Allied cowry (Phenacovolva gracilis), Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

The historic Allied Press Building on the corner of Cumberland Street and Stuart Street, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Allied War Cemetery, Soudha Bay, Akrotiri Peninsula, Chania region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Allied Cowry, Phenacovola sp., Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Allied War Cemetery, Soudha Bay, Akrotiri Peninsula, Chania region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Sculpture Les Braves commemorating Allied soldiers who landed here on Omaha beach, D-Day 6th June 1944, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

The beach at La Pointe du Hoc where Allied forces came ashore during World War II in Normandy, France, Europe

Allied forces flags flying at War Landing Beaches, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe

American flag, Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

American adolescents visiting the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Water basin in front of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

Operation AUTHOR I plaque commemorating the cooperation of the French Resistance with the Allied troops under General Patton to secure supplies, Saint-Michel-en-Greve (Breton: Lokmikael-an-Traezh), Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe

A sculpture at the harbour promenade commemorates the landing of Allied troops August 15, 1944, in Sainte-Maxime, Departement Var, at the Cote d'Azur, Provence, Southern France, France

A sculpture at the harbour promenade commemorates the landing of Allied troops August 15, 1944, in Sainte-Maxime, Departement Var, at the Cote d'Azur, Provence, Southern France, France

Monument to mark the merger of the Allied Forces, Torgau, Landkreis Nordsachsen county, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Pictured is a member of the association: "Geschichte lebendig vermitteln" (bringing history to life) at Checkpoint Charlie (former crossing point of the Allied forces), who is representing an American guard, Berlin, October 01 2009.

Fiji, Allied cowry (Aclyvolva lanceolata) on whip coral.