U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, speaks with Lonnie Ford, a Gold Star father, before a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park in Omaha, Neb., Nov. 11, 2017. Ford’s son, U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Ford, was killed July 31, 2000, during combat operations in Al Numaniyah, Iraq. More than 200 people attended the ceremony to honor the service and sacrifice of American veterans and their families.