Crutches and combat boots featured in Tuesday’s dinner to honor wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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Wounded warrior Corporal Mark Lang with Buzz Hefti, a former principal assistant deputy secretary of defense. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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Armed Forces Foundation president Patricia Driscoll with Mark Little, a double amputee who was wounded in Iraq. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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General Ray Odierno, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, with Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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US Army commanding general John Mulholland, Major Don Kingston, and Alexandria mayor Bill Euille. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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Master Gunnery Sergeant Eric Ridgeway, Corporal Dalton Revier, Holly Rudder, and Brigadier General Steve Rudder. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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Armed Forces Foundation president Patricia Driscoll in her desert combat boots. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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Rear Admiral Tom Copeman with Air Force vice-chief of staff Phillip Breedlove. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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The boots, the boots, it’s all about the desert combat boots, to show support for the troops. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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Food Network celebrity Anne Burrell gets fitted for a pair of combat boots.
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Representative Darrell Issa arrives at his table. Seated are NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, Antoinette McIntyre, and AFF president Patricia Driscoll. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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Italian ambassador Claudio Bisogniero and Charles Boyer. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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The presentation of the colors as the AFF gala dinner began. Photograph by James R. Brantley.
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Fatia Albanese, Karen Vaughn, Representative Bill Shuster, Representative Adam Kinzinger, Greg Walters, David Morris, and Kevin Rozelsky. Photograph by James R. Brantley.