Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

Retired Lt. Col. Bruce Sooy, U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran, greets guest during the 2022 Prisoners of War and Missing in Action closing ceremony at Vacaville, California, Sept. 16, 2022. Sooy is a former POW and a B-24 pilot. He was honored during the closing ceremony along with former POW/MIA families, Gold Star families, Travis Air Force service members, U.S. Department of Affairs representatives, Solano County Veterans Service officers, Solano County Board of Supervisors and Vacaville City Council members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, delivers remarks during a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Memorial Week ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 12, 2022. POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, delivers remarks during a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Memorial Week ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 12, 2022. POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base participate in the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance ruck march at Travis AFB, California, Sept. 12, 2022. POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base participate in the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Remembrance ruck march at Travis AFB, California, Sept. 12, 2022 POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base acknowledge the empty table representing our Prisoners of War and Missing in Action service members during memorial luncheon at Travis AFB, California, Sept. 12, 2022. POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

A table is set in honor of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action during a memorial luncheon at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 14, 2022. The rose symbolizes the loved ones and families left behind; the yellow ribbon represents the thousands of yellow ribbons worn by family members as they wait for their loved ones to return and the lone candle symbolizes the frailty of a prisoner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base participate in the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Memorial Run at Travis AFB, California, Sept. 15, 2022. POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base participate in the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Memorial Run at Travis AFB, California, Sept. 15, 2022. POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Keith Scott, 60th Air Mobility Wing command chief, delivers remarks before the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Memorial Run at Travis AFB, California, Sept. 15, 2022. POW/MIA Remembrance Day is recognized on the 3rd Friday in September every year. Travis AFB dedicated a week to honor prisoners of war, service members still missing and to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

Travis AFB commemorates POW/MIA service members

Published Sept. 16, 2022
By Chustine Minoda
60TH Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Retired Lt. Col. Bruce Sooy, U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran, greets guest during the 2022 Prisoners of War and Missing in Action closing ceremony at Vacaville, California, Sept. 16, 2022. Sooy is a former POW and a B-24 pilot. He was honored during the closing ceremony along with former POW/MIA families, Gold Star families, Travis Air Force service members, U.S. Department of Affairs representatives, Solano County Veterans Service officers, Solano County Board of Supervisors and Vacaville City Council members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)