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President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. Obama, who returned just hours earlier from a surprise visit with U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, paid tribute to those lost in battle there and elsewhere over history as he commemorated Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama leads country in celebrating Memorial Day

By PETE YOST - Associated Press

Daughter of fallen veteran honors dad

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FILE - This May 2, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama addressing troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. President Obama has made a surprise trip to Afghanistan for a Memorial Day weekend visit with U.S. troops serving in America’s longest war.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama makes secret visit to Afghanistan ahead of Memorial Day

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Jenna Watson, 9, of Stella, and MaKenna Yarbrough, 13, of Cape Carteret, helped place flags at the Carteret County Veterans Memorial following a Memorial Day ceremony Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Beaufort, N.C. (AP Photo/The Jacksonville Daily News, Jannette Pippin)

US honors veterans over Memorial Day weekend

By JAKE PEARSON - Associated Press

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives for a troop rally after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

White House blows cover of CIA’s Kabul station chief

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Medically retired Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama on June 19. (Associated Press)

Awarding of Medal of Honor raises consistency questions

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This May 15, 2014 file photo shows Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will allow more veterans to obtain health care at private hospitals and clinics. Shinseki announced the change Saturday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Lawmakers call for tighter grip on VA hospitals

By TOM RAUM - Associated Press

President Barack Obama, right, is greeted by US Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham, center, and Marine General Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), as he steps off Air Force One after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

A snapshot of U.S. troop commitment in Afghanistan

By LOLITA BALDOR - Associated Press

SD’s role in war in Afghanistan winding down

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President Barack Obama shakes hands during a troop rally at Bagram Air Field during an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Amid VA scandal, Obama makes secret visit to troops in Afghanistan

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Tucson soldier remembered as ‘exceptional father’

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President Barack Obama is greeted by US Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham, second from left, and Marine General Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), left, as he steps off Air Force One after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama signals US to keep limited Afghanistan role

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2010, file photo, addressing the graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, President Barack Obama outlined a foreign policy vision using diplomacy and a strong military together, in West Point, N.Y. Obama will soon outline a strategy for his final years in office that aims to avoid overreach as the second of the two wars he inherited comes to a close. The president will make the case for that seemingly more limited approach during a commencement address Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama to outline case for a limited foreign policy

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pentagon to use drones to speed response times

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

This image released by Outpost Films &amp; Saboteur Media shows 1st ID Soldier on Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority (RIP/TOA) patrol in Afghanistan in the documentary film, &quot;Korengal,&quot; by director Sebastian Junger. The movie is in limited U.S. release on May 30, 2014, and goes nationwide soon after. (AP Photo/Outpost Films and Saboteur Media)

‘Restrepo’ documentarian returns with ‘Korengal’

By DERRIK J. LANG - Associated Press

Members of Air Force squadron return to Idaho

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In this April 10, 2014 photo, veteran Aaron Voris and his wife, Stephanie, view the &quot;Steve Mumford's War Journals: 2003-2013&quot; exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tenn. sure. Veterans support group Soldiers and Families Embraced (SAFE) has helped train docents and volunteers at the Frist to help veterans who have an emotional reaction to the exhibit. And SAFE is encouraging families to see “War Journals” as a way to begin conversations, especially between veterans and their non-veteran spouses. (AP Photo/The Tennessean, Steven S. Harman) NO SALES

Exhibit of daily life among troops draws military

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

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MEMORIAL DAY: Pentagon not revealing efforts to free POW

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Flandreau officer wins national intelligence award

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Senator Ted Cruz, (R-TX), left, congratulates Congressman Ralph Hall, (R-TX) after Hall received the Founding Spirit Award during the Honoring Our Veterans and Veterans in Congress program at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, May 21. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special for The Washington Times

Washington Times event honors Capitol Hill’s veterans

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times