The Old Guard from Commander and Chief Guard, marches after the national anthem during a wreath-laying ceremony at the French Monument in Yorktown Va., Oct. 19, 2016. On Oct. 19, 1781, the American and French army won the battle of Yorktown against the British army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

Conrad Jackson, with the Children of the American Revolution, speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the French Monument in Yorktown Va., Oct. 19, 2016. People from all over the region gathered during the Yorktown Day parade to celebrate when the American and French won the battle of Yorktown in 1781. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kennon Arnold, 633rd Air Base Wing command chief, joins locals as they celebrate at the Yorktown day parade in Yorktown Va., Oct. 19, 2016. Yorktown Day celebrates the Battle of Yorktown, the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, which ended with British General Lord Charles Cornwallis’ surrender to American and French forces led by General George Washington and Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, the Comte de Rochambeau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

Local U.S. Navy ROTC march in the Yorktown Day parade in Yorktown Va., Oct. 19, 2016. Many locals and service members marched in the parade to commemorate the anniversary of the American and French victory in 1781 over the British. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band plays music during the wreath-laying ceremony at the French Monument in Yorktown Va., Oct. 19, 2016. The ceremony is held to remember 235th anniversary of America’s momentous Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, Center for Initial Military Training commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Caroline Miller, 633rd Air Base Wing commander, join local leadership as they celebrate Yorktown day in Yorktown Va., Oct. 19, 2016. Many locals marched in the parade and participated in a patriotic exercise to commemorate the 235th anniversary of America’s Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)

Walt Lathan, Yorktown crier, welcomes everyone to Yorktown Va., during the Yorktown Day parade, Oct. 19, 2016. The modern Yorktown Day observance started in 1922, when the Daughters of the American Revolution began an annual wreath-laying ceremony, which set the tradition for the current observances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan Biese)