Comrades are gone, but never forgotten
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Barry Bridger, former 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom aircraft commander, shares his story with Airmen Leadership School students at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Sept. 15, 2016. Bridger also ran the first lap of the 24-hour Prisoner of War/Missing in Action run and was the guest speaker for the POW/MIA closing ceremony. He was held captive with 500 other service members from 1967 until their release in 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)