U.S. Army Maj. Michael Audette, assigned to the New

U.S. Army Maj. Michael Audette, assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, greets well-wishers with his son Samuel at Army Aviation Support Facility #3, Latham, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2017. Audette completed his final flight with the New York Army National Guard, an important ceremony for pilots, marking their last flight with the military. (New York Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jean Marie Kratzer)