Icemen pay homage with a POWMIA Run

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Kelly, 354th Fighter Wing commander, Mrs. Terry Huisman, founder of The American Legion Riders, and Mr. Dave Lemelin, a Veteran of Foreign Wars member, carries a wreath to the POW/MIA monument at Heritage Park during a POW/MIA retreat ceremony Sept. 14, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, more than 1,700 Americans are still unaccounted for in the course of the Vietnam War to today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren-Taylor Garcia)

Icemen pay homage with a POWMIA Run

Airmen assigned to the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron run to Heritage Park during the final segment of a 24-hour POW/MIA run Sept. 14, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Senior Airman Cody Freeland, 354th LRS, posted the POW/MIA flag for the rendering of military honors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren-Taylor Garcia)

Icemen pay homage with a POWMIA Run

Eielson Air Force Base honor guard members march with the American flag and the POW/MIA flag during a POW/MIA retreat ceremony at Heritage Park, Sept. 14, 2012, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The POW/MIA flag is a symbol of citizen concern about U.S. military personnel taken as prisoners of war or listed as missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren-Taylor Garcia)

Icemen pay homage with a POW/MIA Run

Eielson Air Force Base honor guard members and Jesse Stern, a North Pole Fire Department firefighter, take down the American flag during a prisoner of war/missing in action ceremony Sept. 14, 2012, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The POW/MIA retreat ceremony commemorates the men and women of the armed forces who have given immense sacrifices while in military service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)

Icemen pay homage with a POW/MIA Run

Members of Eielson Air Force Base run during the prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance run Sept. 14, 2012, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The run was held for 24 hours with the purpose of creating unity among squadrons, as well as raising awareness of the sacrifices for past service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)

Icemen pay homage with a POW/MIA Run

Members of Eielson Air Force Base run through Baker Field House during the prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance run Sept. 14, 2012, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The run aimed to support and show the appreciation to the sacrifices POWs endured and those MIA still endure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)