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)