A laysan albatross stands in front of a U.S. Navy color guard at the start of ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, 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 battle of the war in the Pacific. REUTERS/Marco Garcia (UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT ANNIVERSARY ANIMALS)