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Thania Sayne [cq] of Effingham, Ill., right, and Alison Malachowski, of Westminster, Md., left, put their hand on their hearts as they listen to taps during a military funeral while visiting the graves of their fallen loved ones at Arlington National Cemetary, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Thania, right was visiting the grave of her husband, U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Douglas Sayne who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011 and also leaves behind two young sons. Alison is the mother of U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Michael Malachowski who was also killed in Afghanistan in 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Thania Sayne [cq] of Effingham, Ill., right, and Alison Malachowski, left, of Westminster, Md., listen to taps during a military funeral while visiting the graves of their fallen loved ones at Arlington National Cemetary, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Thania, right was visiting the grave of her husband, U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Douglas Sayne who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011 and also leaves behind two young sons. Alison is the mother of U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Michael Malachowski who was also killed in Afghanistan in 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Audrey Fitzgerald, the widow to Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch, left is presented with an American flag by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Basla during the funeral of Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Audrey Fitzgerald, the widow to Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch, left is comforted by her son, David Pietsch, second from left, after recieving an American flag by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Basla during the funeral of Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Thania Sayne [cq] of Effingham, Ill., left, cries at the grave of her late husband U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Douglas Sayne as the single casket for Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War, arrives during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Lt. Col. Sayne who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011 and leaves behind two young sons. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A single casket for Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War arrives by caisson for the start of their burial service at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A single casket for Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War is loaded onto a caisson for the start of their burial service at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney smiles as he arrives for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, after lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to avoid default and reopen the government. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
