Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base participate in the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. Veterans Day is a national holiday held on Nov. 11 to honor military members past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Veterans participate in the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. There are more than 21 million military veterans in the U.S., with more than 1.5 million who are women. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Band members march down the parade ground during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. The holiday is born from "Armistice Day," established in 1919, to honor the veterans of World War I and to commemorate the end of the war between the Allied Powers and Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Service members from the Louisiana National Guard drive a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during the 2014 Veterans Day parade on Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. The HMMWV is an all-wheel drive military automobile designed primarily for personnel and light cargo transport behind enemy lines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Civil Air Patrol cadets march during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. Veterans Day is a federal holiday celebrated Nov. 11, during which Americans honor those who have served in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Col. Leland Bohannon, 2nd Bomb Wing vice commander, waves at a crowd during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. June 1, 1954, President Eisenhower declared Nov. 11 a day of celebration to honor America's veterans for patriotism, love of country, willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Veterans drive down the parade grounds during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. There are more than 21 million military veterans in the U.S., with more than 1.5 million who are women. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars march during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. The Veterans of Foreign Wars was founded Sept. 29, 1899, by Spanish-American War veterans of the 17th Infantry Regiment, Ohio National Guard, with the purpose to foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Armed Forces veterans and their families wave U.S. flags during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. Spectators gathered on the grounds of the Louisiana State Fair to honor veterans participating in the festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
Members with the North West Louisiana Military Order of the Purple Heart drive down the parade grounds during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. Chartered by Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is composed of military men and women who have received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)
A Veteran salutes spectators during the 2014 Veterans Day parade at Shreveport, La., Nov. 9, 2014. A salute is a gesture used to display respect. The modern Western salute originated when Knights greeted each other to show friendly intentions by raising their visors to show their faces, using a salute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mozer Da Cunha)