Retired Maj. Joseph Crecca, former prisoner of war and guest speaker, tells his POW story to attendees of the POW/MIA Remeberance Day Luncheon Sept. 15, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Crecca was held as POW for 2,280 days from November 1966 until his release in February 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Jimenez)