Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, the 96th Test Wing commander, thanks a Vietnam veteran for his service Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a MWD demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Nancy Thiele directs members of the Emerald Coast Community Band Nov. 5. at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 Gunship tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Rex, apprehends an assailant during a bite demonstration with handler, Staff Sgt. Matthew Helma, 96th Security Forces Squadron, Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a MWD demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Patriot Guard Riders show support for Vietnam veterans Nov. 5. at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 Gunship tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Senior Airman Kyle Riedinger, 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, helps a child control an explosive ordnance disposal robot during a demonstration Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Retired Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord, deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, gives the keynote address to a crowd of veterans and family members during the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Sgt. 1st Class Robert Rudder, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, hands an albino Burmese python to a child attending the Air Force Armament Museum’s Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Military working dog, Rex, keeps a watchful eye on the festivities with his handler, Staff Sgt. Matthew Helma, 96th Security Forces Squadron, Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

Staff Sgt. Michael Reinhardt, Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Detachment, teaches a child how to control an EOD robot during a demonstration Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Armament Museum hosted the Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event to honor veterans’ service and sacrifices. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

A veteran pins the location where he was stationed during the Vietnam War at the Air Force Armament Museum’s Northwest Florida 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Celebration event Nov. 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Event activities included a military working dog demonstration, explosive ordnance removal robots, Army Ranger reptile display, a speaker’s panel and an AC-130 tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)