Heroes Highway
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Navy Captain Phillip Purdue, chief of general surgery and Trauma at the National Naval Medical Center talks with staffers.
The hectic pace aboard a C-17 as the crew prepares to bring aboard patients for a flight to the U.S. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
General John Owen (Right Center), discussing mission with Col. Bruce Guerdan (Left Center) and TSGT Jodie Nitz (Left). (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
The CCATT for the 1st Air National Guard Mission, Left To Right: General John Owen, Colonel Bruce Guerdan, TSGT Jodie Nitz, Lt Colonel Dave Worley.
Heroes Highway Line forming up at the rear of a C-17. Patients bound for Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center are about to be off-loaded. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
The Nose of Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 after landing at Andrews Air Force Base. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
A small "Space-A" passenger passes some time with a crew member about CCATT flight. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
The hectic pace aboard a C-17 as the crew prepares to bring aboard patients for a flight to the U.S. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
Sgt. Mike Barrett holds a photo of the deadly IED blast that nearly killed him in 2004. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
Marine Cpl. Tarkett, left, and 1st Sgt. Barrett greet each other at the National Naval Medical Center. Both were transported by medevac at one point. (J.J. Green/WTOP Photo)
Bush Center Dedication
Scenes from the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
WTOP Cupcake Contest
Find out who won the WTOP Cupcake Contest.
Newtown, Conn.
A Conn. town comes together and mourns a mass school shooting.
Your Perfect Pets
Photos of D.C. pets. Submit your photos.Click on the image above to see it at its original size.
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Photo Galleries
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Submit your cicada photos.
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The 66th annual event opened May 15.
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Photos from the day at Pimlico.
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A sponsor provided photo gallery
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A red carpet rivaling the Oscars.
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Top 25 Most Memorable Movie Moms.
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Prince Harry visits D.C., the U.S.
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Photos of D.C. pets. Submit your photos.
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Three women who were missing for up to a decade are found.
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Some of D.C.'s most interesting and obscure memorials and sculptures.
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Scenes from the 2013 Kentucky Derby.
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Find out who won the WTOP Cupcake Contest.
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Photos from the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Photos from the 2013 NFL Draft in New York.
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WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks the best movie weddings.
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What you shouldn't buy your kids.
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Scenes from the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
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WTOP staffers bring their kids into the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center.
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The Holocaust Museum marks 20 years in Washington.
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A look at the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon.
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Eerie photos shared via Twitter of Boston as residents to shelter in place.
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A fertilizer plant in Texas blows up.
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The Night of the Robot
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Photos from the red carpet to the show at Sony Pictures Studios.
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Scenes from the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Take a look at 2013 cherry blossom photos and submit your own.
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Scenes from the 2013 NCAA championship game.
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People aren't the only ones in the news.
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Some of the best photos from Opening Day at Nats Park.
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A 2013 position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals.
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AAA is out with its list of top vehicles for commuters.
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Consumer Reports rated the best and worst cars for your money.
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A different way of picking your NCAA tournament bracket.
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Upload your 2013 snow photos.
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The images remain fresh even as the memories fade.
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The iconic race: A competition of human versus wild.
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Pete stopped by WTOP ahead of the annual Travel and Adventure Show.
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Some of the best photos in the news.
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The state is especially prone to sinkholes.
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Fans reveled in Redskins' success.
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WTOP staff love their furry friends.
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A Conn. town comes together and mourns a mass school shooting.
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As part of the Washington Animal Rescue League's Adopt-a-Thon.
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'Underwater Dogs' leap, splash, swim into your heart.










































