Veteran’s Day: The cost of freedom (Robert Hudson)

When the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center held the sixth Annual POW/MIA Run in September to honor all current and former prisoners of war and Americans still listed as missing in action, the big story that particular day was the run. However, the real story to remember from that day is the story of the sacrifice our men and women serving at home and abroad make day in day out.

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