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^- Goodfellow Air Force Base honored prisoners of war

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^and those missing in action by holding

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^a 24 hour long vigil run.

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^The event started with a ceremony featuring guest speaker

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^Base Commander Colonel Ricky Mills.

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Base Vice-Commander Colonel Jeffrey Sarrell

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and Mission Support Group Superintendent Chief Master

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Sergeant Franklin Chism took the first lap around the track

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carrying the baton that would be passed to other runners

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and stay in motion for 24 hours.

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^- If you have a loved one, maybe in the military,

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^or know someone that has been, or even if you don't,

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just taking into account that there over 80,000

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still unaccounted for, and just wanting to recognize them

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and not let them be forgotten.

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If they were one of your family members, you know,

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how would you feel, and would you want to come out

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and support the effort to not let them be forgotten.

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- [Jessica] Master Sergeant Franklin McNair also says

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they are grateful for the volunteers who came out to run

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throughout the night and into the next day,

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and hope to see an even bigger turn out next year.

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Senior Airman, Jessica Ray,

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Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.