Col. Richard McComb, Joint Base Charleston commander, and 89-year old Paul Hollen Army Air Corps veteran and World War II prisoner of war, pay their respects during the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Paul Hollen, 89-year-old Army Air Corps veteran and World War II prisoner of War, reads the Code of Conduct during the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston stand in formation during the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Several ex-POWs from the local area attended to pay their respects and to be honored for their sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Ann Mills-Griffiths, former National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia executive director/chief officer, accepts a check for the league from Master Sgt. Aubrey Lugo, 437th Aerial Port Squadron Passenger Terminal operations manager during the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action luncheon at the Charleston Club, Sept. 21, 2012 at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The base held a series of events honoring POWs/MIAs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)

Ex-Prisoner of War members stop for a group photo in front of the Charleston club Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Several ex-POWs, as well as family members of those who are MIA, from throughout the state of South Carolina attended the event as honored guests. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)

Members from each military branch run with their respective service flags to the base parade grounds for the start of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Teams from various joint base units held a running vigil at the base track, running the POW/MIA flag around the track for 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)

Army Sergeant Daniel Mollet and Marine Corporal Kyle Bazner from the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, fold the American flag at the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The ceremony was held in honor of all POWs and military members who never returned home from action or paid the ultimate sacrifice for American freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)

Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard members stand with their weapons during the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony held Sept. 21, 2012,at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C.. The honor guard members performed a 21-gun salute in honor of the nations POWs/MIAs. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)

Paul Hollen, 89-year-old Army Air Corps veteran and World War II prisoner of war, attends the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat ceremony Sept. 21, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Several ex-POWs from the local area attended to pay their respects and to be honored for their sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)