Col. Bernard Hatch III, commander of the 28th Maintenance Group, gives a speech to students and faculty members of the Douglas School District during their Freedom Walk in Box Elder S.D., Sept. 9, 2016. Hatch spoke on the importance of freedom and the role that many Americans have in the fight to defend that freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise M. Jenson)