National World War Ii Memorial

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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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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)

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World War II veterans take photos of the National World War II Memorial from behind barricades after the National Park Service closed monuments and national parks because of the government shutdown on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, in Washington. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Korean War veteran Robert Olson of Iowa is pushed in his wheelchair by Zach Twedt, also from Iowa, around the National World War II Memorial in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Veterans who had traveled from across the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memorial after it had been officially closed because of the partial government shutdown. After their visit, the memorial was closed again. The Lincoln Memorial is seen in the distance. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)