Back in Week 10 of the 2012 NFL season, the league commemorated Veterans Day with tributes to the US military in every stadium hosting a game. Here, United States Army Sgt. Zach Ames, center, who has been on a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, surprises his wife, Bri Ames, left, and their daughter Emersyn, right, with a reunion prior to the game between the New York Jets and the Seattle Seahawks.

Seattle Seahawks fans hold up an Airborne flag prior to the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Jets.

Patriot reenactors watch as a C-5A flies over following the national anthem before the Bills-Patriots game at Gillette Stadium.

Louisiana National Guard Specialist Brandon Davis holds his three-month-old child Isiah, who he has never seen, after a surprise reunion with his wife Leslie and four children before the Falcons-Saints game.

Buccaneers fans hold up cards spelling out "Thank You Veterans" during a military salute.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski shakes hands with service men holding a giant flag on the field.

Patriots linebacker Jermaine Cunningham holds up his gloves, which sport the words "Salute to Service" in honor of Veterans Day.

Former New Orleans Saints defensive back Steve Gleason, who was ALS, gets a kiss from the military-themed Victory Belles before a game against the Atlanta Falcons.
 

A plane does a flyover at Paul Brown Stadium as the national anthem plays before the Bengals take on the New York Giants on Veterans' Day.