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Steven Avila, an Interior Department employee, carries a Washington Monument costume as he arrives at the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2014, ahead of a ceremony to celebrate its re-opening. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, is reopening to the public today. Avila made the costume to show his support for the re-opening of the monument. (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this June 13, 2007 file photo, South Dakota Tourism and State Development Secretary Richard Benda speaks at a news conference in Elk Point, S.D. Benda was found dead in October 2013 in a grove of trees near Lake Andes with a fatal shotgun wound. His death was ruled a suicide. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the Office of Hearing Examiners has upheld his withholding of the public release of investigative records into the death of Benda. (AP Photo/File)
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. National Park Service worker power wash the base of The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10 in preparation of the monument reopening to the public on Monday, May 12. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. National Park Service workers removes old items from the Washington Monument in preparation of the monument reopening to the public on Monday, May 12. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. James Perry, Chief of Resource Management for the National Park Service, explains how masonry work was completed at The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
