Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far right, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, second from right, help honor U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona during the National Defense University Foundation's American Patriot Award Gala in Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2011.

Both Lieberman and McCain received awards.

Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade