General Colin Powell (Ret) as the keynote speaker at the Annual Veterans Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on November 11, 2013. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Joint Forces Color Guard from the Military District of Washington at the Annual Veterans Day Observance at the Wall, November 11, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Joint Forces Color Guard from the Military District of Washington at the Annual Veterans Day Observance at the Wall, November 11, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Jan Daley, Bob Hope Tour Vietnam USO Entertainer, on a microphone check a the Annual Veterans Day Observance at the Wall event on November 11, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

American Gold Star Mothers Terry Davis and Bette Freeman on Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Kera O'Bryon sings 'Til the White Dove Flies Alone,' written by Rob McBrien at the Annual Veterans Day Observance at the Wall in Washignton, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Medal of Honor recipient Major Bruce P. Crandall on Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Three Three Soldiers memorial on Veterans Day 2013 at The Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 observer at The Three Soldiers memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

In honor of those who served and later died as a result of their service memorial at the The Three Soldiers statue on Veterans Day 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Korea and Vietnam war Veteran Tsgt Charles R. Self at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Veterans Day 2013. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at The Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Veterans Day 2013 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

From left, Gold Star Mother of SFC Brent Adams, OIF Ramdadi, Iraq and Gold Star Mother Emogene Cupp (Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes)