U.S. Coast Guardsmen, friends, and family from the Coast Guard, with Air Force, Space Force, and local police departments participated in a 24-hour multi-leg POW/MIA torch relay at 8 a.m. yesterday on Terminal Island in the port of San Pedro, California, September 15, 2023. Cmdr. Lisa Sharkey, commanding officer of Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, and Col. Mia Walsh, commander of Space Base Delta 3, gave brief speeches about the brave men and women who were prisoners of war or missing in action before helping light the ceremonial torch for the run across the Vincent Thomas Bridge and through the waterfront in San Pedro, ending the first leg before passing the torch to the next group at the Cabrillo Marina. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard B. Uranga)