Actor and producer Tom Hanks, takes pictures after a tribute to honor WW II vets that served in the Pacific Theater, March 11, 2010. The event was held at the World War II Memorial on the Mall and coincides with the upcoming HBO miniseries entitled "The Pacific." NEWSCOM
Navy veteran, Wesley Niccolls of Arlington, holds a picture of his former ship, the USS Hector, before event to honor WW II vets that served in the Pacific Theater, March 11, 2010. The event coincided with the upcoming HBO miniseries entitled "The Pacific." NEWSCOM
Tom Hanks jokes with U.S. Marines at a ceremony at the World War II Memorial on Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Washington, DC. Hanks is one of the producers of the miniseries The Pacific. NEWSCOM
Edward Borucki, of New Hampshire, a Pearl Harbor survivor, arrives at the World War II Memorial before a tribute to honor WW II vets that served in the Pacific Theater, March 11, 2010. The event coincided with the upcoming HBO miniseries entitled "The Pacific." NEWSCOM
Actor and producer Tom Hanks, poses for a picture with a World War II veteran and the flag of a deceased veteran, after a tribute to honor WW II vets that served in the Pacific Theater, March 11, 2010. The event was held at the World War II Memorial on the Mall and coincides with the upcoming HBO miniseries entitled "The Pacific." NEWSCOM
Executive producer and director Steven Spielberg (C) and actor Tom Hanks (R) lay a wreath during ceremony at the National WWII Memorial in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2010. The ceremony was organized to honor and pay tribute to WWII veterans who served in the Pacific. The event is timed for the March 14 premiere of The Pacific, a television 10-part miniseries based on the true stories of World War II Marines who fought in the Pacific Theater NEWSCOM
Honor guards prepare for a ceremony at the National WWII Memorial in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2010. The ceremony was organized to honor and pay tribute to WWII veterans who served in the Pacific. The event is timed for the March 14 premiere of The Pacific, a television 10-part miniseries based on the true stories of World War II Marines who fought in the Pacific Theater. NEWSCOM
Army Veteran Bill Tully, of Severn, Md., attends a tribute to honor WW II vets that served in the Pacific Theater, March 11, 2010. The event was held at the World War II Memorial on the Mall and coincides with the upcoming HBO miniseries entitled "The Pacific." NEWSCOM
Tom Hanks looks at the Espresso machine he gifted to the White House Press Corps as he walks through the White House Brady Briefing Room in Washington on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Hanks and Steven Spielberg, executive producers of a new HBO miniseries "The Pacific," screened an episode of the series for President Obama at the White House. NEWSCOM
A Marine salutes during the playing of "Taps" at the World War II Memorial during an event to honor WW II vets that served in the Pacific Theater, March 11, 2010. The event coincided with the upcoming HBO miniseries entitled "The Pacific." NEWSCOM
Tom Hanks, right, and Steven Spielberg attend a ceremony at the World War II Memorial on Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Washington, DC. The two are among the producers of the miniseries The Pacific. NEWSCOM
Riot police advanced on protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square shortly after Prime Minister Erdogan warned the peaceful demonstrators to clear out or be forcibly removed.
Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas on protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square and neighboring Gezi Park on Saturday, an intervention that came shortly after the prime minister warned that security forces "know how to clear" the area.
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