Paying Respects to Old Glory
Airman 1st Class Alec Krabbe, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, folds the American Flag while Senior Airman David Hunt, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, holds it steady Feb. 5, 2011, in Southwest Asia. The retreat ceremony signals the end of the official duty day and serves as a ceremony to pay our respects to the flag. Airman Krabbe is deployed from the 633rd CS, Langley AFB, Virginia; Airman Hunt is deployed from the 27th Special Operations CES, Cannon AFB, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maynelinne De La Cruz)