Staff Sgt. Kathryn North and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Anderson, 2014 Joint Base San Antonio Air Force military ambassadors, speak with veterans before the 2014 National Salute to Veteran Patients program Feb. 14 at Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio. The military ambassadors and Joint Base San Antonio military leaders distributed valentines and visited with veteran patients. Veterans’ Administration facilities across the United States pay tribute to veteran patients annually during this week-long salute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

Maj. Gen. Peggy Poore, Air Force Personnel Center commander, talks with Andrew Roca, Veterans Administration Voluntary Service volunteer, during the 2014 National Salute to Veteran Patients Program Feb. 14 at San Antonio's Audie Murphy VA Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

The 2014 Joint Base San Antonio Army military ambassadors present valentine cards to veterans and their family members during the 2014 National Salute to Veteran Patients program Feb. 14 at Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio. Veterans’ administration facilities across the United States pay tribute to veteran patients annually during this week-long salute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

Staff Sgt. Kathryn North and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Anderson, 2014 Joint Base San Antonio Air Force military ambassadors,speak with Army veteran Alvo Tucker Jr. during the 2014 National Salute to Veteran Patients program Feb. 14 at Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio. The JBSA military ambassadors and Joint Base San Antonio military leaders distributed valentines and visited with veteran patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

Maximiliano M. Martinez, Army veteran, center, and his mother, Olga Alcoser, back left, are greeted by Army Maj. Gen. Jimmie Keenan, Southern Regional Medical Command commander, back right, Air Force Maj. Gen. Peggy Poore, Air Force Personnel Center commander, left, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jayme D. Johnson, Southern Regional Medical Command command sergeant major, right, during the 2014 National Salute to Veteran Patients Feb. 14 at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio. The Joint Base San Antonio military ambassadors and JBSA military leaders were on hand to distribute valentines and visit with veteran patients. Veterans administration facilities across the United States pay tribute to veteran patients annually during this week-long salute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

(From left to right) Army Maj. Gen. Jimmie Keenan, Southern Regional Medical Command commander,Olga Alcoser, mother of Army veteran Maximiliano Martinez, Maximiliano M. Martinez, Army veteran, Air Force Maj. Gen. Peggy Poore, Air Force Personnel Center commander and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jayme D. Johnson, Southern Regional Medical Command command sergeant major, pose for a photo during the 2014 National Salute to Veteran Patients Feb. 14 at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio. The Joint Base San Antonio military ambassadors and JBSA military leaders were on hand to distribute valentines and visit with veteran patients. Veterans administration facilities across the United States pay tribute to veteran patients annually during this week-long salute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)