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Left to right: Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, second from left, speaks with members of the American Legion before Griffin testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, arrives to testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, arrives to testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, right, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, left speak together before testifying at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Runners make their way along the National Mall in the afternoon heat, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pauline Shoemaker of Washington, D.C. stretches during an after work run on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, left, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, second from left, stand with World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, of Ontario, Calif., center, during a wreath laying ceremony for the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, left, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, third from left, salute with World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, of Ontario, Calif., second from left, during a wreath laying ceremony for the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, second from right, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, right, and others salute next to World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, bottom center, of Ontario, Calif. as taps is played for a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors crowd walls overlooking the National World War II Memorial to listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Navy watch a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day from the Atlantic pillar at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A rose is left along one of the walls during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors crowd walls overlooking the National World War II Memorial to listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veterans listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rhonda Lyon of Choctaw, Okla., right, wipes tears from her eyes as she listens to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's granddaughter Susan Eisenhower speak during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's granddaughter Susan Eisenhower speaks during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veterans and military officials listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)