in jessop, sco news4. >>> they keep coming back again and again. why one local town's annual memorial day parade is so very special. >>> and first at 4. the new honor for >>> the delaware national guard unveiled new signs naming its headquarters after beau biden today. the vice president's late son died a year ago of brain cancer at the age of 46. he served as delaware attorney general. vice president joe biden spoke at that ceremony. >> future guardsmen and women who walk through the doors of this center and into a world that will serve and protect, as they do, the biden family prayer is they'll see beau's name and look to his example on how to live life, a life of purpose, service, and inspiration. >> you've got to imagine that being a very tough speech for the vice president to give. beau biden enlisted in 2003 and deployed to iraq >>> people are making it a point to honor those who served and lost their lives. >> news4 derrick ward talked to several veterans who make the trip to rockville's memorial day parade every year. >> paying homage to my

police believe they left on their own and may have taken a taxi to the jessop, maryland, area.s parents say there weren't any signs he was planning to leave. >> he was afraid to take my dog out for a walk in the dark. so i can't imagine how he is right now. i cannot imagine how he is on the streets. >> well, police say lima is in need of medication and did not take it with her. lots of delays around town on metro. single tracking on four lines. talking green, orange, blue and red. they're are also restrictions on the silver line. in decease, the national police week 5k is happening right now. mostly on pennsylvania avenue and third street northwest, but there are closures all around judiciary square and the national mall. check them all out on the nbc washington app. >>> you've seen our stories about atvs and dirt bike taking over roads. new solutions d.c. leaders think may work for both sides. ♪ ♪ to our god every word of worship ♪ >> having a good time right there in major groundbreaking and hope for a community. we'll tell you about the celebration and the huge impacts which

the crumpled cruiser still fits in a yard outside of police barracks in jessop. tristan phillip was helping an elderly couple stranded on the shoulder when a black car rear ended him. how long have you been a trooper? >> three years. >> reporter: phillip has return o ed to the job. he even showe us his cruiser. >> i slammed into the vehicle in front of me. the impact actually occurred right >> reporter: phillip says he suspects the driver who hit him was driving faster than 70 miles per hour. >> i remember hearing brakes, the squealing sound of the brakes. at that time i glanced up at my rearview mirror and that was it. i just remember seeing white, whether that was from the air bag, everything was just white. >> reporter: police records show at least seven troopers or their patrol cars have been hit while on the side of the road since january. phillip's new year eve's incident was the last of a series in 2015. the driver was charged with negligent driving. maryland state police have assigned phillip with light duty for now as he continues to recover from back, n

. >> reporter: six months later, phillip has returned to the job at the barracks in jessop where that battered cruiser still sits in a side yard. >> when i first saw it, i was taken back to the actual accident. wow, this is really bad. >> reporter: he says he remembers little of what happened after he was hit, but he does know he was sitting in the driver's seat on the shoulder and heard brakes squeal. >> the impact actually occurred right here. and he slid around and actually hit this whole side vehicle. >> reporter: and this part hit the car right in front of you? >> yes. >> reporter: the car you were helping. >> yes. >> reporter: drivers are supposed to shift over a lane when police or fire are on a shoulder. these types of incidents are still happening. at least seven troopers or other patrol cars have been hit on the side of the road just since january. >> at first, i was really in shock. i'm not sure if it was adrenaline. you don't realize that you're actually injured. when things start to calm down, you really start to feel it. >> reporter: he's undergone physical therapy and h