Three-year-old Edward Menken plays with an Elmo toy on the lap of his mother, Misty Menken, prior to the start of the 2011 Joining Forces: Sesame Street and USO Special Event show at the Langley Air Force Base, Va., youth center, May 7, 2012. The show featured several popular Sesame Street characters, and dealt with topics specifically relating to military families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth/Released)