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** FILE ** This is a Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, file photo of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, better known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, depicting one of the most historic battles of World War II, at the Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

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Graham Haberl, 6, of McLean, Va., plays card games with family a the lawn near the Iwo Jima Memorial a few hours before fireworks are set to explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jaden Poellot, 11, of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., left, throws a frisbee with Max Lauth, 10, second from left, of Indianapolis, Ind., in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial a few hours before fireworks are set to explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Madeline Ray, 13, left, and her sister Natalie, 12, right, of Lafayette, Ind., keep themselves occupied on grass near the Iwo Jima Memorial a few hours before fireworks are set to explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Anne Byrd Fickling, 7, of Fredericksburg, Va., waits for the sun to set and the fireworks to start at the base of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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DREW ANGERER / THE WASHINGTON TIMES Anne Byrd Fickling, 7, of Fredericksburg, Va., waits for the sun to set and the fireworks to start at the base of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington.

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Anne Byrd Fickling, 7, of Fredericksburg, Va., holds an American flag at the base of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Va., as she waits for the fireworks to start on Monday, July 4, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)