I was born and raised in the Washington area.
Explaination of the Wikipedia Articles I have editted in any major way:
Washington Metro: I first rode the Metro at age seven on opening day. I have been riding ever since.
Medal of Honor recipients: I created two articles (John Baca, Rodney Evans), because a good friend of mine was their platoon leader in Vietnam and was present when the events that led to the Medals of Honor occured. I know him today because both men saved his life when I was in diapers.
Rodney Evans was killed in action (very sad life), but I have met John Baca. He is a very quite and gentle man. While talking with him, I could not help but think that extraordinary is just "extra ordinary."