Friends and family members, including Caroline Brenninkmeyer [cq], left, 12, of Falls Church, Va., waiting for her dad, await the arrival of the Delta charter flight bringing home members of the military at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. The flags and signs were put in place by Operation Welcome Home Maryland, which greets every incoming flight and wants to make troops' first encounter back on U.S. soil after deployment as positive as possible. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A seller at the Nation’s Gun Show holds a sign that alerts buyers that some of his merchandise was sold out on Sunday. Automatic and semi-automatic rifles were hot-ticket items at the three-day gun market, with prices being inflated to sometimes double the original rate. The show drew crowds of buyers and some protesters. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
** FILE ** Customers look at handguns at the Trader Jerry's display at the Nation’s Gun Show at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly in this Dec. 30, 2012, file photo. Jerry Cochran of Trader Jerry’s said the driving force behind the outlet's record-breaking sales was the fear of any sort of ban on weapons. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Drew Lauer of Alexandria, Va. plays with his 2 1/2-year-old daughter Lauren at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 after arriving home from a six-month deployment in Qatar. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Charles and Caroline Brennikmeyer of Falls Church, Va. hug their dad, Maj. Oscar Brennikmeyer, U.S. Air Force, after he arrives on a military charter flight home from a six-month deployment in Afghanistan at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Friday was Charles' 14th birthday, and he said having his dad home was the best birthday gift ever. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
** FILE ** House Speaker John A. Boehner told the media, "I did my part," during a press conference on negotiations on the "fiscal cliff" at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
“In the past, we just said, ‘Hey, if you need us, call us and we’ll be there,’ but now it’s much more specific.” — Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army chief of staff (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
“In the past, we just said, ‘Hey, if you need us, call us and we’ll be there,’ but now it’s much more specific.” — Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army chief of staff (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Speaker of the House John H. Boehner told the media "I did my part," during a press conference regarding negotiations on the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Republicans have agreed to tax increases for those making more than $1 million, whereas President Obama wants the cutoff to be those with salaries of $400,000 or greater. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
