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First Lady Michelle Obama attends a meeting with Communities In Schools board members at the Ferebee-Hope Elementary School in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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Retired Army Seaman Charles Wilson of Providence, R.I., right, who landed in Guam during WWII joins other visitors along Constitution Avenue to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Luke Ewell, 7, of Washington, D.C., lays on the ground next to other visitors along Constitution Avenue to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors line the sidewalk along Constitution Aveune to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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David Black sprays water on the face of 11th grader Jessica Bailey to cool her off as her and the rest of the Coventry High School band of Coventry, Conn wait to begin walking in the National Memorial Day Parade down Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Violet Hellmers, 4, of Raleigh, N.C. watches as groups invited to walk in the National Memorial Day Parade get ready to begin, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Cadet Christian Stern with the ROTC at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md. helps keep a large American flag off the ground as he and other cadets carry it down down Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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9th grade Cadets Mermose Goy, second from right, and Nathan Then with ROTC at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md. help carry an large American flag down Constitution during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Murrieta Valley High School Color Guard from Murrieta, Calif. performs down Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Old Guard marches down Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A young girl watches the National Memorial Day Parade along Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Luke Ewell, 7, of Washington, D.C., right, and Retired Army Seaman Charles Wilson of Providence, R.I., left, who landed in Guam during WWII join other visitors along Constitution Avenue to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Luke Ewell, 7, of Washington, D.C., lays on the ground next to other visitors along Constitution Avenue to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Retired Army Seaman Charles Wilson of Providence, R.I., right, who landed in Guam during WWII joins other visitors along Constitution Avenue to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors line the sidewalk along Constitution Aveune to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A historical reenactor walks past visitors who line the sidewalk along Constitution Avenue to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors line the sidewalk along Constitution Aveune to watch the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A member of the Navy Submarine Veterans of North Carolina salutes a large American flag as they make their way along Constitution Avenue during the National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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David Black sprays water on the face of 11th grader Jessica Bailey to cool her off as her and the rest of the Coventry High School band of Coventry, Conn wait to begin walking in the National Memorial Day Parade down Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 26, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)