Dennis Oda / doda@starbulletin.com
HONOR FOR VETERANS: The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command commemorated National POW/MIA Recognition Day, designated as the third Friday in September, yesterday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. At the ceremony, Pato Pato held a POW/MIA recognition flag that he designed and made.

Craig T. Kojima / ckojima@starbulletin.com
PARK IT AND PLAY IT: Kevin Chang, left, Mark Lutwak, Stan Tibayan and Kalama Cabigon, a group that calls itself Kupa Aina, serenaded passers-by yesterday while sitting in a Merchant Street parking space. They were part of National Park(ing) Day, which promoted the need for parks in U.S. cities.