On a warm spring day, inside a stone-cutting workshop in Manassas, Va., a man is sandblasting a headstone with the name of someone who has recently passed away. Outside, Kevin Roustazad, an Iranian-born immigrant who owns the shop, gives a tour of the 30-foot-long, black granite monument he's constructed to honor American forces killed in ongoing wars.
A report from Paul Heltzel, senior producer at National Geographic Digital Media and tennis fan: Despite its lofty image, Wimbledon is one major sporting event where you don’t have to be well connected–or well organized–to get in. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club holds about 6,000 places for the general public to purchase tickets at the turnstiles.