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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Kaya Henderson was unanimously approved by the D.C. Council on Tuesday to become the District's public schools chief. She had served as acting chancellor since March 9.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Natasha Alexenko, who was raped at gunpoint as a college student, was interviewed for the HBO documentary "Sex Crimes Unit."
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Amateur Patrick Cantlay, USA, hits off the first tee as his caddie Dane Jako, his high-school coach, and Peter Hanson, of Sweden, watch during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Amateur Patrick Cantlay, USA, is handed his driver by his caddie Dane Jako, his high-school coach, in the tee box of the first hole during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Authoritarian government "corrupts all society," Peruvian Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa told students at a Shanghai school on Tuesday.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES First-round draft pick Ryan Kerrigan (left) will take double-team pressure off right outside linebacker Brian Orakpo in the Redskins' 3-4 defensive alignment. The pair provided a glimpse into the future during a practice Tuesday at a Northern Virginia high school.
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William Hanusek (above), of Alexandria, served in the U.S. Army at Guadalcanal in the Pacific during World War II. He was among the veterans and civilians who talked about their wartime experience with students Thursday at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Joey Cronin, 13, (right in photo above), asks Mr. Hanusek how the war changed him as fellow students (from left) Kincaid Youman, 13, Mahatha Kambham, 12, and Crystal Pan, 13, listen in. Another student takes notes (left) during one of the small-group interviews. There were also panel discussions and WWII-inspired entertainment provided by the students. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Buck Shelton, left, of Fairfax, Va., who served in the Battle of the Bulge, walks down the hallway at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, June 9, 2011 with his friend Sandy MacNabb of Oakton, Va., who served in the U.S. Navy in Korea, China and the Formsa Straits. The WWII vets were at the school as part of its 10th 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. More than 100 vets participated in the day. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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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)
