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  • Remembering to recognize

    Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day was established in 1979 to ensure Americans remember to stand behind those who serve and account for those who never return.Keesler hosts multiple events throughout the week of POW/MIA Recognition Day every year including a vigil, retreat

  • Physically a prisoner, mentally a warrior

    The soldier woke hours after the crash, dazed, in an out-of-body experience. She saw her own body covered by various parts of a UH-60 Black Hawk. She saw what she believed to be her death.“Wow, I’m dead,” she thought to herself. “I never thought about what it would be like to be dead.”She noticed a

  • Three’s in: Keesler honors Vietnam Veterans

    The Defense Commissary Agency, Army and Air Force Exchange Service and 81st Training Wing leadership celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam Memorial Pinning Day today at The Exchange on Keesler Air Force Base. The event was held to honor Vietnam veterans for their service and pay tribute to