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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, left, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, second from left, stand with World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, of Ontario, Calif., center, during a wreath laying ceremony for the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, left, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, third from left, salute with World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, of Ontario, Calif., second from left, during a wreath laying ceremony for the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Park Service Historian John McCaskill, second from right, National Mall Deputy Superintendent Karen Cucurullo, right, and others salute next to World War II veteran Air Force Buck Sgt. Henry Mendoza, 94, bottom center, of Ontario, Calif. as taps is played for a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dignitaries and World War II veterans line up during a wreath laying ceremony at the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. sits in a wheel chair during a wreath laying ceremony at the 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Trudy Stringer of Waldorf, Md. has Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. sign her book which she asks World War II veterans to sign where ever she visits, following a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Army Tech Sgt. Phill Slack of Cape May Courthouse, N.J. receives a kiss and hug from Raina Khisamova of Washington, D.C. following a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Slack landed on Omaha Beach with the 314 infantry 79th division on the third day of the Allied invasion and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star while fighting in all four campaigns in Europe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors crowd walls overlooking the National World War II Memorial to listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Navy watch a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day from the Atlantic pillar at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A rose is left along one of the walls during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors crowd walls overlooking the National World War II Memorial to listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veterans listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rhonda Lyon of Choctaw, Okla., right, wipes tears from her eyes as she listens to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's granddaughter Susan Eisenhower speak during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's granddaughter Susan Eisenhower speaks during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veterans and military officials listen to speakers during a 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)