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Students in the Rocky Run Middle School advanced year-long theatre salute during a musical performance of "This is the Army Mr. Jones" for World War II veterans during the school's annual World War II Day on Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Sandy MacNabb of Oakton, Va., takes a break in the "canteen" at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., during the school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated. MacNabb served in the U.S. Navy in Korea, China and the Formosa Straits. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Nelly Mudrezow smiles after getting a standing ovation from students at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., following her discussion of life as a young girl living in the Ukraine under Josef Stalin until the Germans overran her country. She later escaped to the United States, where she has lived for the past 60 years. Mudrezow was one of more than 100 vets who shared their World War II stories with students at Rocky Run during the school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Joey Cronin, 13, right, asks WWII vet William Hanusek how the war changed him as his fellow Rocky Run Middle School students (from left) Kincaid Youman, 13, Mahatha Kambham, 12, and Crystal Pan, 13, listen in. Hanusek was one of more than 100 WWII vets who came to the Chantilly, Va., school on Thursday, June 9, 2011 to participate in the school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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World War II veterans recount wartime stories and experiences to Rocky Run Middle School students in the school's cafeteria during World War II Day on Thursday, June 9, 2011. This is the 10th year the school has held the event, which they call "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." It gives students the opportunity for history to come alive as they hear real-life stories about the war. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A Rocky Run Middle School student looks on as World War II vet Russell O'Connell of Annandale, Va., points out different war buddies in an old photograph during the Chantilly, Va. school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Clem Irons shows a photograph and a drawing as he recounts the story about being shot down and taken prisoner by the Germans while flying his B-17 as a member of the Army Air Corps 385th Bomb Group. Irons was one of more than 100 World War II veterans who came out to Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, June 9, 2011 for the school's annual World War II Day. Students were given the opportunity to listen to first-hand stories of life during the war. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Each student at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., gets a WWII Day interview pass, such as this one, where they can record their schedule for meeting with vets. The school held its 10th annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Rocky Run Middle School seventh-graders Alli Bolton, left, and Stephanie Introne, both 12, listen to a World War II vet's stories, including the one about how he captured this Nazi flag, during the school's 10th annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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World War II veteran Edward Connor tells students at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., stories about his time with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Papua New Guinea, Guadalcanal and the Bismarck Sea Battle during the school's annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Russell O'Connell of Annandale, Va., who served with the 368th Fighter Group of the Army Air Corps during World War II, tells war stories to Rocky Run Middle School students in Chantilly, Va., during the school's 10th annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation," on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated in the day. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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William Hanusek of Alexandria, Va., who served in the South Pacific at the Guadal Canal with the U.S. Army during World War II, rests in between interview sessions on the sofa in the "canteen" at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Hanusek was one of more than 100 WWII vets who came to the school's annual World War II Day to help bring history to life for the students by recounting their personal war stories. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A couple of hundred Rocky Run Middle School students in Chantilly, Va., fill the school's Little Theatre to listen to a panel of World War II vets speak about their experiences on World War II Day, Thursday, June 9, 2011. This is the 10th year the school has held the event, now called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." It provides them an opportunity to bring history to life by getting real-life stories and accounts of life during the war. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Thirteen-year-old Shruthi Pravhakar, a seventh-grader at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., escorts Richard Graff of Ashburn, Va., through the school's halls on Thursday, June 9, 2011, which was World War II Day at the school. This is the 10th year the school has held World War II Day, which includes small-group interviews with WWII vets so that the students get an opportunity to bring history to life. More than 100 vets came out to the event. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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"At a time when Congress is single-mindedly focused on our federal debt, how can we blindly maintain policies that foot the bill for students to attend schools that have proven to be such a bad investment?” said Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat and chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times Eric Schmitt told a Senate panel Tuesday, “I cannot say that even once my degree has opened any doors of employment for me,” but Kaplan said, “The experience of other students in his class was decidedly different. Of the others ... 13 of 16 [found a job].”
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Registered nurse Marion Smith fills out paperwork at the Washington Hospital Center. Ms. Smith is a clinical specialist in the Medical Oncology Unit. The No. 1 reason why qualified students are turned away from nursing programs in the U.S. is a lack of college faculty to teach them, researchers say.
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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Members of the United States Marines dance with students at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
