U.S. Marine and Battle of Midway veteran Edgar Fox, 90, of Springfield, Missouri, salutes during a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battle, on Midway Atoll, June 4, 2012. The Battle of Midway, fought in early June 1942 between Japanese and American forces, is widely considered the decisive naval battle of the war in the Pacific. REUTERS/Marco Garcia (UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS – Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT ANNIVERSARY)