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"They can take my legs, but they can't take my pride," says Brooklyn, N.Y. native and U.S. Army PFC Bryan Dilberian, who has been at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a month and says he can't wait to redeploy to Afghanistan. PFC Dilberian was among the wounded warriors who came out to check out the NASCAR cars at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District on Thursday. Several NASCAR drivers visited the facility. The event ended with a dinner and a concert by singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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CONSULTANT: Ashton Carter, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer, earned money from the defense industry while teaching at Harvard. (Associated Press)
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Ashton Carter, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, discusses a mine-resistant ambush-protected armored fighting vehicle at the Pentagon. President Obama wants to promote the weapons buyer, but Mr. Carter has done some consulting work for the defense industry. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Adm. Mike Mullen (right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned against further spending cuts for the military beyond the $350 million to $400 million already agreed by Congress and President Obama this week. “I think anything beyond that would damage our national defense," Mr. Panetta said.
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The deadly bullet train crash in China's Zhejiang province on July 23 was the result of a lightning strike and malfunction of a monitoring device, according to government authorities.
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Stand-up Comedy: John Mulaney In a sketch about hangover cures, John Mulaney plays a patient searching for the trick to partying without pain. "What are some hangover cures?" he asks his doctors. "There are no hangover cures," his doctor says. "OK, so let's run down the list," Mulaney replies. Dry stuff, perhaps, but it seems to be helping at Saturday Night Live, where Mulaney is an up-and-coming writer. Aug. 4-7 at the DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. Phone: 202-296-7008. Web: dcimprov.com
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An experiment has unexpected results for the zoo veterinarian played by Freida Pinto and the scientist character of James Franco.
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**FILE** In this photo from July 27, 2011, Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, greets a supporter at a tea party rally on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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Ms. Wilson, a resident of the District of Columbia, awaits the starting sign for her swimming competition. Ruth Dunkle, a professor and gerontologist at the University of Michigan's School of Social Work, argues that a healthy lifestyle coupled with good genes keeps people living longer.
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ON TRIAL: Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lies on a hospital gurney in a cage of mesh and bars in a Cairo courtroom Wednesday as his trial begins. (Egyptian State TV via Associated Press)
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"The number of HIV infections remains far too high. HIV is preventable, and we need to do more to prevent it," said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (The Washington Times)
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Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa seems to have dodged a major shoulder injury after an MRI revealed a bone bruise and inflammation. (Associated Press)
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BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Berend Weijs, a 6-foot-10 center, weighed 198 pounds at season's end last year. He's added 10 pounds this summer, but his fat percentage has decreased because of his workout regimen.
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FOX VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS "Arrested Development," starring Jason Bateman (center) and Michael Cera (right), has not blown away the competition in TV ratings, but has inspired Hollywood filmmakers.
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Benjamin Bronfman — with fiancee Maya Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A. — submitted a letter of intent to set up a medical marijuana dispensary site in the District, but his letter missed the June 17 deadline, according to a notice from the D.C. Department of Health. (Associated Press)
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Mia Hamm's brother Garrett died from a rare blood disorder less than a year after she won a gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. His battle inspired the creation of the Mia Hamm Foundation and its largest annual charity event, the Celebrity Soccer Challenge. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, said of a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report, "Simply put, this report states the obvious, that Americans have known for more than a year - the $2.6 trillion law only makes the fundamental problem of skyrocketing health care costs worse." (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this July 27, 2011, file photo, a wounded warrior walks along a sidewalk at Walter Reed during the ceremony to "case the colors" as the wounded and the staff moved to Bethesda or Fort Belvoir. American soldiers "lost their arms and limbs, but thanks to you they never lost themselves." Secretary of the Army John McHugh told the staff. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Navy Rear Adm. Matthew Nathan accepts Maj. Walter Reed's sword from Army Maj. Gen. Carla Hawley-Bowland, officially closing the Army hospital in Northwest that has borne his name for 102 years. The sword transfer at Wednesday's ceremony made official the transition. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A Navy officer "cases" or retires the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology flag during a ceremony Wednesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District. Formally casing the flags represents the ending of a mission, and for the hospital it ends 102 years of service to American soldiers. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
