News Release   Nellis Air Force Base                                                                                              Office of Public Affairs                                                  4430 Grissom Ave., Ste. 107 Nellis AFB, NV 89191 Phone: (702) 652-2750 Fax: (702) 652-9838 Release No. 10-09-01 Date: Sept. 13, 2010   Nellis to hold 2010 National POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony WHAT:  2010 National POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony Nellis AFB will recognize local Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The ceremony will be hosted by Brig. Gen. David Thompson, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center vice commander, and will include a ceremony in memoriam, a recital of names of Nevadans Missing in Action, a “21-gun salute” and a 3-ship A-10 formation fly-by. Across the country, observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day will be held on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans’ facilities. A public reception at the Nellis AFB Officers’ Club will follow. WHEN:  Friday, Sept. 17, 10:30 a.m. WHERE:  Freedom Park, Nellis AFB DIRECTIONS:  Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP with Nellis Public Affairs at (702) 652-2750 no later than 4 p.m., Thursday Sept. 16th.  Attending media will be met Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. at the Nellis main gate visitor’s center at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Craig Road.

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