Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Kenkel, 35th Fighter Wing deputy commander, and Staff Sgt. Thomas Hyde, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department station captain, stand at attention while two roses are placed in front of the Medal of Honor recipient’s memorial during a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. Patriot Day was officially recognized as a national holiday a year after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to pay tribute to the police officers, firefighters and other first responders as well as the innocent civilians who lost their lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

A ceremonial wreath lays in front of the Medal of Honor recipient’s memorial after a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony was dedicated to pay tribute to the innocent civilians as well as the 576 emergency first responders who lost their lives during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Arce, 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, sings the national anthem during a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony paid special tribute to the victims and families of those lost in New York, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon due to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jennifer Scobie, 35th Force Support Squadron honor guardsman, plays retreat during a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. Retreat is played just before the U.S. and Japanese national anthems are sung while each of the nation’s flags are secured, folded and marched away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Enoch Ko, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department noncommissioned officer in charge of logistics, rings a bell to symbolize the “Last Alarm” during a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. The customary “Last Alarm” is sounded as a return to quarters for the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice. It is signified by the sounding of three short rings; in some traditions, it is tolled in sets of three. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Hyde, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department station captain, gives remarks during a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. The retreat ceremony honored the firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians who lost their lives during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

U.S. Air Force Col. John Cotton, 35th Medical Group commander, reads the names of the Medal of Honor recipients on the memorial during a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. The memorial lists the names of all the U.S. Air Force members who have received the Air Force Medal of Honor from World War I to the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

U.S. Air Force honor guardsmen assigned to the 35th Force Support Squadron, carry the U.S. and Japanese flag away during a Patriot Day retreat ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2023. After the flags are lowered and secured, the honor guardsmen fold it a total of 13 times into a triangle and march off with it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)

Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

Published Sept. 18, 2023
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan --