National Chaplain Harvey Klee speaks to Boys Nation senators during a memorial service on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

West Virginia Nationalist John Fencl holds a flag during a memorial service on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Pennsylvania Federalist Corey Eisert-Wlodarczyk, president pro tempore, leads a Senate session on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Missouri Nationalist Devin Haas explains his bill on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

From left, Oregon Federalist Cooper Brooks, Ohio Federalist Jordan Topoleski and North Dakota Nationalist Dillon Swanson air guitar before Senate sessions on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

American Legion National Commander Charles Schmidt greets Boys Nation Senators at Post 136 in Greenbelt, Maryland on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Boys Nation senators at the WWII Memorial on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

The Washington Monument at sunset on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Boys Nation Senior Counselor Andrew Behnkendorf comforts Past National Commander and Director of Activities Robert Turner at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.