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David Brown of Falls Church, Va., left, talks to his nephews Mason, 11, right, and Charlotte Walker, 10, center, about D-Day as they make their way through 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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Alycon Pierce of Falls Church, Va., her way along the banks of the Constitution Gardens Lake during her lunch break on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 5, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A woman makes her way along the banks of the Constitution Gardens Lake on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 5, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors make their way through 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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Visitors make their way through 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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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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Men and assault vehicles storm the beach as Allied landing craft reach their destination during the initial Normandy landing operations in France, on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo)

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Buster Shaeff stands in front of a mock Higgins boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Shaeff was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff stands in front of a mock Higgins boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Shaeff was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff poses for a portrait at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Sheaf was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff stands in front of a mock Higgins boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Shaeff was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff poses for a portrait at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Sheaf was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff stands in front of a mock Higgins boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Shaeff was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff poses for a portrait at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Sheaf was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff poses for a portrait at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Sheaf was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff poses for a portrait at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Sheaf was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff poses for a portrait at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Sheaf was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff poses for a portrait at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Sheaf was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Buster Shaeff stands in front of a mock Higgins boat, the land and sea landing crafts which brought soldiers and equipment to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, at the National D-Day Memoirial, Bedford, Va., Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Shaeff was a Navy mechanic on a Higgins Boat on D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)