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Lt. Col. (Ret.) Ernest Jenkins observes as representatives from all military branches fold the American flag during a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action retreat ceremony on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 17, 2010.The retreat commenced after the end of a 24-hour, joint-service run, which kept military service flags and the POW/MIA flag in constant motion. Colonel Jenkins, a former prisoner of war, was detained in Bath, Germany, during World War II after his B-17 was shot down. He was imprisoned for 17 months. Colonel Jenkins was a bombardier on the B-17 "Stardust." (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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