the 2001 attacks to, from left to right, Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, Washington National Guard Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. John Tuohy, Washington Air National Guard commander, Col. David Kumashiro, 62nd Airlift Wing commander and Col. Pete Stavros, Western Air Defense Sector commander. The gifts included a knife made of steel from the World Trade Center, soil from the Flight 93 crash site, and rubble stones from the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Steven Saymon

Steven Saymon, retired Brooklawn Police Department police inspector, describes his account of the World Trade Center attacks in New York during the WADS 9/11 memorial ceremony Sept. 11, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Saymon was a first responder to the World Trade Center disaster and has assisted dozens of organizations across America in their acquisition of artifacts from the three disaster sites. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Introduction

Col. Pete Stavros, Western Air Defense Sector commander, introduces Steven Saymon, retired Brooklawn Police Department police inspector, Sept. 11, 2014, during the WADS 9/11 memorial ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. During the 2001 attacks, WADS scrambled fighter aircraft from every base they could and set up air patrols over most of the major cities in America. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Opening Remarks

Col. Pete Stavros (left), Western Air Defense Sector commander and Steven Saymon, retired Brooklawn Police Department police inspector, listen to opening remarks Sept. 11, 2014, during the WADS 9/11 memorial ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. WADS unveiled a new memorial inside their lobby where three artifacts from the terrorist attacks were displayed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)
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Thanking friends

Capt. Elie Estrin, 627th Air Base Group chaplain, thanks his family and friends after swearing in Sept. 10, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Estrin will attend officer training later this year, followed by chaplaincy training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Swearing in

Retired U.S. Army Col. Sanford Dresin (left), swears in Capt. Elie Estrin, 627th Air Base Group chaplain Sept. 10, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Estrin is the first Hasidic Orthodox rabbi to join the Air Force as a chaplain. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)
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Potato Race

Participants of the annual Foofaraw event watch a potato race Sept. 5, 2014, on Island Home, Wash. The potato race is a Foofaraw tradition where attendees on each yacht design their own potato to compete in the race later in the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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Honor Guard

U.S. Air Force and Army Honor Guard members raise the U.S. flag Sept. 5, 2014, during Foofaraw on Island Home, Wash. Foofaraw is an annual event held by the Olympia Yacht Club and the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce to honor military service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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Horse Shoes

Carl Robertson, 62nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, throws a horseshoe Sept. 5, 2014, during Foofaraw on Island Home, Wash. Island Home, owned by the Olympia Yacht Club, hosted Foofaraw in which attendees were able to play games such as volleyball, basketball and golf. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Keoni Chavarria)
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