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National Edition Opinion cover for June 6, 2014 - How Reagan transformed D-Day memorials: Photo shows general view of the ceremony at Pointe Du Hoc, France, on Wednesday, June 6, 1984 as President Ronald Reagan delivers his speech shortly after his arrival in Normandy. Sitting are right is Mrs. Nancy Reagan with veterans of the 2nd Ranger Battalion that conquered the cliffs. Left, the memorial monument remembering the invasion 40 years ago. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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Higgins boats deliver troops and equipment to Omaha Beach as Allied Forces storm Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord — a turning point in World War II. (Associated Press)

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Herb Wood spent hours on the eve of D-Day painting black-and-white stripes onto the planes' bodies and wings so they wouldn't be confused with German planes. (Photographs by Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Charles "Buster" Shaeff Jr., was a Navy diesel mechanic, made three, six-hour round trips on a Higgins boat on D-Day to carry troops and equipment to the shore.

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A U.S. Air Force C130 flies above Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, during a ceremony in homage of paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne at the 70th D-Day anniversary. (Associated Press photographs)

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World War II vehicles ride through Vierville sur Mer, near Omaha Beach, as part of the commemoration of the 70th D-Day anniversary, Wednesday.

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The Washington Times Newspaper's booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A rose is left at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall a day before the anniversary of D-Day, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 5, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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People walk past melting ice and water puddles near the U.S. Capitol Building on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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White House Correspondent Dinner at the Washington Hilton on May 3. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times

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Photo shows general view of the ceremony at Pointe Du Hoc, France, on Wednesday, June 6, 1984 as President Ronald Reagan delivers his speech shortly after his arrival in Normandy. Sitting are right is Mrs. Nancy Reagan with veterans of the 2nd Ranger Battalion that conquered the cliffs. Left, the memorial monument remembering the invasion 40 years ago. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)