D.C. Armory

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Zakki Scott of Washington, D.C., (left) and Charles Jordan of Laurel, with Stage Hands Union Local 22, join other volunteers loading supplies to be sorted into care packages for members of the armed services oversees and first responders during Saturday’s National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Zakki Scott of Washington, D.C., left, and Charles Jordan of Laurel, Md., right, with Stage Hands Union Local 22, load up supplies to be sorted into service packages for members of the armed services abroad by volunteers during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Volunteers wait in line to sign in before putting together service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Hundreds of volunteers line up to put together service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice President Joseph Biden participates in putting together service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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George Washington University Student Priscilla Nei, right, and dozens of other volunteers write handwritten letters to service members to go along with service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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George Washington University student Rebecca Prather, right, and dozens of other volunteers write handwritten letters to service members to go along with service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice President Joseph Biden shakes hands and take photos with volunteers who put together service packages for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Josh Ingle of Langley Park, Md., with Stage Hands Union Local 22, left, loads up supplies to be sorted into service packages for members of the armed services abroad by volunteers during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Volunteer Joe Jones of Washington, D.C. puts together a service package for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sadi Dingfelder of Washington, D.C. jumps for joy after putting together a service package for members of the armed services abroad during the National Day of Service at the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 19, 2013. Non-profit groups are running hundreds of service projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton greets each of the 70 D.C. Army National Guard soldiers with the 273rd military police company returning from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan after 10 months during a welcome home ceremony held in front of the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Soldiers applaud as 70 D.C. Army National Guard soldiers with the 273rd military police company returning from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan are welcomed home at a ceremony held in front of the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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70 D.C. Army National Guard soldiers with the 273rd military police company returning from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan after 10 months arrive in formation for their welcome home ceremony held in front of the D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 16, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)