An equally stirring flag ceremony was performed by the Det 845 AFROTC Cadets at the TCU Campus Flagpole Area where the POW and the American flags had been hoisted. The entire AFROTC Unit formation stood at attention at the base of the flagpoles. Facing the AFROTC Unit formation, on the opposite side of the flagpoles, were the recognized dignitaries including the AFROTC staff and its Commander, Lt Col Jara N. Lang, Lt Col Singleton, his wife, son and grandson, Colonel Dan Heth and AFROTC Cadet Colonel Ryan Forrest, all standing at attention while the flags were being lowered by a team of four AFROTC Cadets. The POW flag was lowered and folded first, followed by the lowering of the American flag and the ceremonious folding by the Cadet team of four. The folded American flag was then presented to Colonel Singleton by the Cadet team leader as a memorial to him from AFROTC Detachment 845. The 26th Annual POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the Cadets of Texas Christian University Air Force ROTC Detachment 845 and the members of General Samuel E. Anderson Arnold Air Society, led by AFROTC Cadet Colonel Ryan Forrest, was indeed a memorable event for the Air Force ROTC, the University and Fort Worth’s Chapter, Air Force Association.

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272 Apr-Jun Newsletter