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Herb Wood, a D-Day Veteran, speaks to the Washington Times at his home, Springfield, Va, Friday, May 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Herb Wood, a D-Day Veteran, speaks to the Washington Times at his home, Springfield, Va, Friday, May 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Herb Wood, a D-Day Veteran, speaks to the Washington Times at his home, Springfield, Va, Friday, May 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Herb Wood, a D-Day Veteran, speaks to the Washington Times at his home, Springfield, Va, Friday, May 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Herb Wood, a D-Day Veteran, speaks to the Washington Times at his home, Springfield, Va, Friday, May 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Herb Wood, a D-Day Veteran, speaks to the Washington Times at his home, Springfield, Va, Friday, May 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Herb Wood, a D-Day Veteran, speaks to the Washington Times at his home, Springfield, Va, Friday, May 23, 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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Tenor Anthony Kearns performs 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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Member of the Anacostia color guard perform the presentation of colors 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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Audience members listen as tenor Anthony Kearns performs 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. 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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Tenor Anthony Kearns performs 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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Member of the Anacostia color guard perform the presentation of colors 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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Member of the Anacostia color guard perform the presentation of colors 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)

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Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene speaks 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)