U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Carter, the 509th Security Forces Squadron commander, speaks to attendees during the Whiteman Wreath Laying Ceremony at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sedalia, Mo., May 21, 2016. The annual event honors 2nd Lt. George Whiteman, a Sedalia native and the namesake of Whiteman Air Force Base, who was killed at Bellows Field, Hawaii, during the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew Van Wagenen)