War_Conflict

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The helmet of Kenyan soldier Nicholas Munyanya reads in Kiswahili "Tea in Kismayo," no doubt hoping for respite in the strategic Somali port city that African Union troops hope to wrest from the control of al-Shabab terrorists by late August. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (center) walks with Gen. John Allen and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker (second from right) on the airport tarmac after his arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Mr. Panetta arrived to take stock of progress in the war and discuss plans for the troop drawdown. Gen. Allen heads the NATO coalition forces. (Associated Press)

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In this Wednesday, June 6, 2012, photo, a Pakistani man cleans the roof of an oil tanker that was used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, and parked with other tankers in a compound in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, second right, and the head of NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen, center left, upon his arrival at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)

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Ringo, a 3-year-old black Labrador, is used as an off-leash bomb sniffer. He is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. But the U.S. military now relies more on electronic sensors to do the job. (Associated Press)

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World War II veteran retired Army Pfc. Andy Semonco, 88, of Elkhorn, W.Va., right, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, visits the World War II memorial on the 68th anniversary of D-Day as part of the Honor Flights program (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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5th grader Olivia Szego, right, with Ashland Elementary School in Manassas, Va., shake hands with World War II veteran retired Army Pfc. Sheldon Franks, 93, of Corydon, Ind., center, while visiting the World War II memorial on the 68th anniversary of D-Day as part of the Honor Flights program. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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5th graders at Ashland Elementary School in Manassas, Va., Kayla Yeatts, left, Ainsley Rowlison, second from left, and Olivia Szego, center, shake hands and hug veterans including World War II veteran retired Army Pvt. Alberton Peace, of Magnolia Ky., center, while visiting the World War II memorial on the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veterans make their way into the Pacific entrance of the World War II memorial on the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Retired World War II Navy veteran Jess Robertson, 88, of Springfield, Mo., looks toward a photograph of himself taken when he was in the service. Mr. Robertson was among a group of veterans who visited the National World War II Memorial on the anniversary of D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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World War II veteran Andy Semonco, 88, of Elkhorn, W.Va., (right), who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, visited the National World War II Memorial on Wednesday on the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Villagers gather at a house destroyed in an apparent NATO raid in Logar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials and residents say a pre-dawn NATO airstrike aimed at militants in eastern Afghanistan killed civilians celebrating a wedding, including women and children. (Associated Press)