Memorial Day: Military leaders honor and reflect
Army Maj. Gen. Bryan Owens, U.S. Army Alaska commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Ferrusi, USARAK command sergeant major lay a wreath as Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, Pacific Air Forces, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Gay Veale, Eleventh Air Force command chief master sergeant and senior enlisted leader of ALCOM and Alaskan NORAD Region salute the wreath they placed at the city of Anchorage annual Memorial Day Ceremony, May 30, 2016. Memorial Day became an official holiday in 1971 with the passage of the National Holiday Act by Congress. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)