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8th AF commander presents POW Medal

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Maj. Gen. Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force commander, presents the Prisoner of War Medal to Mildred Taylor-McKeithen during a ceremony honoring her late husband, Staff Sgt. James Taylor, at the 8th Air Force Museum on Barksdale Air Force Base May 21. Sergeant Taylor served as a B-17 waist gunner during World War II and was held prisoner by the Germans for eight months during the war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Richard Komurek)

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