Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barry B. Bridger, left, former Vietnam War prisoner of war, Allen Ordorff, a World War II veteran, and Orndorff’s neighbor Amanda Atwell stand to pay honor to POW/MIA at the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 16, 2016. Bridger and Ordorff shared their stories of witnessing atrocities of the Vietnam and World Wars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)