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Funerals for two metro crash victims
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  • L-R, Delshawnda King, 25, comforts her sister, Keonda King, 20, (both sisters of LaVonda Nikki King), who is holding Andre, 3, (son of Nikki) while church nurse Diane Thompson looks on. Friends and family of LaVonda King, victim of the Washington DC Metro crash, honor her memory in a funeral service at Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Capitol Heights, Md.  (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

    L-R, Delshawnda King, 25, comforts her sister, Keonda King, 20, (both sisters of LaVonda Nikki King), who is holding Andre, 3, (son of Nikki) while church nurse Diane Thompson looks on. Friends and family of LaVonda King, victim of the Washington DC Metro crash, honor her memory in a funeral service at Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Capitol Heights, Md. (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

  • Doves are released at  Harmony Memorial Park in Capitol Heights, Md. Friends and family of LaVonda King, victim of the Washington DC Metro crash, honor her memory in a funeral service at Faith Missionary Baptist Church (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

    Doves are released at Harmony Memorial Park in Capitol Heights, Md. Friends and family of LaVonda King, victim of the Washington DC Metro crash, honor her memory in a funeral service at Faith Missionary Baptist Church (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

  • L-R, Delshawnda King, 25, holds Andre, 3, (son of Nikki) during the funeral service.  Friends and family of LaVonda Nikki King, victim of the Washington DC Metro crash honor her memory in a funeral service at Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Capitol Heights, Md.  (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

    L-R, Delshawnda King, 25, holds Andre, 3, (son of Nikki) during the funeral service. Friends and family of LaVonda Nikki King, victim of the Washington DC Metro crash honor her memory in a funeral service at Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Capitol Heights, Md. (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

  • Keonda King, 20, Nikkis sister, talks to her nephew Andre, 3, (Nikkis son) while he gets ready to sign the coffin of his mother at the cemetery.  (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

    Keonda King, 20, Nikkis sister, talks to her nephew Andre, 3, (Nikkis son) while he gets ready to sign the coffin of his mother at the cemetery. (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

  • Tawanda Brown, Nikkis mother, walks with Antoinette Dorsey, 22, Nikkis cousin, after the internment at Harmony Memorial Park.   (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

    Tawanda Brown, Nikkis mother, walks with Antoinette Dorsey, 22, Nikkis cousin, after the internment at Harmony Memorial Park. (Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times)

  • Betsy Regan (second from left), daughter of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, is escorted to the gravesite along with her brother, Staff Sgt. David Wherley and his girlfriend for a memorial service and burial Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Maj. Gen. Wherley and his wife were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week and were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.  (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

    Betsy Regan (second from left), daughter of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, is escorted to the gravesite along with her brother, Staff Sgt. David Wherley and his girlfriend for a memorial service and burial Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Maj. Gen. Wherley and his wife were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week and were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

  • The urn with the remains of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, who were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week, is carried to the grave site for the burial at Arlington National Cemetery.  (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

    The urn with the remains of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, who were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week, is carried to the grave site for the burial at Arlington National Cemetery. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

  • The firing party fires off a series of three rifle volleys as part of full military honors for the graveside service for Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, who were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

    The firing party fires off a series of three rifle volleys as part of full military honors for the graveside service for Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, who were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

  • With his sister Betsy Regan looking on, Sgt. Master David Wherley is handed the flag that draped the urn wiht their parents remains during the graveside service for Maj. Gen. Wherley and his wife were cremated, but their remains were actually buried, with full military honors. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

    With his sister Betsy Regan looking on, Sgt. Master David Wherley is handed the flag that draped the urn wiht their parents remains during the graveside service for Maj. Gen. Wherley and his wife were cremated, but their remains were actually buried, with full military honors. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

  • The caisson carrying the remains of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, who were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week, makes its way to the grave site at Arlington National Cemetery . More than 200 people attended the service. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

    The caisson carrying the remains of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann, who were both killed in the Red Line Metro crash last week, makes its way to the grave site at Arlington National Cemetery . More than 200 people attended the service. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

  • Four F-16s fly over the grave site of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann before the beginning of their memorial service Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

    Four F-16s fly over the grave site of Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley and his wife Ann before the beginning of their memorial service Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (Barbara L. Salisbury / The Washington Times)

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