A House Covered
June 16th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
A statue of President Abraham Lincoln is covered in the the Capitol as restoration work is completed nearby. On this day in 1858, Lincoln won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, and made his one of his famous speeches against disunion, a “House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand.” (Chris Maddaloni/Staff)
Top Post
June 1st, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
President Barack Obama appears with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to announce at the White House’s Rose Garden the nomination of Army Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Navy Admiral James Winnefeld to be vice chair of the Joint Chiefs; and Gen. Ray Odierno as Army chief of staff, in Washington, DC, May 30, 2011.
Final Touches
May 19th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Soldiers with 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Ft. Myer, Va., finish preparing their uniforms before a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, May 18th, 2010. It can take up to six hours to get their uniforms ready from scratch for ceremonial duties.
Hold On To Your Paycheck
April 8th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Going on seven press conferences, back and forth in the Capitol, in as many hours, about the budget impasse – and each one has enlightened us with this information: no deal.
So don’t go buying that Harley with your tax-free deployment bonus yet – because the check probably won’t be in the mail. Maybe soon. Next week? Next month?
Moment of Silence
January 10th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Congressional members and staffers pause on the east steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2010, during a national moment of silence for the victims of the assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Az., who were shot on Saturday in Tuscon, Az.
The Other Part of That War, Continued
January 7th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The Hmong community in the U.S. is mourning the death of a revered leader, Vang Pao, today. Pao, who was 81, died Thursday night in Fresno, Calif., following a battle with pneumonia.
The general led Hmong guerrillas in their CIA-sponsored effort against communists during the Vietnam War, and after the war, helped his fellow Hmong refugees resettle here. He is seen above (C), in this file photo from a decade ago – “laying a wreath at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, marking the 25th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in the Kingdom of Laos as Lao veterans watch 11 May, 2000. (LUKE FRAZZA/AFP/Getty Images).
The Opposing View
December 3rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, prepares to appear before an Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the report of the Department of Defense Working Group that conducted a comprehensive review of the issues associated with a repeal of section 654 of title 10, United States Code, “Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces.” He has been notable in recent weeks as the service chief in open disagreement with the attempts to repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
Chasing Shadows
December 1st, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Ranking House Intelligence committee member Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mi., speaks to the press after a closed briefing on the latest round of the Wikileaks scandal. The momentum to find a bagman for the leaked documents is clearly beginning to grow.
One for Seven
November 18th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The funeral for the seven 1-17 Infantry soldiers killed in a Stryker by an IED, October 27, 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., November 18, 2010. Although each solider received his own burial, due to the nature of the explosion, the remaining unidentified remains were buried in one grave.
The soldiers killed were Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, N.Y., Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas, Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Ind., Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, La., Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, Ill., and Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Wash.
