Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody provides his keynote speech during a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony held May 26, 2014, at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. Cody remarked that for him on Memorial Day the three spires of the memorial stood for freedom, fortitude and our fallen -- who are still with us in our stories and our memories, and give us cause to wave our flags. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)