Richard Brunais, program manager for Survivor Outreach Services at the National Guard Bureau, speaks to distinguished visitors at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 5, 2023, as U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Warner A. Ross II, adjutant general of the Tennessee National Guard, looks on. The event was part of Survivor’s Day at the Races, an annual day of activities held to honor family members who have lost loved ones in military service to the United States. Hosted with assistance from the Kentucky National Guard, the event drew more than 700 family members from 18 states. (U.S. Air National Guard photo bay Dale Greer)