The U.S. Indo-Pacific Joint Service Color Guardpresents the colors during the opening ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 20, 2024. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is held on the third Friday of September each year to honor the commitment and sacrifices made by this nation's prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action, as well as their families. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jordan Akiyama.)