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In this April 24, 2014 photo, Matthew Zedwick stands at Tapiola Park in Astoria, Ore. Tapiola Park received a nearly $4,000 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in 1972 for park improvements. Zedwick and five other veterans with the Vet Voice Foundation took a trip to Washington D.C. in April to meet with Oregon senators to discuss reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Joshua Bessex/Daily Astorian via AP)

Oregon veteran on a mission to save outdoor spaces

By Kyle Spurr - Associated Press

A man stands in front of a line of police officers in riot gear as part of a community effort to disperse the crowd ahead of a 10 p.m. curfew in the wake of Monday's riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray. (Associated Press)

Baltimore riots: Protesters defy 10 p.m. curfew

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan discusses the budget debate in the final week of the state's legislative session during an interview in his office with The Associated Press, Monday, April 6, 2015, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore riots: Gov. Larry Hogan says National Guard was ‘last resort’

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

A demonstrator raises his fist as police stand in formation as a store burns, Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore riots: State of emergency declared; National Guard activated

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Capt. Richard Olson, 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 pilot, gets off an A-10 Warthog after his flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011. (USAF) ** FILE **

U.S. deploys more A-10s for fight against Islamic State group

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Veteran Army Spc. Julio Bernal of Takoma Park, Md. who served in Iraq brings more American flags over to fellow military veterans who put them down on the National Mall in D.C. on March 27, 2014. Veterans and supporters place American flags on the National Mall to represent each of the 1,892 veterans and service members who have died by suicide this year. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

Active-duty suicides up in 2014: report

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this June 16, 2014, file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group, slogans as they carry the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad. (AP Photo, File)

Hasan Edmonds, U.S. National Guardsman, arrested for trying to join Islamic State, authorities say

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) ** FILE **

Drone pilot pool grows after Air Force sounds alarm

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

With the Capitol in the background, Army veteran David Dickerson of Oklahoma City, Okla., joins others to place 1,892 flags representing veteran and service members who have died by suicide to date in 2014, on the National Mall in Washington on March 27, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Suicide down among reservists, National Guardsmen: report

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. John McCain blasted the president's "more of the same" strategy for Ukraine and described it as "doomed to fail." (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Pentagon prepping forces to assist Ukraine’s national guard

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, Arizona Republican, said the panel is "just at the beginning" of a plan to overhaul the military retirement system. A 401(k)-like system is just one suggestion by members of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission. (Associated Press)

Military retirement benefit recommendations to take time in Congress

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

The seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington is seen here on June 21, 2013. The number of military suicides is nearly double that of a decade ago when the U.S. was just a year into the Afghan war and hadn't yet invaded Iraq. While the pace is down slightly this year, it remains worryingly high. The U.S. military and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acknowledge the grave difficulties facing active-duty and former members of the armed services who have been caught up in the more-than decade-long American involvement in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Service members to get annual suicide screenings

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Speaker Joe Straus, R- San Antonio, left, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, R- Houston, right, listen as Texas Department of Public Safety director, Major Steven McCraw testifies on border security before the Legislative Budget Board meeting held at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM, MAGS OUT

Texas OKs extra $86M for border security surge

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

Protestors run out from the crowd after being tear gassed by Seattle police at the Interstate-5 entrance on Cherry Street in Seattle, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Protestors took to the streets in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Anna Erickson)

Ferguson mayor blasts Gov. Jay Nixon for delayed National Guard deployment

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Protesters confront police as they gather in front of the Ferguson Police Department Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (Associated Press)

Protesters return to riot-scarred Ferguson streets

By Tom Foreman Jr. and Jim Salter - Associated Press

Outgoing Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst gestures during a news conference at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, Wednesday. Nov. 19, 2014. Dewhurst said Wednesday that a mix of additional state troopers and technology will replace the Texas National Guard that deployed to the Rio Grande Valley this summer. State leaders want to spend an extra $86 million to keep an elevated presence on the border through August. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)

Texas to extend border plan without National Guard

By Paul J. Weber and Juan Carlos Llorca - Associated Press

Police scramble in all directions as they take gunfire Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas and Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Ferguson flashpoint: National Guard deployment is ‘egging on’ protesters

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Jerry Delzer attempts to clear the snow in his driveway in Depew, New York, Tuesday. Several feet of lake-effect snow paralyzed the Buffalo area, forcing state troopers to deliver blankets and other supplies to motorists stranded on the New York State Thruway and adding an ominous note to a wintry season that's already snarling travel and numbing fingers from the Midwest to the Carolinas. (AP Photo/The Buffalo News, Derek Gee)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo sends National Guard to deal with Buffalo snow

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times