Boys Nation Day 1

The 2016 Boys Nation senators arrive in Washington, D.C., from across the country on Friday. (Photos by Lucas Carter/The American Legion)

Ryan Young of West Virginia chats with other 2016 Boys Nation senators as they arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Ryan Young of West Virginia chats with other 2016 Boys Nation senators as they arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
2016 Boys Nation staffers Dennis Barlow, Robert Caudell and Jerry Kinder go over senator arrival times in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
2016 Boys Nation staffers Dennis Barlow, Robert Caudell and Jerry Kinder go over senator arrival times in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Boys Nation Administrative Assistant Dennis Barlow helps with coordinating arrivals of the 2016 Boys Nation senators in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Boys Nation Administrative Assistant Dennis Barlow helps with coordinating arrivals of the 2016 Boys Nation senators in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
2016 Boys Nation senators arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
2016 Boys Nation senators arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
2016 Boys Nation senators arrive at Marymount University in Arlington, Va., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
2016 Boys Nation senators arrive at Marymount University in Arlington, Va., on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Daniel Koehler of Montana checks into The American Legion's Boys Nation program on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Daniel Koehler of Montana checks into The American Legion's Boys Nation program on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Senators check in at Marymount University on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Senators check in at Marymount University on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Senators check in at Marymount University on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Senators check in at Marymount University on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Benjamin Essex of Utah listens to Boys Nation Director of Activities Past National Commander Robert S. Turner as he introduces the group to the Boys Nation program on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Benjamin Essex of Utah listens to Boys Nation Director of Activities Past National Commander Robert S. Turner as he introduces the group to the Boys Nation program on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Boys Nation Nationalist Party Counselor Joseph McCraith, Jr. talks to his senators during the first section meetings of The American Legion's Boys Nation on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Boys Nation Nationalist Party Counselor Joseph McCraith, Jr. talks to his senators during the first section meetings of The American Legion's Boys Nation on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Boys Nation Federalist Party Counselor Judge Joe Bishop talks to his senators during the first section meetings of The American Legion's Boys Nation on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
Boys Nation Federalist Party Counselor Judge Joe Bishop talks to his senators during the first section meetings of The American Legion's Boys Nation on Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.