War_Conflict

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National Edition News cover for June 6, 2014 - For each man, a D-Day duty: In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a U.S. Coast Guard landing barge, tightly packed with helmeted soldiers, approaches the shore at Normandy, France, during initial Allied landing operations, June 6, 1944. These barges ride back and forth across the English Channel, bringing wave after wave of reinforcement troops to the Allied beachheads. (AP Photo)

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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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Raymond Anderson was not on the front lines of the fighting, but said it was hard not to miss the sights and sounds of war.

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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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Leader: Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son control 10,000 fighters, training bases and religious schools for children in Pakistan. Haqqani militants who cross into Afghanistan are responsible for many of the brutal killings of Americans. (Associated Press)

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, stands with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, released a video showing the handover of Bergdahl to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan, touting the swap of the American soldier for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo as a significant achievement for the insurgents. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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A Chinese People's Liberation Army vessel is seen from an MH-60 helicopter in the South China Sea. An annual report to Congress on China's evolving military capability concluded that the modernization was being driven in part by growing territorial disputes in the East and South China seas, as well as by Beijing's desire to expand its presence and influence abroad. (U.S. Navy)

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A Soldier assigned to the Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) salutes as the casket of World War II Ace, Urban "Ben" Drew, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps, passes by as he is laid to rest, in Arlington, VA., Thursday, December 19, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)