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Photos: Candlelight vigil offers hope for kids battling cancer

Dick Uliano | duliano@wtop.com

October 17, 2015, 10:17 PM

Families touched by childhood cancer gathered in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, for a candlelight vigil to remember children lost to cancer and offer hope for kids battling the disease. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Families touched by childhood cancer gathered in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, for a candlelight vigil to remember children lost to cancer and offer hope for kids battling the disease. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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Some families carried pictures and inscribed signs with the names of children who died from cancer. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Some families carried pictures and inscribed signs with the names of children who died from cancer. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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As the sun set, children from Studio Bleu in Ashburn, Va., sang "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera.
As the sun set, children from Studio Bleu in Ashburn, Va., sang “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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The crowd bundled against the unseasonably cold air for the vigil that was supposed to be held September 19, but was blocked by the Secret Service when security closed the park for a presidential departure from the White House. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
The crowd bundled against the unseasonably cold air for the vigil that was supposed to be held September 19, but was blocked by the Secret Service when security closed the park for a presidential departure from the White House. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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Family members held battery-powered candles with flickering bulbs. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Family members held battery-powered candles with flickering bulbs. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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Families touched by childhood cancer gathered in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, for a candlelight vigil to remember children lost to cancer and offer hope for kids battling the disease. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Some families carried pictures and inscribed signs with the names of children who died from cancer. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
As the sun set, children from Studio Bleu in Ashburn, Va., sang "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera.
The crowd bundled against the unseasonably cold air for the vigil that was supposed to be held September 19, but was blocked by the Secret Service when security closed the park for a presidential departure from the White House. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Family members held battery-powered candles with flickering bulbs. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
Dick Uliano

Whether anchoring the news inside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center or reporting from the scene in Maryland, Virginia or the District, Dick Uliano is always looking for the stories that really impact people's lives.

duliano@wtop.com

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