Retired Col. Steven L. dePyssler, director of military retiree affairs for Barksdale, listens during a building dedication ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 8, 2019. He served 38 years on active duty in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Air Force and has spent the past 41 years volunteering with the retiree affairs department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tessa B. Corrick)