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Cadet Christian Stern with the ROTC at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md. helps keep a large American flag off the ground as he and other cadets carry it down down Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Old Guard marches down Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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9th grade Cadet Mermose Goy with ROTC at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md. helps carry a large American flag down Constitution during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A young girl watches the National Memorial Day Parade along Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A young girl watches the National Memorial Day Parade along Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas) at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas) at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas), left, speaks with Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), right, at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)