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A day to remember; Veterans Day

Tech. Sgt. John Townsend, 30th Security Forces Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of launch operations support, hands out candy to children during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade Nov. 9, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Veterans Day was approved as a national holiday on June 1, 1954, as a day to honor American veterans of all wars, and is celebrated on Nov. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

Tech. Sgt. John Townsend, 30th Security Forces Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of launch operations support, hands out candy to children during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade Nov. 9, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Veterans Day was approved as a national holiday on June 1, 1954, as a day to honor American veterans of all wars, and is celebrated on Nov. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

Service members from Vandenberg Air Force Base march during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade Nov. 9, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. During the parade, Vandenberg displayed two flights of Airmen, as well as Military Working Dogs, Military Working Horses, an honor guard team and a variety of military vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

Service members from Vandenberg Air Force Base march during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade Nov. 9, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. During the parade, Vandenberg displayed two flights of Airmen, as well as Military Working Dogs, Military Working Horses, an honor guard team and a variety of military vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --