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National POW/MIA Recognition Day

September 19, 2014 National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Scott Wolff 1 Comment News

83,000.

That’s enough people to fill MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey–currently the largest-capacity venue in the NFL–and keep almost an additional five hundred people outside. Not enough? Look at it this way: Champaign, Illinois as a ghost town. Ponder that for just a moment.

Eighty-three thousand is the number of Americans who haven’t returned home from wars in distant lands. The anguish felt by family, friends, comrades-in-arms, and even entire communities is not something that can be described with words. You’ve either felt it or you haven’t, and if you haven’t, you’ll never understand.

The table setting for those missing or held captive, honored by the USAF Weapons School during the graduation dinner.

The table setting for those missing or held captive, honored by the USAF Weapons School during a graduation dinner.

Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and we at FighterSweep wish to take a moment to honor those who haven’t come home, and lift up those left behind.

Lest We Forget…

About the Author

Scott Wolff is an accomplished writer and renowned aviation photojournalist. He has held the position of Managing Editor for a print flying lifestyle magazine, and is the Host and Editor for FighterSweep. Scott's area of expertise is military flight operations, drawing on ten years of experience working extensively with all branches of the armed forces. He holds an FAA pilot certificate, the culmination of a life-long passion for flying airplanes. Scott has received military altitude chamber training, emergency egress training, and has logged time in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is also a member of the International Society of Aviation Photographers and Nikon Professional Services.

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