Joint-service honor guard members salute at the POW/MIA table setting during the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The single red rose is displayed on the POW/MIA table. The rose is to remind people of the families and loved ones of the comrades in arms, who keep faith awaiting their return. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Members of the Patriot Guard observe a moment of silence at the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Joint-service honor guard members representing all five military services stand in front of the audience before the outdoor portion of the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

A member of the Patriot Guard salutes as the flag is presented during the National Anthem at the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Col. Washington J. Sanchez Jr., the commander of the Florida department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, presents a purple heart plaque to LaShana Douville, widow of Tech. Sgt. Daniel Douville, at the POW/MIA ceremony at the Air Force Armament Museum Sept. 16. Douville was an explosive ordnance disposal technician from the 96th Air Base Wing, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Joint-service honor guard members representing all five military services salute during the 21-gun salute at the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Col. Washington J. Sanchez Jr., the commander of the Florida department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, was the guest speaker at this year’s POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant, the Air Armament Center commander, escorts a Military Order of the Purple Heart member to his seat prior to the outdoor portion of the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 16 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The ceremony paid tribute to those military members who have yet to return home from defending America. The event was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Marine and Navy members of the joint service honor guard stand at parade rest prior to the POW/MIA ceremony at the Air Force Armament Museum Sept. 16. This year’s POW/MIA remembrance ceremony was hosted by the 46th Test Wing and featured guest speakers, honor guard procedures and a flyover by the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)