President Barack Obama speaks as King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia looks on during a meeting at the Oval Office, Sept. 4, in Washington D.C. 

Members of the military risk much more than their lives and should be remembered and thanked for their service. Fred Glover, 88, a veteran of the 9th Para Battalion, waits to watch a parachute jump just outside Rainville during D-Day commemorations on June 5, 2014 in Ranville, France.