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Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, talks to reporters, Friday, March 16, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Rodriguez said there was "sufficient screening" for post-traumatic stress disorders at Lewis-McChord, which has been called the "most troubled" base in the military because of repeated violent incidents associated with the Seattle-area facility. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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A boy submits a vote at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, on Wednesday in the nation's first free presidential election in generations. The election comes more than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak's ouster. Thirteen candidates are running in Wednesday and Thursday's voting. (Associated Press)
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A woman shows ink on her finger after voting Wednesday in Alexandria, Egypt, in the nation's presidential election. The winner is expected to be announced June 21. (Associated Press)
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A Rolling Thunder member's motorcycle is seen May 12, 2012, in Fort Washington, Md. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter, right, meet in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter take a break as the wall is inspected, left, as the memorial's wall is cleaned in the early morning, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter help wash the Vietnam Memorial in the early morning on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Retired Coast Guard Corpsman Quezryth Chunn of Ft. Washington, Md., hoses soap off the Vietnam Memorial as members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter clean the memorial's wall in the early morning, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Soap flows down through the names on the Vietnam Memorial as members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter wash the memorial's wall in the early morning, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Brandon Lutzow, right, of Waldorf, Md., makes his way to the Vietnam Memorial with other members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the memorial wall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Marine Cpl. Joe Coaxum, second from right, and Army Spc. Cory Lutzow, right, Serving in Afghanistan, looks through some of the names on the wall as Jason Shekleton, 10, in reflection at right, looks on as the Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning at the Vietnam Memorial to help wash the memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meets in the early morning on the National Mall to help wash the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daryl Web pulls away from the Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store as he and other members of the Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter head to the Vietnam Memorial to help wash the memorial, Ft. Washington, Md., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter members meet in the early morning hours at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store before heading to the Vietnam Memorial to help wash the memorial, Ft. Washington, Md., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter president Murray Hall gets ready to lead his members to the Vietnam Memorial to help wash the memorial after meeting in the early morning hours at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington, Ft. Washington, Md., Sunday, May 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
