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In this circa 1943 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, C. Wade McClusky Jr. poses for an official portrait. McClusky made one of the most fateful decisions of World War II, yet his actions during a history-changing battle have received scant recognition. That will change in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, where a statue of his likeness will be included in a new military monument being dedicated June 4, 2017, the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. (United States Navy via AP)
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In this May 30, 2017 photo, sculptor Susan Geissler works on a clay likeness of World War II hero C. Wade McClusky Jr. in her Youngstown, N.Y., studio. The clay model will form the basis for a bronze monument planned for the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in McClusky's hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for June 4, the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway and of McClusky's heroics as a pilot. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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Police search the area near the main stage of the rock festival 'Rock am Ring' near Nuerburg, Germany, early Saturday, June 3, 2017. Organizers of the popular German rock festival say it is set to resume on Saturday after police searches failed to confirm fears of a terrorist threat. Authorities shut down and cleared thousands of fans from the three-day Rock am Ring festival Friday evening, its opening night. They cited what they called "concrete indications on the basis of which a possible terrorist threat can't be ruled out," but didn't give details. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
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View of the empty stands of the rock festival 'Rock am Ring' near Nuerburg, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Organizers of the popular German rock festival say it is set to resume on Saturday after police searches failed to confirm fears of a terrorist threat. Authorities shut down and cleared thousands of fans from the three-day Rock am Ring festival Friday evening, its opening night. They cited what they called "concrete indications on the basis of which a possible terrorist threat can't be ruled out," but didn't give details. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
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View of the area of the rock festival 'Rock am Ring' near Nuerburg, Germany, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Organizers of the popular German rock festival say it is set to resume on Saturday after police searches failed to confirm fears of a terrorist threat. Authorities shut down and cleared thousands of fans from the three-day Rock am Ring festival Friday evening, its opening night. They cited what they called "concrete indications on the basis of which a possible terrorist threat can't be ruled out," but didn't give details. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
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Police search the area near the main stage of the rock festival 'Rock am Ring' near Nuerburg, Germany, early Saturday, June 3, 2017. Organizers of the popular German rock festival say it is set to resume on Saturday after police searches failed to confirm fears of a terrorist threat. Authorities shut down and cleared thousands of fans from the three-day Rock am Ring festival Friday evening, its opening night. They cited what they called "concrete indications on the basis of which a possible terrorist threat can't be ruled out," but didn't give details. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
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This Thursday, May 25, 2017 photo, shows wooden airplane models Chuck Johnson built as a kid during World War II, now on display as part of Battle of Midway exhibit at the Klamath County Museum in Klamath Falls, Ore., almost 75 years after their original construction. Johnson used a World War II-era citizens aircraft spotters guide to make the models, which he still has to this day. (Kurt Liedtke/The Herald And News via AP)
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In this Thursday, May 25, 2017 photo, Chuck Johnson, 88, stands beside wooden airplane models he built as a kid during World War II, now on display as part of Battle of Midway exhibit at the Klamath County Museum in Klamath Falls, Ore., almost 75 years after their original construction. Johnson used a World War II-era citizens aircraft spotters guide to make the models, which he still has to this day. (Kurt Liedtke/The Herald And News via AP)
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This Thursday, May 25, 2017 photo, shows wooden airplane models Chuck Johnson built as a kid during World War II, now on display as part of Battle of Midway exhibit at the Klamath County Museum in Klamath Falls, Ore., almost 75 years after their original construction. Johnson used a World War II-era citizens aircraft spotters guide to make the models, which he still has to this day. (Kurt Liedtke/The Herald And News via AP)
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Visitors leave the music festival Rock am Ring outside the western town of Nuerburg, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. German authorities have shut down a popular rock music festival because of a possible terrorist threat. (Thomas Frey/Dpa via AP)
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Visitors leave the music festival Rock am Ring outside the western town of Nuerburg, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. German authorities have shut down a popular rock music festival because of a possible terrorist threat. (Thomas Frey/Dpa via AP)
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Beaufort, S.C., Marine Chris Macko has a total of seven tattoos. The one on his left side memorializes the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood, in which the Marines got their nickname "Devil Dogs." (Jay Karr/The Island Packet via AP) **FILE**
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Beaufort Marine Chris Macko shows off his rib tattoo created by Dark Tide Gallery tattoo artist Scott Rader depicting the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood, a fierce struggle in which the Marines got their nickname "Devil Dogs." (Jay Karr /The Island Packet via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. EDT.-A battlefield cross tattoo adorns the arm of Dale Wills, left, on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Beauty Marks, his and wife Clarissa's Port Royal, S.C., tattoo studio. Clarissa Wills created the tattoo and applied it to her husband's arm in memory of friend Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak, who died in Iraq in 2004. (Wade Livingston /The Island Packet via AP)
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In this Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Dale Wills, left, and wife Clarissa display his battlefield cross tattoo at Beauty Marks, their Port Royal, S.C., tattoo studio. Clarissa Wills created the tattoo and applied it to her husband's arm in memory of friend Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak, who died in Iraq in 2004. (Wade Livingston /The Island Packet via AP)
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In an Aug. 21, 2013, file photo, then-outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller speaks during an interview at FBI headquarters, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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In this March 22, 2017 photo, paratroopers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division move through low visibility smoke during a live fire training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C. The training was in preparation for a coming deployment to Afghanistan. (Shane Dunlap /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)
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In this March 22, 2017 photo, soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division clear a corner during a live fire training exercise on March 22 on Fort Bragg, N.C. The training was in preparation for a coming deployment to Afghanistan. (Shane Dunlap /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)
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In this March 15, 2017 photo, paratroopers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division listen to instructors during a training exercise focusing on personal security detail on Fort Bragg, N.C. The training was in preparation for a coming deployment to Afghanistan. (Shane Dunlap /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)
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In this March 22, 2017 photo, Pfc. Jacob Alger, middle, Spc. Shalaire Johnson, left, and Pfc. Haley Mahoney, right, engineers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division rest between training iterations on Fort Bragg, N.C. The soldiers are among 1,500 expected to deploy to Afghanistan later this year. (Shane Dunlap /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)
