A person gazes up at the soldiers depicted on the (Iwo Jima) U.S. Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.

La Cambe is a five-acre cemetery for Nazi soldiers located near Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France. Crosses made from black lava mark the graves of 21,160 German soldiers killed during World War II while fighting the Allies along fifty miles of Normandy coastline.

La Cambe is a five-acre cemetery for Nazi soldiers located near Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France. Crosses made from black lava mark the graves of 21,160 German soldiers killed during World War II while fighting the Allies along fifty miles of Normandy coastline.

La Cambe is a five-acre cemetery for Nazi soldiers located near Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France. Crosses made from black lava mark the graves of 21,160 German soldiers killed during World War II while fighting the Allies along fifty miles of Normandy coastline.

Coleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, is the site of one of two American cemeteries in Normandy, France. The 172-acre memorial holds white marble grave markers for 9,386 American lives lost in Normandy battles during World War II. Buried at the site are 307 unknown soldiers, three Congressional Medial of Honor recipients, and four people. A father and son share a grave as do thirty-three pairs of brothers."

Coleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, is the site of one of two American cemeteries in Normandy, France. The 172-acre memorial holds white marble grave markers for 9,386 American lives lost in Normandy battles during World War II. Buried at the site are 307 unknown soldiers, three Congressional Medial of Honor recipients, and four people. A father and son share a grave as do thirty-three pairs of brothers."

Coleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, is the site of one of two American cemeteries in Normandy, France. The 172-acre memorial holds white marble grave markers for 9,386 American lives lost in Normandy battles during World War II. Buried at the site are 307 unknown soldiers, three Congressional Medial of Honor recipients, and four people. A father and son share a grave as do thirty-three pairs of brothers."

Coleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, is the site of one of two American cemeteries in Normandy, France. The 172-acre memorial holds white marble grave markers for 9,386 American lives lost in Normandy battles during World War II. Buried at the site are 307 unknown soldiers, three Congressional Medial of Honor recipients, and four people. A father and son share a grave as do thirty-three pairs of brothers."

General Douglas MacArthur graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1903. Sixty-six years later his wife, Jean, dedicated this statue by Walter Hancock to the campus at West Point, New York.

General Douglas MacArthur graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1903. Sixty-six years later his wife, Jean, dedicated this statue by Walter Hancock to the campus at West Point, New York.

A photograph of white crosses in a field, accompanied by the following text: "Above: Coleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, is the site of one of two American cemeteries in Normandy, France. The 172-acre memorial holds white marble grave markers for 9,386 American lives lost in Normandy battles during World War II. Buried at the site are 307 unknown soldiers, three Congressional Medial of Honor recipients, and four people. A father and son share a grave as do thirty-three pairs of brothers.; Previous page: General Douglas MacArthur graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1903. Sixty-six years later his wife, Jean, dedicated this statue by Walter Hancock to the campus at West Point, New York."

General Douglas MacArthur graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1903. Sixty-six years later his wife, Jean, dedicated this statue by Walter Hancock to the campus at West Point, New York.

General Douglas MacArthur graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1903. Sixty-six years later his wife, Jean, dedicated this statue by Walter Hancock to the campus at West Point, New York.

This bust of Franklin Delano Roosevelt surveys the former President's 188-acre estate at Hyde Park, New York, about ninety miles north of New York City.

This bust of Franklin Delano Roosevelt surveys the former President's 188-acre estate at Hyde Park, New York, about ninety miles north of New York City.

FDR bust; Hyde Park; Booknotes: Stories from American History (2001). "This bust of Franklin Delano Roosevelt surveys the former President's 188-acre estate at Hyde Park, New York, about ninety miles north of New York City." (Caption taken from image C0270B434_193).

An unidentified person walks up to the gate at the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person walks up to the gate at the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person by the gate at the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person by the gate at the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person by the gate at the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person stands on the steps under an awning near a gated entrance of the Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person by the gate at the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person gazes at the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

An unidentified person looks at a banner outside the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City. The red banner says "The Pierpont Morgan Library" on it.

An unidentified person looks at a banner outside the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City. The red banner says "The Pierpont Morgan Library" on it.

An unidentified person walks toward the entrance to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

A diner looks at a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.

Two people dine in front of a painting of Helen Keller. Helen Keller, reading Braille, in a portrait by Everett Raymond Kinstler, from the collection of the Harvard Club of New York City.