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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

Members of the Joint Color Guard from the Aerospace Data Facility Colorado at Buckley Air Force Base pause during the veterans' salute during Wreaths Across America Dec. 14, 2009, at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Steven Clark)

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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

A bagpiper from the Scottish American Military Society plays during the ceremony Dec. 14, 2009 at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colo. SAMS members honored the veterans while braving the 35-degree temperatures in traditional Scottish kilts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Steven Clark)

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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

A Civil Air Patrol color guard presents arms during the national anthem at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Littleton, Colo., before volunteers began to place wreaths Dec. 14, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Steven Clark)

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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

Tech. Sgt. David Plemen salutes after laying a wreath during Wreaths Across America Dec. 14, 2009, at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Littleton, Colo. He is with the 566th Intelligence Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Steven Clark)

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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Baptist from Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., lays a wreath on a veteran's grave during Wreaths Across America Dec. 14, 2009, at the nearby Fort Logan National Cemetery. Volunteers placed more than 400 wreaths during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Steven Clark)

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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

Wreaths adorn the graves of veterans during Wreaths Across America at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Littleton, Colo. Dec. 14, 2009. Eighty-seven volunteers from Buckley Air Force Base joined Civil Air Patrol members and volunteers from Schriever and Peterson air force bases and the Denver Metropolitan Area for a day of remembrance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Steven Clark)

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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

Lt. Col. William Fellows and his son lay a wreath during Wreaths Across America Dec. 14, 2009, at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Littleton, Colo. The Civil Air Patrol run the Wreaths Across America program, and CAP members and volunteers lay wreaths on graves in veterans' cemeteries nationwide. Colonel Fellows is from Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Steven Clark)

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Volunteers honor veterans with wreaths

1st Lt. Brandon Goebel salutes after placing a wreath on the grave of Navy Seaman Apprentice Henry L. Long at the Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colo., Dec. 14, 2009. At the request of the family, he placed the wreath on Seaman's Long grave. (Courtesy photo/Master Sgt. Timothy O'Connor)

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We remember

Airmen and Soldiers participate in the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 18, 2009, at Osan Air Base, South Korea. Soldiers wearing historical military uniforms are seen in the reflection of the POW/MIA memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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We remember

Airmen and Soldiers participate in the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony Sept. 18, 2009, at Osan Air Base, South Korea. Soldiers wearing historical military uniforms are seen in the reflection of the POW/MIA memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)

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We served, too

Joan Lemley listens to a speaker while attending the "Fly Girls of World War II" exhibit which opened in their honor Nov. 14, 2008, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va. Ms. Lemley is a veteran and former member of the World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots. The WASP was granted veterans status 35 years after their deactivation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Women's History Month

Letitia Long, deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, talks with Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair. Ms. Long has been chosen to be director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (Courtesy photo)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

Frank Goepferich tightens a structural cable to the under carriage of a Wright "B" Flyer at ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb 27, 2010. Wright "B" Flyer Inc. volunteers assembled two Flyers. Their "Yellow Bird" the most authentic reproduction of the two features a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers was assembled at Ft. Sam Houston. While the "Brown Bird" metal framed and modern engine modified Flyer was assembled at the Texas Air Museum. While the “Yellow Bird” is scheduled to taxi on Ft. Sam Houston’s MacArthur Parade Ground, the “Brown Bird” will make two flyovers during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

Don Gum (left-right), Tim Gaffney, and Frank Goepferich listen to Tom Walters, as he takes a crack at figuring out how to position the framework of the tail section of a Wright "B" Flyer replica on Feb, 27, 2010 at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Walters is a retired Air Force pilot who began his military career in San Antonio and said he appreciated the opportunity come full circle as a volenteer to assemble the Wright "B" Flyer at Ft. Sam Houston, the home of militery aviation. Wright "B" Flyer Inc. crews assembled two Flyers in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb 27, 2010. The "Yellow Bird" the most authentic reproduction of the two features a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers was assembled at Ft. Sam Houston. The “Yellow Bird” is scheduled to taxi on Ft. Sam Houston’s MacArthur Parade Ground, during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

Don Gum (left), Wright "B" Flyer pilot threads a control cable/chain through a pulley while Frank Goepferich stands ready with the upper horizontal elevator cable connection. Wood and tension cables gave strength and lightweight to biplanes of Wright "B" Flyer Inc. whose volunteers assembled two Flyers in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb 27, 2010. The "Yellow Bird" (seen) the most authentic reproduction of the two features a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers was assembled at Ft. Sam Houston. The “Yellow Bird” is scheduled to taxi on Ft. Sam Houston’s MacArthur Parade Ground, during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

An early Army style hat lays on the lower wing of a Wright "B" Flyer while a Wright "B" Flyer Inc. volunteer checks rudder control of their "Yellow Bird" on Feb 27, 2010. This is one of two Flyers brought from Ohio to San Antonio. The "Yellow Bird" the most authentic reproduction of the two features a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers was assembled at Fort Sam Houston. While the "Brown Bird" metal framed and modern engine modified Flyer was assembled at the Texas Air Museum. While the "Yellow Bird" is scheduled to taxi on Fort Sam Houston's MacArthur Parade Ground, the "Brown Bird" will make two flyovers during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

John Kennedy attaches structural cables of a Wright "B" Flyer at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on Feb, 27, 2010. Wright "B" Flyer Inc. volunteers assembled two Flyers in San Antonio. The "Yellow Bird" seen here is the more authentic reproduction featuring a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers was assembled at Ft. Sam Houston. The "Yellow Bird" is scheduled to taxi on Fort Sam Houston's MacArthur Parade Ground, during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

Bathed in yellow light shining through fabric-covered wings of a Wright "B" Flyer, Frank Goepferich attaches the structural cables that give the biplane strength and light weight. He is part of the Wright "B" Flyer Inc. volunteers that came to Fort Sam Houston, to assemble their "Yellow Bird" in San Antonio, on Feb, 27, 2010. This Flyer is their most authentic lookalike featuring a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers the "Yellow Bird" is scheduled to taxi on Fort Sam Houston's MacArthur Parade Ground, during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

Frank Goepferich attaches the right dual wheel assembly to the undercarriage of "Yellow Bird." He is part of the Wright "B" Flyer Inc. volunteers that came to San Antonio, on Feb, 27, 2010 they assembled the biplane. This Flyer is the most authentic lookalike featuring a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers the "Yellow Bird" is scheduled to taxi on Fort Sam Houston's MacArthur Parade Ground, during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Wright "B" Flyers prepare for Centennial

Close up of the left oiler and wood propeller of a Wright "B" Flyer while its volunteers installs the horizontal stabilizer/elevator onto empennage of "Yellow Bird" on Feb 27, 2010. This is one of the two Wright "B" Flyer, Inc. biplanes that were brought from Ohio to San Antonio. The "Yellow Bird" the most authentic lookalike of the two. It features a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers was assembled at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The "Yellow Bird" is scheduled to taxi on Fort Sam Houston's MacArthur Parade Ground, during the Centennial of Military Aviation on March 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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