Veterans Day 2014 in Downtown Indianapolis

Indiana State Police officers Nick Cox (left) and Timmy Pharis (right) help veteran Dave Spaulding on the Indiana War Memorial stairs Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Spaulding's specialized wheelchair was too big for the memorial's access ramps.

Veteran Gary Hines watches the parade through Downtown Indianapolis on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Elaine Sholty, a.k.a. "Martha Washington" of the Daughters of the American Revolution, hands out American flags during the Veterans Day parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Photos of Indy Honor Flight veterans are carried Tuesday, , Nov. 11, 2014, along the Downtown Indianapolis Veterans Day parade route by the Howe High Junior ROTC members.

Indianapolis Public Schools ROTC members march in the Veterans Day parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Downtown Indianapolis.

Leilani Williams, 3, waves her American flags Tuesday, , Nov. 11, 2014, at the start of the Veterans Day parade in Downtown Indianapolis.

Children attended the Veterans Day parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Downtown Indianapolis.

Caroline Thomson (from left), Lauren Thomson, Faith Egenolf and Stephanie Thomson show their support during the Veterans Day parade Tuesday, , Nov. 11, 2014, in Downtown Indianapolis.

Max the dachshund wore his patriotic gear to the Veterans Day parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Downtown Indianapolis.

Operation Desert Storm veteran Joe Cutshaw salutes the U.S. flag during the Veterans Day parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Downtown Indianapolis.

Korean War veteran John Spitznogle salutes the veterans and the U.S. flag Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, during the Veterans Day parade in Downtown Indianapolis.

World War II and Battle of the Bulge veteran John Kerr (right) waves and marches with Chris Schneider (left) along Meridian Street during the Veterans Day parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Downtown Indianapolis.

Members of the Central Indiana chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association wave Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, from their float during the Veterans Day parade in Downtown Indianapolis.

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Bower takes in the Shine Room of the Indiana War Memorial on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Indianapolis.

Veterans from the Vietnam War were recognized during a memorial service at the Indiana War Memorial on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Indianapolis.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (from left), U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly, U.S. Rep. André Carson, Matthew Herndon from the Indianapolis mayor's office and Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the retiring adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, pay respects Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, to those who have served the United States. The Veterans Day services were at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis.

Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the retiring adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, delivers a speech Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at the Veterans Day service at the Indiana War Memorial, Indianapolis. His will retire in May.