National Mall

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Sambath Chung helps his daughter Chanda, 7 write her name in Chinese calligraphy during the annual Smithsonian Folk Life Festival on the National Mall on Sunday, July 6. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times.

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Sambath Chung guides the hand of his son Sorya, 5 as he tries to write his name in Chinese calligraphy during the annual Smithsonian Folk Life Festival on the National Mall on Sunday, July 6. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times.

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Sambath Chung wathces his son Sorya, 5, as he tries to write his name in Chinese calligraphy during the annual Smithsonian Folk Life Festival on the National Mall on Sunday, July 6. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times.

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Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington D.C. fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Runners make their way along the National Mall in the afternoon heat, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, left, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, second from left, stand with World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, of Ontario, Calif., center, during a wreath laying ceremony for the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, left, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, third from left, salute with World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, of Ontario, Calif., second from left, during a wreath laying ceremony for the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, second from right, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, right, and others salute next to World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, bottom center, of Ontario, Calif. as taps is played for a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)