Thousands of people from the Western New York area and beyond assembled on Military Road in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2003, to honor members of the military assigned to units in the area. Units which deployed people for recent operations, and who were featured in the parade: The New York Air National Guard's 107th Air Refueling Wing, the Air Force Reserve's 914th Airlift Wing, and the Army Reserve's 865th Combat Hospital Unit and 277th Quartermaster Company. Dignitaries included Maj. Gen. James Bankers, 22nd Air Force commander, Brig. Gen. William Racjcak, deputy to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Reserve, and Col. Robert Knauff, NY Air National Guard Chief of Staff. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean