Laura Kilgore of Huntington, Wva. visits the Vietnam War Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Laura Kilgore of Huntington, Wva. visits the Vietnam War Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
A United States active duty service member visits the Vietnam War Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
2013 Virginia Press Association 2nd Place winner- Feature photo
Thania Sayne of Effingham, Ill., cries at the grave of her late husband U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Douglas Sayne the day before what would have been their three year anniversary at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Lt. Col. Sayne was killed in Afghanistan in 2011 and also leaves behind two young sons.
2013 Virginia Press Association 1st Place winner - Feature photo
Olivia, 8, of Olathe, Kan., cools off in a waterfall at Yards Park at Navy Yard as temperatures reach into the high 90s, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 15, 2013.
2013 Virginia Press Association 2nd Place winner- General News Photo
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks at a press conference next to a monitor displaying a countdown deadline to pass a budget and avert a government shutdown during an ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013.
2013 Virginia Press Association 3rd Place winner - Pictorial photo
Dusk falls on the U.S. Capitol Building as a possible government shutdown looms with a nearing deadline to pass a budget during an ongoing budget battle on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013.
Almost all of the Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin look like this tree, just about to bloom on a warm spring day, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
District residents listen to candidates for mayor of Washington, D.C. speak at a debate hosted by the Washington City Paper at the Black Cat on 14th St. in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
** FILE ** Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) speaks at the Tea Party Patriots 5th Anniversary Celebration at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 27, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
State Rep. Lenar Whitney of Louisiana, left, joins thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators at a rally at the annual March for Life on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)