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U.S. Navy sailor EM2 Hanlin Edwin, originally from Micronesia but now living in Washington, D.C., looks at his new certificate of naturalization as an on-looker claps after he and 20 others became naturalized U.S. citizens on Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Edwin was one of four new citizens who have already been serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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From left, Sr. Airman Deborah Vives, USAF, originally from Mexico, U.S. Army Sgt. Kelvin Magana, originally from El Salvador, and U.S. Navy sailor Hanlin Edwin, originally from Micronesia, take their oaths of citizenship on Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Twenty people from 12 different countries become naturalized American citizens during the ceremony. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Avery Henson, 4, Command Master Chief Fred Prindle, and Avery's mother, Jeniece, salute during the playing of the National Anthem, during the 2010 Sailor of the Year ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 19, 2011. Avery's father, USN AWF1 (NAC/AW) James L. Henson was the recipient of the award, which was created in 1972 to recognize the outstanding Sailors of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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USN PR1 (AW/SW) Amy E. Davis (left) has her cap placed upon her by her husband USN PRC(AW/SW/FPJ) David B. Davis (right)after receiving her pin and award during the Sailor of the Year 2010 ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 19, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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The U.S. Navy Band plays prior to the Sailor of the Year 2010 ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 19, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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USN PR1 (AW/SW) Amy E. Davis (right) gets a hug from her husband USN PRC(AW/SW/FPJ) David B. Davis (left) after receiving her pin and award during the Sailor of the Year 2010 ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 19, 2011. The Sailor of the Year program began in 1972 to recognize the outstanding Sailors of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Steve Waterman, author and former Navy underwater photographer, is one of an elite few who track down people who falsely claim they are U.S. Navy SEALS. (Associated Press
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President Barack Obama talks with U.S. Navy Vice Admiral William H. McRaven, who as commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) had operational control of the mission to get Osama bin Laden, Friday, May 6, 2011, at Campbell Army Airfield in Fort Campbell, Ky. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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This October 2000 image, provided by the U.S. Navy, shows damage sustained by the USS Cole after a terrorist bomb exploded during a refueling operation in the port of Aden, Yemen. Osama bin Laden was blamed for the attack.
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Matt Cobb (center) and seamen Juan Sosa (center) and Oleksandr Chulovsky acknowledge the crowd's standing ovation at Nationals Park for military service men and women during Military Appreciation Night at the park in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 2, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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From left: U.S. Navy Petty Officer Matt Cobb and seamen Juan Sosa, Oleksandr Chulovsky, Adam Hughes and Ed Brown acknowledge the crowd's standing ovation at Nationals Park for military service men and women during Military Appreciation Night at the park in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 2, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Matt Cobb (second from right) joins (from left) U.S. Navy seamen Oleksandr Chulovsky, Juan Sosa, Ed Brown and Adam Hughes as makes their way up the steps at Nationals Park during Military Appreciation Night at the park in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 2, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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"Three Cups of Tea" co-author Greg Mortenson in 2009 shows the locations of future village schools to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the opening of Pushghar Village Girls School in Afghanistan. (Defense Department via Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this July 15, 2009, file photo released by Department of Defense, “Three Cups of Tea” co-author Greg Mortenson shows the locations of future village schools to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the opening of Pushghar Village Girls School 60 miles north of Kabul in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Department of Defense, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)
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Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft of the U.S. Coast Guard, left, Lieutenant General Richard Y. Newton III of the U.S. Air Force, Vice Admiral Michael Vitale of the U.S. Navy, Lieutenant General Terry G. Robling of the U.S. Marine Corps, and Major General Karl Horst of the U.S. Army throw out the first pitches before the Washington Nationals Atlanta Braves opening day baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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This Jan. 30, 1977 file photo shows actress Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, former secretary of the U.S. Navy John Warner, at the 42nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards dinner in New York. Publicist Sally Morrison says Taylor died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure at age 79. (AP Photo/File)
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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, staff director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives an operational update on Libya at the Pentagon outside Washington on Sunday, March 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Navy Capt. Owen P. Honors (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)
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U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter attack aircraft sit in heavy fog on the deck of the USS George Washington during joint military exercises with South Korean forces off that country's west coast on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing Five aircraft are tied down on the flight deck of the USS George Washington during joint military drills with South Korean forces off that country's west coast on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Korea Pool)
