Wizards salute the military

Jordan Crawford, Washington Wizards shooting guard, hugs Janice Chance, the mother of Marine Capt. Jesse Melton III, during the 3rd Annual Salute to the Stars luncheon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2012. Melton was killed in action Sept. 9, 2008, in support of combat operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nichelle Anderson)

Wizards salute the military

Airmen from the 79th Medical Wing speak with the Washington Wizard Girl dancers during the 3rd Annual Salute to the Stars luncheon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2012. In honor of "NBA Cares Week of Service", the Wizards hosted the luncheon for wounded service members, caregivers and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nichelle Anderson)

Airman has 'Memorial' reunion during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims embraces his wife, Robin, after surprising his family at the Atlanta Braves' Memorial Day game May 28, 2012, in Atlanta. Sims returned from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan, May 27. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command's Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense Department photo/Jessica Blanton)

Airman has 'Memorial' reunion during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims and his family embrace during a surprise homecoming May 28, 2012, at Turner Field in Atlanta. Sims’ family attended the Atlanta Braves game and was called onto the field at the top of the fifth inning for a special video tribute from Sims, who they thought was still in Afghanistan. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command's Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense Department/Photo by Jessica Blanton)

Airmen remember fallen air advisors

Col. Olaf Holm, the Air Advisor Academy commandant, waits to board the subway to transit to the new One World Trade Center in New York City on April 26, 2012. The One World Trade Center was the starting point of the Air Advisor Memorial Ruck March, a relay that spanned approximatley 90 miles from the in-construction structure to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J. The march, which took approximately 30 hours to complete, was in honor of the nine air advisors who were killed April 27, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

Airmen remember fallen air advisors

Lt. Col. J.D. Holt takes pictures from the 90th floor of the new One World Trade Center in New York City on April 26, 2012, before the Air Advisor Memorial Ruck March. The memorial march was an approximately 90-mile relay from the One World Trade Center to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J. Each ruck team member carried a paver stone with a name of one of the nine air advisors who were killed April 27, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)