Final salute

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- More than 200 people attended a memorial service at a deployed location in Southwest Asia for the two security forces Airmen killed in Iraq Jan. 22. In attendance were 40 other deployed members from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, home station of the fallen service members -- Tech. Sgt. Jason L. Norton and Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy. Joining Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing were British and Australian troops who came to pay their respects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

Final salute

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- A tribute stands as a final salute during a memorial service at a deployed location here Jan. 26 to honor two fallen security forces Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Tech. Sgt. Jason L. Norton and Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy were assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

Honoring heroes

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) -- Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to place more than 5,000 donated Christmas wreaths on head stones. The 14th annual wreath laying event is the result of Worcester Wreath Company's owner Morrill Worcester's, childhood dream of doing something to honor those laid to rest in the national cemetery.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

Honoring heroes

ARLINGTON, Va.-- Christmas wreaths adorn head stones at Arlington National Cemetery. The 14th annual wreath-laying event is the result of Worcester Wreath Company's owner Morrill Worcester's childhood dream of doing something to honor those laid to rest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

Coming home

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command held a repatriation ceremony here Dec. 9. The ceremony was for a U.S. servicemember lost during the Vietnam War. The remains were recovered last month by a JPAC team. The JPAC's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's previous conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

Pearl Harbor remembered

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Members of the 15th Airlift Wing today commemorated the 64th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 surprise Japanese attack here. The base held a ceremony at the base flagpole to honor the attack on then-Hickam Field, which left 189 dead and 303 wounded. The dining hall in what is now the Pacific Air Force headquarter's building, took a direct hit from a 500-pound bomb, instantly killing 35 men. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)