Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, left, presents a flag to five-year-old Grace Allen, daughter of Army Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen, at her father's burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Allen died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. Also pictured are his widow Amy L. Allen, center, son Michael Allen, 7, and son Christopher Berry, 10. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, left, presents a flag to five-year-old Grace Allen, daughter of Army Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen, at her father's burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Allen died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. Also pictured are his widow Amy L. Allen, center, son Michael Allen, 7, and son Christopher Berry, 10.

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  7. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 26: National Security Preparedness Group Executive Director Michael Allen (L) greets former Congressman Lee Hamilton (R) of Indiana and former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean before testifying to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the attempted Christmas day attack on Capitol Hill January 26, 2010 in Washington, DC. Co-chairmen of the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Preparedness Group, Kean and Hamilton testified about intelligence reform.'The DNI has achieved a meaningful measure of success in its first years,' Kean testified.'But is a work in progress closer to the beginning of reform than the end.'
  8. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 26: Former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean (L) and former Congressman Lee Hamilton (R) of Indiana hear from Michael Allen, executive director of the National Security Preparedness Group, before testifying to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the attempted Christmas day attack on Capitol Hill January 26, 2010 in Washington, DC. Co-chairmen of the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Preparedness Group, Kean and Hamilton testified about intelligence reform.'The DNI has achieved a meaningful measure of success in its first years,' Kean testified.'But is a work in progress closer to the beginning of reform than the end.'
  9. Headstones are buried by snow at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
  10. Headstones are buried by snow at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
  11. Headstones are buried by snow at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
  12. Headstones are buried by snow at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
  13. Headstones are buried by snow at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
  14. ARLINGTON, VA - FEBRUARY 11: Workers at Arlington National Cemetery dig a grave as wind blows fallen snow across half buried headstones February 11, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. The nation's capital is beginning to dig out from a second major snowstorm to hit the area in the past week.
  15. Snow almost covers some of the headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  16. Snow almost covers some of the headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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