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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter president Murray Hall, left, and other 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 meets 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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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Cornell "Smokey" Langford of Clinton, Md., stares out into the predawn sky as he and other members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter 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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Members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter 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 holds a general membership meeting to plan for their Memorial Day events at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store, Ft. Washington, Md., Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Marine Cpl. Joe Coaxum, left, whispers with Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daryl Web, right, as Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter holds a general membership meeting to plan for their Memorial Day events at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store, Ft. Washington, Md., Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder bikers take their seats as the Maryland chapter holds a general membership meeting to plan for their Memorial Day events at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store, Ft. Washington, Md., Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder bikers take their seats as the Maryland chapter holds a general membership meeting to plan for their Memorial Day events at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store, Ft. Washington, Md., Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Biker Rob Webster arrives to attend a Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter general membership meeting to plan for their Memorial Day events at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store, Ft. Washington, Md., Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter holds a general membership meeting to plan for their Memorial Day events at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store, Ft. Washington, Md., Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Two members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter hug as they walk into a general membership meeting to plan for their Memorial Day events at Harley Davidson's Ft. Washington store, Ft. Washington, Md., Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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LaDonna Harris, president of Americans for Indian Opportunity, is joined by actor Johnny Depp at her Albuquerque, N.M., home earlier this month. Ms. Harris invited Mr. Depp to become an adopted member of the Comanche Indian tribe in a private ceremony. Mr. Depp is currently filming the role of Tonto in "The Long Ranger" in New Mexico. (Associated Press)
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Marine Cpl. Joe Coaxum whispers something to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daryl Web as Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter holds a general membership meeting at the Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop in Fort Washington on May 12 to plan its Memorial Day weekend events. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Cornell "Smokey" Langford of Clinton stares out into the pre-dawn sky as he and other members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland chapter meet in the early-morning hours at the Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop in Fort Washington before heading to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington on May 13. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Brandon Lutzow of Waldorf, Md., helps scrub the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, along with other members of Rolling Thunder's Maryland Chapter 1 on May 13 as one way of honoring the sacrifices of those who died in the war. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Other soldiers rest inside the Sudan People's Liberation Army headquarters in Bentiu. (Associated Press)
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Soldiers in the South Sudan army move toward frontline positions in Unity State. Tensions between Sudan and South Sudan erupted in late April into armed conflict along their poorly defined border. (Associated Press)
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Charles Edwards, acting inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Mark Sullivan, director of the United States Secret Service, testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Mark Sullivan, director of the United States Secret Service, testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)