Three veterans in conversation at a Special Operations Association Reunion. The printed T-shirt at right records the event in detail: 'SOAR XXXVI', 22-26 October 2012, at The Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, with the POW/MIA emblem and the motto 'You are not forgotten.' Its opening line - 'You have never lived until you have almost died' - is the long-standing unofficial creed of Vietnam-era special operations and reconnaissance soldiers. The POW/MIA imagery reflects the association's continuing commitment to accounting for personnel still missing from cross-border operations in Laos and Cambodia. Project: 219861